OER : a field guide for academic librarians / [edited by] Andrew Wesolek, Jonathan Lashley & Anne Langley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wesolek, Andrew, author.

Lashley, Jonathan, author.

Langley, Anne, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication--Textbooks.

Communication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (471 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Forest Grove, OR Pacific University Press [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

We intend this book to act as a guide writ large for would-be champions of OER, that anyone—called to action by the example set by our chapter authors—might serve as guides themselves. The following chapters tap into the deep experience of practitioners who represent a meaningful cross section of higher education institutions in North America. It is our hope that the examples and discussions presented by our authors will facilitate connections among practitioners, foster the development of best practices for OER adoption and creation, and more importantly, lay a foundation for novel, educational excellence.

Contents:

Section 1: The Case for OER

Stakes and Stakeholders: Open Educational Resources - Framing the Issues

What Does the Research Say About OER?

Section 2: The Pedagogical Implications of OER

From Textbook Affordability to Transformative Pedagogy: Growing an OER Community

Creating Opportunities in Open Education: An Exploration of the Intersections of Information Literacy and Scholarly Communication

Experiential Learning and Open Education: Partnering with Students to Evaluate OER Accessibility

Course Material Decisions and Factors: Unpacking the Opaque Box

An Open Athenaeum: Creating an Institutional Home for Open Pedagogy

Section 3: OER Advocacy, Partnerships, Sustainability, and Student Engagement

Open Partnerships: Identifying and Recruiting Allies for Open Educational Resources Initiatives

Getting to Know You: How We Turned Community Knowledge into Open Advocacy

Advancing Access for First-Generation College Students: OER Advocacy at UT San Antonio

Student-Driven OER: Championing the Student Voice in Campus-Wide Efforts

From Conversation to Cultural Change: Strategies for Connecting with Students and Faculty to Promote OER Adoption

Making the Connections: The Role of Professional Development in Advocating for OER

Advocacy in OER: A Statewide Strategy for Building a Sustainable Library Effort

Interinstitutional Collaborations to Forge Intracampus Connections: A Case Study from the Duke Endowment Libraries

Section 4: Library-Supported Adoption and Creation Programs

Seeking Alternatives to High-Cost Textbooks: Six Years of The Open Education Initiative at the University of Massachusetts Amherst

From Start-Up to Adolescence: University of Oklahoma's OER Efforts

A Grassroots Approach to OER Adoption: The University of Saskatchewan Experience

Bringing OER to the Liberal Arts: An Innovative Grant Program

Transforming Publishing with a Little Help From Our Friends: Supporting an Open Textbook Pilot Project with Friends of the Libraries Grant Funding

Closing Reflections

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print resource

OCLC:

1078150883