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Open Education Resources (OER) at UNI

Open Education Resources (OER) at UNI

Jan 11, 2023

Open Education Resources

Open Education Resources (OER) are a great way to keep your classes accessible to a wide range of students. An OER can be any resource that helps further the concepts of knowledge being taught, while also remaining at little or no cost to you. For more information, read the Educause article "7 Things You Should Know About Open Educational Resources," for a brief overview of OERs.

Open Education Resources at UNI

Learn more about UNI's efforts to integrate Open Educational Resources.

Online Learning Consortium

The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) is available for anyone when you sign up with a free account. OLC has an abundant amount of resources to help strengthen and develop OERs:

  • Foundry Days – usually with a vendor like McGraw Hill.

  • OLC Ideate events –  a series over several days for more hands on experiences.

  • Newsletter – available for accounts that sign up on their site.

  • Research Center – researched information over many subjects.

  • Webinars – no cost and previous ones are on demand.

  • Online Learning Journal – peer review journal that anyone can access.

  • Faculty Playbooks – geared toward faculty members about a variety of things.

  • Quality Scorecard – a good way to see feedback for your course design.

Visit  the OLC website to learn about all the benefits they have to offer.