Research Guides: Open Access and Open Educational Resources: Additional Resources

OA: Additional Resources

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The resources listed below provide additional information about Open Educational Resources such as How To guides, workshops, and fact sheets.

7 Things You Should Know About OER
A brief guide to common questions asked about OER, such as "What are the downsides?" and "Who's doing it?"
Open Washington OER Modules
An open workshop available online through Open Washington, the modules include information on licensing OER, the public domain, accessibility, and more.
Open Attribution Builder
OpenWashington's Attribution Builder tool allows users to generate a line of text to paste onto their resource to indicate what CClicense they have applied.
Open Education Network
The OEN is a vibrant and supportive community that advances the use of open educational resources and practices.

Academic Entrepreneurship for Medical and Health Scientists
MediaStudies Press a non-profit, scholar-led publisher of open-access books and journals in the media studies fields
Punctum Books

OER Author Guides

Authoring Open Textbooks
A guide for the production of open textbooks, published by the Open Textbook Network.
BC Open Textbook Accessibility Toolkit
The BC Open Textbook Accessibility Toolkit provides information for authors on how to create an open and accessible textbook for all users.
Guide to Developing Open Textbooks
This guide was created to assist instructors on creating and maintaining open textbooks.
Guide to Making Open Textbooks with Students
"A handbook for faculty interested in practicing open pedagogy by involving students in the making of open textbooks, ancillary materials, or other Open Educational Resources."
Modifying an Open Textbook: What You Need to Know
A brief, 5-step guide on how to edit an open textbook for use in your course.
Open Educational Practice
OER Commons' Open Educational Practice Hub includes resources for educators about how to find, curate, evaluate, share, and license OER. Other topics, like OER Advocacy, are also covered.

From the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) at Iowa State University.