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Learn more about Open Education and OERs

OIT Canvas Course on OER and Open Pedagogy

For an introduction to open educational resources, we invite you to join the Oregon Tech Open Ed Canvas course, which includes OER basics such as licensing and copyright, as well as examples of open resources in use at Oregon Tech.

To begin exploring OER in your subject area, visit the Find OER tab of this guide.

OER Grants from OpenOregon

OpenOregon is an organization that promotes OER adoption in Oregon higher education. You can find information about available grants and ongoing initiatives in Oregon on their website.

Learn More about OER:

Defining the 5rs and Open
The 5 Rs of open resources and pedagogy are: Retain, reuse, revise, remix, and redistribute.
OER Authoring
Resources on wriiting OERs compiled by the Community College Consortium for OER.
OER Starter Kit
This starter kit has been created to provide instructors with an introduction to the use and creation of open educational resources.
Open Education Group
The Open Education Group is an interdisciplinary research group that (1) conducts original, rigorous, empirical research on the impact of OER adoption on a range of educational outcomes and (2) designs and shares methodological and conceptual frameworks for studying the impact of OER adoption.
Open Oregon Educational Resources
Open Oregon is a place to find information and current events in open education relevent to Oregon higher education.
Open Pedagogy Notebook
Find examples and articles on open pedagogy practices in higher education.
Oregon Tech Open Ed course
See what and how faculty at Oregon Tech are using open materials as well as get some background information and tools.
What are creative Commons and Open Licences
OER is about how we give permission to use materials more than the cost or creation of materials. This page gives an overview.

Find an OER for your course

See the next tab of this guide, Find OER, to search for open educational resources related to your subject.