Exploring Open Educational Resources for Academic Success
Discover the world of Open Educational Resources (OER) with insights on student spending habits, benefits, challenges, and how institutions like Pace University are promoting OER adoption. Learn about the Hewlett Foundation's definition of OER and find resources to enhance teaching, learning, and research. Explore the pace of OER integration and access the Pace University Library Guide for valuable information on open access and virtual tours.
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Heather Askildsen, Academic Technologies Heather Askildsen, Academic Technologies Christina Blenkle, Research & Info Christina Blenkle, Research & Info Services Services
Welcome to www.pace.edu/webinars
How much do students spend on textbooks? On average, students spend $1,100 on course materials annually1 .
Are you currently using any free resources in your courses? NY Times Exchange Student IT Fee: Lynda.com NBC Learn Library Databases
Hewlett Foundation Definition Teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free and re-purposing by others. Open educational resources includes: Full courses Course materials Modules Textbooks Streaming videos Tests Software and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to support access to knowledge.
Challenges EDUCAUSE Report in 2013 OER 10 years Later2 Identified four challenges: Vetting Discoverability Quality control Integration Bridging the last mile Acquisition
Pace University Library Guide libguides.pace.edu/openaccess
Contact Us Heather Askildsen, Academic Technologist (914) 923-2507 haskildsen@pace.edu Christina Blenkle, Supervising Librarian (914) 773-3222 cblenkle@pace.edu
Learn more Hewlett Foundation http://www.hewlett.org/programs/education/open-educational-resources The Wikieducator OER Handbook http://wikieducator.org/OER_Handbook/educator_version_one Creative Commons https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/What_is_OER%3F
References 1 Spilovoy, T. (2016) Strategies and tools for finding, adopting, and managing OER. [PowerPointSlides]. Retrieved from attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/viewRecording/290258247689336578 2Kortemeyer, G. (2013). Ten years later: Why open educational resources have not noticeably affected higher education, and why we should care. EDUCAUSE Review Online.
