Textbooks earn publishers about $8 billion because students can spend over $1,000 for one semester’s required readings (source: Forbes).
As a faculty member, you have the power to influence student costs by merely considering your teaching …

This is the third part of a three-part series on learning how to find open education resources. Read the first part of this series How to Conduct a Successful OER Search with Google; read the …

This is the second of a three-part series on finding OER. Read the first part How to Conduct a Successful OER Search with Google; Read the third part Wiley & Green Share the Latest in …

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Known for innovation in higher education, the Netherlands is aggressively pioneering OER’s use in universities, while developing long-term plans to meet institutional and national objectives.
Watch a video clip in which key authorities talk about developing …

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Watch a video clip that demonstrates the amazing viral nature and lifecycle of OER.
Enroll in a Faculty eCommons Micro-MOOC to learn more about incorporating OER into your teaching.
Learn about pioneering uses of OER in case …

Open Educational Resources (OER) provide a wealth of materials that further develop and enrich an educator’s storehouse of instructional materials. While our access to these resources are at no cost, finding them can prove challenging. …

Copyright in a digital world can be confusing.  Wikieducator is hosting a free online workshop on OER, Copyright and Creative Commons licenses.  The event starts on 3 December 2012. Registrations are open.
The course is free, …

A new survey produced by the Babson Survey Research Group, Hewlett Foundation and Pearson cites key barriers to widespread adoption of OER material in higher education.
“When quickly skimmed” says Verena Roberts @verenanz from Openclassroomonline.com, “it’s …

Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that are freely available online for everyone to use, whether you are an instructor or student. Here is a presentation from the Academic Technology Institute Quality …

by Michael Paskevicius

Delivered at Vancouver Island University on August 28, 2012