Open textbooks gives students immediate, day-one access to course content at no or low cost, easing the steep cost of attendance to higher education. Open course packs are an aligned and accessible set of openly licensed course materials that integrate with an open textbook.
Because open course packs have an open license, any user can retain, revise, remix, reuse, and redistribute them. Best of all, future instructors can build on existing learning pathways that are fully aligned with open textbook learning outcomes and content.
Open course packs from Open Oregon Educational Resources are designed with an equity lens. This means that they center the voices and experiences of underserved student populations. They are designed with equity-minded pedagogies, including Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT), and Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT), and Open Educational Practices (OEP).
Oregon instructors designed each course in consultation with an instructional designer and, in most cases, revised each course pack based on feedback from Oregon students and an advisory board of workforce members.
Select a course pack from the available collection in the menu. Each course pack is identified with the instructor's institution as well as an institution-specific course number and subject.
Each Course Pack includes the following sections:
About this Course Pack: a short description of the course, accessibility statement, and licensing and attribution information
Course Learning Outcomes: a list of institution-specific learning outcomes for this course
Course Materials:
Link to the openly licensed textbook
Link to the Instructor Guide: a 2-3 page document explaining the instructor's pedagogical investments and values
Link to the Course Map: a week-by-week plan for unit-level learning objectives, assessments, feedback, activities, and content
Link to the Course Shell: an .imscc file or live link to the LMS site (ex: Blackboard, Moodle, Canvas)
Assessments
Major assignment sheets and grading rubrics developed for the course
Weekly Content
Links to relevant weekly course materials selected by the instructor for widespread use
Course packs are designed to meet common accessibility standards for digital content. Known issues are indicated in each course pack tab.
To provide feedback on a course pack, please contact Open Oregon Educational Resources at: https://openoregon.org/contact/
Design for Instructor Course Packs is adapted by Open Oregon Educational Resources from B.C. Open Collection by BC Campus and is licensed CC BY 4.0.