Key Campus Collaboration: Educating Mississippi State University about Open Educational Resources (OER) IR Day April 28, 2016

Open Educational Resources (OER) “Teaching, learning, and research resources released under an open license that permits their free use and repurposing by others. OERs can be textbooks, full courses, lesson plans, videos, tests, software, or any other tool, material, or technique that supports access to knowledge.” (SPARC)

Student-Led Advocacy on OER

Scholarly Communication Initiative at MSU Libraries Four areas: Data Management Institutional Repository Copyright Open Access …Open Educational Resources?

OER Committee forms Fall 2015 Makeup Faculty & Professional Staff at MSU Libraries Vice-President of the Student Association President of the Graduate Student Association Goals Educate ourselves and campus community Develop materials Campus promotion

Roles and Expectations Education vs. Advocacy Library’s Role Curating resources Web presence Providing assistance Student’s Role Advocating policy change Assessing student views and campus climate

Progress report! Website Infographics and Video Outreach Plan (Fall 2016)

Lessons learned Pursue potential synergies Collaborating with influential campus groups amplifies your message Play to the strengths of each group– education vs. advocacy

Questions? Sheeji Kathuria Assistant Professor Social Sciences Librarian Mississippi State University Libraries skathuria@library.msstate.edu lib.msstate.edu/sheeji @sheejik