FLA2012 - Opening Up Open Access: Open Access is Not Just an Academic Library Issue

Open Educational Resources

Micah VandegriftFlorida State University

Scholarly Communications Librarianmvandegrift@fsu.edu

FLA2012 - Opening Up Open Access: Open Access is Not Just an Academic Library Issue

OER is(are)• Teaching and learning materials available online, free for all to

use. • Examples:

– full courses, course modules, syllabi, lectures, homework assignments, quizzes, lab and classroom activities, pedagogical materials, games, simulations, and other resources contained in digital media collections from around the world.

• Key: licensed specifically to be used and reused.

FLA2012 - Opening Up Open Access: Open Access is Not Just an Academic Library Issue

OER matter(s)

• Knowledge is broadly shared and accessible to all.

• Contributing to the global community.

• Addressing information needs and desires of new learners.

• Useful for refreshing curricula.

• Quicker transmission of ideas in a competitive the knowledge economy.

• Foundational resource for libraries as an information service.

FLA2012 - Opening Up Open Access: Open Access is Not Just an Academic Library Issue

(OE)Resources

• The Orange Grove (theorangegrove.org)• OER Commons (oercommons.org)• MERLOT (merlot.org) • Open Education Week – March 5-10

(openeducationweek.org)• Digital Public Library of America (dp.la)• Your local public library!

FLA2012 - Opening Up Open Access: Open Access is Not Just an Academic Library Issue

Open Educational Resources

• OER extend the mission and work of educational institutions into a variety of classrooms, into homes, digital worlds, vehicles, eyes, ears, minds, and imaginations.