1. OER
A Vast Ocean of Knowledge
Melissa Willmore CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

2. What is OER?
• "OER are teaching, learning, and research resources that
reside in the public domain or have been released under
an intellectual property license that permits their free use
and re-purposing by others. Open educational resources
include full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks,
streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools,
materials, or techniques used to support access to
knowledge."
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

3. Open Educational Resources – The Beneficial Properties
• Easily accessible content
• Lower supply costs for students
• Less course prep time for teachers
• Access to great teaching ideas
• Tutorials for students to supplement course

4. Open Educational Resources – The Problems
• Some courses do not have OER resources
• Not all OER courses have quality content
• Some OER resources are Grant funded and may not have
sustainability
• There is not a broad understanding of OER
• Users need to have a thorough understanding of OER
licensure

5. Open Educational Resources are a great tool for
educators. Whether you pick and choose materials
or adapt an entire course – it may just give you
enough time for an extra day at the beach!