Need Help?
For help with finding OER, understanding CC licenses, or general questions, contact:
- Katie Yelinek, Bloomsburg librarian, kyelinek@bloomu.edu
- Jamey Harris, Mansfield librarian, jharris@mansfield.edu
For help with integrating OER into the LMS and creating interactive content with H5P, contact:
- Jon Hedrick, Bloomsburg Instructional Media & Design Center: jhedrick@bloomu.edu
January 2022 PPT
On January 12, 2022, Katie Yelinek led a revised workshop on OER with additional insights from Dr. Carrie Winship, Laura Heger, and Jamey Harris. The PPT from that workshop is below.
Library Workshop PPT
On January 17, 2019, librarians Rubayya Hoque and Katie Yelinek presented an expanded and more in-depth workshop on OER. The PPT from that workshop is below. This workshop was repeated on August 6, 2019, with librarians Linda Neyer and Katie Yelinek presenting. The same PPT was used.
Original Library Workshop PPT
On March 2, 2018, librarians Rubayya Hoque, Linda Neyer, and Katie Yelinek presented an overview workshop on OER. The PPT from that workshop is below.
Introduction
What are OER?
Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that you may freely use and reuse at no cost, and without needing to ask permission. Unlike copyrighted resources, OER have been authored or created by an individual or organization that chooses to retain few, if any, ownership rights.
In some cases, that means you can download a resource and share it with colleagues and students. In other cases, you may be able to download a resource, edit it in some way, and then re-post it as a remixed work. How do you know your options? OER often have a Creative Commons license or other permission to let you know how the material may be used, reused, adapted, and shared.
OER Commons 2016
The Council of Chief State School Officers. CC BY 4.0. 3 mins 48 secs.
Top Textbook Resources
- Open Textbook Library (OTN)Lists open textbooks sponsored by an educational entity, or that have been used in multiple classes. Many books listed have been reviewed by faculty to assess quality.
- OASISList of open textbooks from OASIS, by SUNY-Geneseo.
- OpenStaxBased at Rice University, provides peer-reviewed textbooks, primarily in Math, Science & Social Science.
- OER CommonsProvides textbooks for a range of topics and levels. Can filter by subject, education level, and type of material.
- LibreTextsOpen textbooks and other classroom material. Leans heavily towards STEM topics.
- Pressbooks DirectoryDirectory of OERs written/published through Pressbooks, an open authoring platform.
Open Educational Resources (OER)
- OASISSearch a wide variety of OER. Then sort by type of source, subject, and/or license. Sponsored by SUNY-Geneseo.
- OER CommonsPlatform for teaching and learning materials
- Edutopia - Resource RoundupEducator's guide to Open Educational Resources. Edutopia - George Lucas Educational Foundation.
- OER Knowledge CloudThe OER Knowledge Cloud is a repository for journal articles, books, data, research, reports, and any other information about Open Educational Resources (OER). This searchable database is updated and maintained by professional librarians and volunteers. The data is fully searchable and all resources are either fully extractable from the Cloud or are linked with a relevant URL.
- Mason MetafinderSearches a number of the large OER databases, including OER Commons and OTN Library.
Books & Articles
Interactive Open Educational Resources by ISBN: 9781118419670Publication Date: 2013-12-13A Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2014! Sponsored by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), this one-of-a-kind book demonstrates the best tools, resources, and techniques for discovering, selecting, and integrating interactive open educational resources (OERs) into the teaching and learning process. The author examines many of the best repositories and digital library websites for finding high quality materials, explaining in depth the best practices for effectively searching these repositories and the various methods for evaluating, selecting, and integrating the resources into the instructor's curriculum and course assignments, as well as the institution's learning management system.
Giving Knowledge for Free by Call Number: LB1044.87 .G56 2007ISBN: 9789264031746Publication Date: 2007-08-22Learning resources are often considered key intellectual property in a competitive higher education world. However, more and more institutions and individuals are sharing their digital learning resources over the Internet, openly and for free, as open educational resources (OER). This study, building on previous OECD work on e-learning, asks why this is happening, who is involved, and what the most important implications of this development are. The report offers a comprehensive overview of the rapidly changing phenomenon of open educational resources and the challenges it poses for higher education. It examines reasons for individuals and institutions to share resources for free and looks at copyright issues, sustainability, and business models, as well as policy implications. Giving Knowledge for Free will be of particular interest to those involved in e-learning or strategic decisionmaking within higher education, to researchers, and to students of new technologies.
License & Copyright information
- Creative CommonsInformation about the different types of creative commons licenses. How they are indicated, and how each can be used.