The next meeting of the Faculty Senate's Ad Hoc Committee to Review Open Textbook Resources is Monday, January 25 at 2:00 pm.
Fall 2020 - Through common readings, group discussion, and peer-to-peer presentations from faculty who have adopted or created OERs for their classrooms, attendees will learn how to identify, evaluate, and incorporate quality Open Educational Resources in their courses.
What is the difference between OA and OER?
Open Access (OA) and Open Educational Resources (OER) are closely related. Both are freely available with no paywalls and are often found in Institutional Repositories, such as EKU's Encompass Digital Archive.
For a great, comprehensive introduction to OERs, please watch David Wiley's TEDxNYED Talk as well as the Introduction from the OER Starter Kit.
Did you know that a 2016 study of students showed that 67% of them had opted out of buying (or renting) a required textbook because of the price? [1]
Did you know that faculty who have adopted open resources in their classes have seen similar or better student outcomes than print textbooks? [2]
Learn more:
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