Open Educational Resources (OER)

OER Search Request

We, the SUNY Canton librarians, are eager to assist faculty members in adopting OER and reduce what our students spend on course materials. If you would like SUNY Canton librarians to perform an OER search for you, please send your friendly librarians the following information:

• Course(s) that an OER is being considered for
• Title of the textbook(s) to replace - if possible, please provide ISBN
• Name of requester
• Email or contact information

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Note: THIS SERVICE IS ONLY FOR SUNY CANTON COMMUNITY

Creating OER

Washington State OER Network: This self-paced course provides 10 modules on how to use OERs. Module topics include the meaning of OER and the concepts of copyright, open licensing, public domain, and much more.

Lumen Faculty Training Materials: https://lumenlearning.com/training-materials/

The OER Starter Book & Workbook Kit: Download the book from here: https://iastate.pressbooks.pub/oerstarterkit/

It is an excellent introduction to OER. The text is broken into five sections:

• Getting started

• Copyright

• Finding OER

• Teaching with OER

• Creating OER

Workbook: - The workbook includes a skills practice worksheet.

https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/the-oer-starter-kit-workbook/section/5369e0e3-9899-47bd-a71d-c9370f542ccb

BC Campus Open Education Accessibility Toolkit: This toolkit aims to provide faculty resources to create a truly open textbook that is FREE and accessible for all students.  

https://opentextbc.ca/accessibilitytoolkit/

UNESDOC Digital Library: A Basic Guide to Open Educational Resources:

https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000215804

Where to Start? - Drake University: https://researchguides.drake.edu/OER/where-to-start

Repositories/Archives have been created to make finding and accessing available OERS easier.

OER Repositories List:

• Applied Math & Science Educational Repository: Offers resources in various disciplines.
• General OER Repositories: OER by discipline directory.
• Commonwealth of Learning: The world's only intergovernmental organization solely concerned with promoting and developing distance education and open learning.
• Khan Academy: A widely popular example of open educational resources.
• National Repository of Online Courses (NROC): Offers a short list of advanced placement, college preparatory, and foundational college-level courses in math, science, and American history and government.
• OER Repositories & Platforms List: Ppen list contains platforms and repositories that host OA content or help you discover open-access content.