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What Are Open Educational Resources?
Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching, learning, and research materials that are either in the public domain or released under an open license that permits their use and, depending on the license, their adaptation, redistribution, and sharing.
OER can take many forms, including textbooks, lecture notes, videos, presentations, assessments, simulations, datasets, and complete courses.
Unlike resources that are only available for free viewing, OER provide permissions that allow users to reuse materials under clearly stated conditions.
Why OER Matter
OER can help make education more accessible, encourage innovation in teaching, and support collaboration among educators and learners.
Key benefits include:
Accessibility: Find learning materials without necessarily having to purchase them.
Flexibility: Use resources in different teaching and learning contexts, subject to their licenses.
Adaptability: Modify eligible materials to suit course objectives, student needs, and local contexts.
Collaboration: Share knowledge and build on the work of other educators.
Continuous improvement: Explore alternative materials and teaching approaches to enrich learning experiences.
Understanding the 5R Permissions
The 5R framework describes five ways users may be permitted to engage with openly licensed resources:
Retain: Make, own, and control copies of the resource.
Reuse: Use the resource in different contexts.
Revise: Adapt, modify, or translate the resource.
Remix: Combine the resource with other materials to create something new.
Redistribute: Share copies of the original or modified resource.
The extent to which these activities are permitted depends on the resource's license. Always review the license terms before adapting or sharing materials.
Our Approach
The OER Hub aims to help the university community discover relevant educational resources and understand how to use them responsibly.
Resources may originate from universities, educational organizations, open repositories, individual educators, and other credible sources. Their inclusion in the collection does not necessarily imply institutional endorsement of every viewpoint or claim presented in the original material.
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