Heather Askildsen, Academic Technologies
Christina Blenkle, Research & Info Services
Welcome to…
www.pace.edu/webinars
Today’s Webinar
How much do students spend on textbooks?
› On average, students spend $1,100 on course materials annually1 .
Are you currently using any free resources in
your courses?
› NY Times Exchange
› Student IT Fee:
– Lynda.com
– NBC Learn
– Library Databases
What is OER?
Hewlett Foundation Definition
Teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public
domain or have been released under an intellectual property license
that permits their free and re-purposing by others.
Open educational resources includes:
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Full courses
Course materials
Modules
Textbooks
Streaming videos
Tests
Software
…and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to support
access to knowledge.
Benefits of OER
Challenges
› EDUCAUSE Report in 2013 – OER 10 years Later2
› Identified four challenges:
– Vetting
› Discoverability
› Quality control
– Integration
› Bridging the last mile
› Acquisition
Meeting Challenges
Pace University Library Guide
libguides.pace.edu/openaccess
Open Access LibGuide
LibGuide Virtual Tour
Integrate OER into Blackboard
Contact Us…
• Heather Askildsen, Academic Technologist
• (914) 923-2507
• [email protected]
• Christina Blenkle, Supervising Librarian
• (914) 773-3222
• [email protected]
Open Forum
Learn more…
• Hewlett Foundation
• http://www.hewlett.org/programs/education/open-educational-resources
• The Wikieducator OER Handbook
• http://wikieducator.org/OER_Handbook/educator_version_one
• Creative Commons
• https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/What_is_OER%3F
References
1 Spilovoy,
T. (2016) Strategies and tools for finding, adopting, and managing OER. [PowerPointSlides].
Retrieved from attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/viewRecording/290258247689336578…
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Kortemeyer, G. (2013). Ten years later: Why open educational resources have not noticeably
affected higher education, and why we should care. EDUCAUSE Review Online.