OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Open Educational Resources?

The OERs – Open Educational Resourcesby intheacademia licensed under CC BY 4.0

Get the picture? OERs . . .• Update knowledge quickly• Share benefits of quality instruction/teachers• Deliver knowledge through the internet• Provide high quality education• Serve as tutors (videos, worksheets, etc.)• Include free textbooks• Allow users to work at their own pace

In other words, provide Equal Access to Knowledge!

OER Benefits

Free OER textbooks lower educational costs for students.

Quality OER materials can save schools money too, a key point with today’s limited budgets.

OER materials strengthen content and the learning experience.

Access to experts builds confidence and improves teaching skills.

Using OER allows small schools to benefit from large federal grants that resulted in OER materials.

OER Challenges

OER may require internet access.

Some materials may need tweaking to fit the situation.

OER is a new concept and some instructors will be resistant.

(Snip of Marcelo Graciolli photo on Flickr)

There are many types ofattribution to be observed.

Finding the right material takes time and effort.

BENEFITS WIN, and so do our students.

Benefits outweigh any challenges !

More questions?

Coming soon, an OER resource guide.