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College textbooks and course materials costs have increased over 800% in the last 3 decades, far outpacing inflation, housing, and medical costs, to become the most inflated consumer product. High-cost texts create significant barriers to learning and student success. Open Educational Resources (OER) are "teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others” (Hewlett Foundation). OER and related practices are an approach to overcoming cost and reuse barriers to the benefit of students and instructors. For more general information about OER see The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
OER Explained by ESU Faculty:
OER Explained by ESU Faculty:
Connecting with OER is a sub-series as part of The Teachers College: How We Teach This (season 2). Connecting with OER is hosted by Dr. Joelle Spotswood and produced by co-host Bethanie O'Dell. This podcast is about how Emporia State University faculty are embedding open educational resources into their instruction. Each episode includes an interview with specific faculty, sharing their experience with embedding OER into their instruction, challenges they overcome, and advice they'd give others.
Season 1 Cast: Dr. Jasmine Linabary, Dr. Stewart Gardner, Dr. Jennifer Moss, Dr. Terri Summey, Art Gutierrez, Professor Amy Sage Webb-Baza, Dr. Kevin Rabas, and Dr. Thomas Mahoney.
Questions or Need Help?
Questions or Need Help?
Contact the Library Reference Desk - libref01@emporia.edu or at (620) 341-5207
Contact your "liaison" librarian for subject-specific OER and copyright questions.
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