What are OER
Open Educational Resources (OER) can be any type of educational material - textbooks, assessments, syllabi, images, videos, presentations, etc. Anything that can be used in teaching, learning, and research can be considered an educational resource. Educational resources are considered open when they are available under an intellectual property license that allows for sharing, modification and reuse. Typically this means works covered under Creative Commons licenses or works that reside in the public domain.
Why use OER
- student success, retention and persistence
- day one access, affordability, ADA accessibility
- Academic freedom
- textbook is always a compromise - customize & modify
- freedom from copyright restrictions opens up the kind of work faculty and students can do
OER Case Studies: https://www.cccoer.org/casestudy/
OER and the bookstore
The bookstore at SUNY Broome is on board with our OER initiative. Follett, the company that manages the bookstore, has partnered with Lumen Learning and OpenStax, two of the major OER providers working with SUNY, to help make OER available to students.
(maybe?) - Follett partnership w/ Lumen, bookstore can stock print copies if available - could we get a statement from the bookstore