Faculty and instructors develop curricular materials all the time! Have you ever thought of sharing your materials as OERs? You can see from this Guide that everything from lesson plans to course modules to interactive learning materials to digital textbooks can be designed and shared as OER. Here are some resources to help you get started.
First things first: Copyright and licensing:
Ready to share your OER?
Open Educational Resources (OERs) comprise a wide range of open educational materials (including textbooks, tutorials, lesson plans, simulations, media, entire courses, resources, course materials, lectures, and more) that are specifically created and licensed to be freely used and reused. Always look for Creative Commons licenses, GNU licenses, or other terms of use for the resource you've found.
Open textbooks and alternatives to textbooks are particularly important as we all strive to lower costs for our students. The OER movement has grown significantly such that many vetted OER of high quality exist.
Portions of this guide based on Inside Science Resources: ALA ACRL/STS Discovery and Access Tips.
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