Webinars & Training

Imagining an Open Future with Robin DeRosa

Open Educational Resources (OER) are a powerful tool for improving college affordability and widening access to knowledge. In this presentation, Robin introduces the cost-saving potential of OER, but also expands into a broader discussion of how open tools and practices can transform pedagogy and contribute to student success.

https://openoregon.org/archived-webinar-imagining-an-open-future-with-robin-derosa/

Student Panel on Open Educational Resources

Students are often at the center of what motivates faculty and institutions to dedicate resources to promote open education and affordable textbooks. A panel of Oregon community college and university students share their experiences and advice regarding textbook choices.

https://openoregon.org/student-panel/

Equity and Open Education Faculty Panel

Faculty often assume that their course is more equitable when they adopt affordable materials, and it is true that affordable materials remove a significant barrier to success. However, an open license does not ensure that the course materials or course design are inclusive of the diverse students in our classrooms. Jen Klaudinyi, Faculty Librarian at Portland Community College, discusses her design of the Equity and Open Education Faculty Cohort professional development course.

https://openoregon.org/equity-faculty-panel/

About Hub

Oregon State University’s Open Educational Resources Unit developed this site for the Oregon State community to create, find and share open educational resources. This site serves as a repository for OER created by OSU faculty. It is the mission of the Open Educational Resources Unit to help faculty adopt, adapt and author high-quality, free and open educational materials in order to reduce the cost of higher education. If you have questions about the OSU commons, please contact Stefanie Buck, director of the Open Educational Resources Unit, at stefanie.buck@oregonstate.edu.

OER Tutorials

Open Author

Get started using our OER authoring tool, Open Author. This video walks you through how to author and remix; including how to add and format content, import and attach resources, embed media, add co-authors, check for accessibility, describe your resource, select a license, align to standards, publish, and download.

Created by ISKME. Licensed Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.

Create a Profile

This video tutorial explains how to create a Profile on OER Commons.
2016 license "Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike"

How to Use Groups on OER Commons

This video tutorial shows users how to create and manage groups on OER Commons, and how to share resources within those groups.

OER Tools

OER Basics

A brief guide to open educational resources and where you can find them.

OER Self-publishing Guide (BCCampus)

A guide on creating and publishing OER for authors of open textbooks from the BC Campus.

Copyright and Fair Use

A guide on copyright and fair use as it pertains to higher education classroom use and scholarly publishing.

Oregon State University OER Commons

Collections

OSU Open Textbooks

Agriculture

Business

Communications

Computer Science

Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences

Education

Engineering

Forestry

Liberal Arts

Public Health & Human Sciences

Science

Veterinary Medicine

Writing & Composition