OER Workshops
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What are OER?
Open Educational Resources (OER) are learning, teaching and research materials in any format and medium that reside in the public domain or are under copyright that have been released under an open license, that permit no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose, adaptation and redistribution by others (UNESCO, 2019).
- Introduction to OER - Workshop SlidesSlides from OER workshop 03/24/23.
Why Adopt OER?
OER Benefits for Faculty:
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Ability to directly impact and reduce student education costs*
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Increased flexibility and customization of course materials
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Accessible course materials better aligned with teaching style and expertise of individual faculty
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Improved student learning outcomes*
- Trends in student loan debt for graduate school completers (NCES)Medical doctorate completers with loans = 81%
Other health science doctorate completers with loans = 75% - Open educational resources, student efficacy, and user perceptions: a synthesis of research published between 2015 and 20182020 study synthesized results from studies involving 121,168 students or faculty that examine either (1) OER and student efficacy in higher education settings or (2) the perceptions of college students and/or instructors who have used OER. Results across these studies suggest students achieve the same or better learning outcomes when using OER while saving significant amounts of money.