Resources and Repositories
Rights and Licenses
Being well informed about Creative Commons licenses, permissions, and copyright can help you make informed decisions about using OER.
- About the CC Licenses - Creative Commons
- License Examples - Creative Commons
- Comparing Copyright and Creative Commons - Creative Commons
- OER Training: Copyright, Creative Commons, Public Domain - University of Hawaii
Teaching with OER
Teaching with OER and embracing open educational practices is rewarding for both instructors and students.
- Open Pedagogy - Ontario Tech Library Research Guide
- Open Pedagogy Notebook - OpenPedagogy.org
- Ontario eXtend - eCampus Ontario
Finding OER
Finding suitable OER is the first step to embracing open education. These repositories can help you locate the right resource for your course.
- Open Library Portal - eCampus Ontario
- OpenEd Collection - BCcampus
- MIT Open Courseware - MIT
- OpenStax - Rice University
- OER Repositories - An ongoing list of OER Repositories
Evaluating OER
Ensuring your selected OER is suitable for your course and is of high quality is essential. Approaching it the same way you would a traditional resource is one way. These other resources may be useful to you.
- Curating OER - Ontario Tech Library Research Guide
- Evaluating OER - BCcampus
- Does the OER Fit Quality Criteria - OERup!
Creating and Editing OER
These resources can help you create an OER from scratch, collaborate on OER, and edit/adapt OER.
- Pressbooks - eCampus Ontario
- Rebus Community - Rebus
- Scalar - The Alliance for Networking Visual Culture
OER Training
Find training for curating, creating, and editing OER, whether you are a beginner or expert.
- The Teaching and Learning Centre - Ontario Tech
- Ontario Tech Library - Ontario Tech
- Training - OER Commons
OER Events
Ensuring your selected OER is suitable for your course and is of high quality is essential. Approaching it the same way you would a traditional resource is one way. These other resources may be useful to you.
- International Open Education Week
- Open Day - Ontario Tech
OER Advocacy
Adoption of OER as a whole depends a lot on the advocacy of the campus community for openness. Here are a few resources that can be supportive in investigating what advocacy means to you and how you can take a meaningful role in the opening up of education.
- Student Union
- OER Advocacy - Ontario Tech Library Research Guide
- Policy Paper - Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance
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