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Ep. 013: Open Educational Resources (OER), Textbook Affordability and Copyright Rules

April 26, 2021 • Tracy Dusseau, M.S. Ed. • Season 1 • Episode 13

Guest: Michaela Willi Hooper, Faculty member with LBCC's Library. Michaela began at LBCC in 2017 and is the college’s OER and copyrighted material expert . She also co-chairs the Textbook Affordability Steering Committee and leads the effort to provide students with low or no cost course materials.

Michaela joins me to discuss Open Educational Resources (OER). Open Educational Resources (OER) are “any type of educational materials that are in the public domain or introduced with an open license.” OERs provide faculty with options to customize course material while reducing or eliminating textbook costs to students.

"While there is no definitive definition of open educational resources (OER), OER Commons’ definition is widely accepted "Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that you may freely use and reuse at no cost. Unlike fixed, copyrighted resources, OER have been authored or created by an individual or organization that chooses to retain few, if any, ownership rights. In some cases, that means you can download a resource and share it with colleagues and students. In other cases, you may be able to download a resource, edit it in some way, and then re-post it as a remixed work. How do you know your options? OER often have a Creative Commons or GNU license to let you know how the material may be used, reused, adapted, and shared (2015)". LBCC OER Guide.