There are lots of ways you can make your courses more affordable, more accessible, and more engaging for students. One of these ways is through the use of open educational resources (OER). Making your course more open might seem like a huge job, but the good news is, you don't have to do it all at once, or all alone! There are lots of ways you can help move towards open by making small changes to your course.

• Choose readings from the Library catalogue

• Ask your librarian to reserve copies of your course textbook

• Choose resources that "unbundle" subscriptions from the e-text

• Work with the OE Lab to make a custom course OER

• Plan assessments that don't use online "homework" systems

• Make the print textbook optional and don't draw assessment questions from that resource

• Embrace student-friendly course policies - ask the TLC for help

OER are a unique way to improve student access, performance, and satisfaction in higher education. They can provide students in equity-seeking groups with the means to connect with their education and their university community.