Using Open Educational Resources (OER) as Course Materials Caroline Muglia & Melanee Vicedo, USC Libraries Teaching with Technology Conference May 1, 2018

Open Educational Resources (OER) Free and openly licensed, online educational materials that can be used for teaching, learning, research, and other purposes. OERs include textbooks, streaming videos, full courses, online modules, podcasts and other types of audio. Source: UNESCO Basic Guide to OER http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/resources/publications-and-communication-materials/publications/full-list/a-basic-guide-to-open-educational-resources-oer/ In its simplest form, the concept of Open Educational Resources (OER) describes any educational resources (including curriculum maps, course materials, textbooks, streaming videos, multimedia applications, podcasts, and any other materials that have been designed for use in teaching and learning) that are openly available for use by educators

OER sites libguides.usc.edu/oer There are many sources for OER. We created a guide to help the USC community learn more about and find OER. libguides.usc.edu/oer

Why OER? Avg. of $1200 a year Performance & achievement affected by affordability/accessibility Demand from students OER movement Provost’s goals Sharing knowledge Pedagogical innovation Avg of $1200 a year spent on course materials (Open Textbook Network) Student performance & achievement affected by affordability/accessibility of course materials Growing demand from students for affordable course materials Growing OER movement around the higher education community Directly addresses Provost’s goals to promote value, affordability, access, diversity & inclusion New model of sharing knowledge in a digital environment Spurs pedagogical innovation and practice

OER grants for USC faculty Increase faculty adoption of OER by integrating at least 1 OER into course Lower cost of class materials for students Partnered with the Center for Excellence in Teaching (CET) to provide course design and syllabi modification support Participants attended a workshop, worked with librarians to find appropriate OER and met with CET instructional designers Worked with faculty Spring and Summer for Fall courses Call for proposals

Results of grant program Cohort 1, Grant started July 2016, Implemented OER Spring 2017 4 faculty members selected: Business, International Relations, Music, Social Work Cohort 2 (current), Grant started July 2017, Implement Fall 2018 3 faculty members selected: Business, Occupational Therapy, Public Policy Grant information: http://libguides.usc.edu/oer/grant

Library materials as course materials Library resources are free to our patrons Add links to electronic resources to Blackboard We can help you replace your paid resources with library resources http://libguides.usc.edu/oer/libraryresources

Contact and resources for OER We can help you: Identify appropriate OER and/or library resources for your courses Visit your classroom to discuss resources, accessibility, etc. Work 1:1 to incorporate links to electronic resources into Blackboard or your syllabus Caroline Muglia, muglia@usc.edu (213) 821-0756 Melanee Vicedo, vicedo@usc.edu (213) 740-0545

More information & resources: http://libguides.usc.edu/oer Thank you! More information & resources: http://libguides.usc.edu/oer