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Open Education

Learn how Open Educational Resources (OERs), Open Scholarship, and Open Pedagogy benefit faculty, students, and the wider community.

Open Education and Affordable Options

As a faculty member, you have many options for engaging with Open Education Resources (OER) and OER-enabled pedagogy.

These can include:

adopting or adapting existing OER
incorporating subscribed EKU Libraries resources in your syllabi
using public domain materials
or authoring your own content customized for your course.

This guide walks you through options and considerations when developing a course. Use the navigation tabs on this page to explore your options.

REMEMBER: You are not on your own. Librarians are here to support you: reach out to your liaison with questions OR contact Bailey Lake, Open Strategies Librarian.

To schedule a consultation or for more information, respond to this form.

Further Reading

For a great, comprehensive introduction to OERs, please refer to David Wiley's TEDxNYED Talk [video] as well as the Introduction from the OER Starter Kit.

Additional resources include:

Open Pedagogy Notebook
A comprehensive resource maintained by Rajiv Jhangiani and Robin DeRosa, two faculty leaders in the Open Pedagogy movement.
Open Education Network Youtube Channel
This is a great resource for "how to" videos for librarians and faculty, covering everything from open licensing to open pedagogy.
OER Basics [video]
Open Licensing - What is it? [video]
OER Starter Kit from Iowa State U.
A textbook about using and creating OERs.
Code of Best Practices for Fair Use in OER
A Guide for Authors, Adapters & Adopters of Openly Licensed Teaching and Learning Materials
StudentPIRGS
Student Public Interest Research Groups | Make Textbooks Affordable campaign information

Last Updated: Oct 15, 2025 12:32 PM
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