Jennie Vano, Adjunct Faculty LibrarianClover Park Technical College, Spring 2016

OER BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES

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“Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that you may freely use and reuse at no cost.” -- OER Commons https://www.oercommons.org/about

WHAT IS OER?

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SOME BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES

OER opens the door to a broader variety of creative, engaging resources.

Not all OER is edited or peer reviewed – the instructor must do critical evaluation of the materials before using.

Grants access to more quality choices Quality assurance

BENEFITS/CHALLENGES

OER materials are intended to be reused and shared (unlike traditionally published materials).

Like when using traditionally published materials, instructors may not understand how to appropriate attribute content.

More clarity and/or certainty regarding reuse of materials

Lack of public understanding in OER

BENEFITS/CHALLENGES

Instructors may enhance and modify resources to suit specific classroom needs less worrying about violating licensing restrictions.

Instructors may need to enhance and modify resources to suit specific classroom needs.

Al lows modificat ion   for access ib i l i ty, w i thout worry ing about copyr ight in f r ingement

Accessibility & OER

BENEFITS/CHALLENGES

No more expensive textbooks.

• The student’s 3rd party funding source doesn’t allow for purchasing a copy packet.

• The student does not have computer or internet at home for an online textbook.

Saves costs for students Potentially pushes costs elsewhere

BENEFITS/CHALLENGES

As more instructors create and share resources, more resources are available.

Finding the right resource can be a time consuming and challenging endeavor.

Maximizes the use and increases ava i lab i l i ty o f educat iona l mater ia ls

Finding OER

BENEFITS/CHALLENGES

Despite challenges, OER can open doors to educational success.

CONCLUSION

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