This presentation was created for SBCTC's "How to Use Open Educational Resources" 2-week course.

1. OER
Benefits &
Challenges
Emma Clausen
In fulfillment of course requirements:
“How to Use Open Educational
Resources”
Washington State Board for
Community & Technical Colleges
Winter Cohort 2014
This work is licensed under a Creative
Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0
International License.
“On open educational resources -- Beyond definitions” by opensourceway is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

2. Benefit #1
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“Swing Jumping” by wsilver is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Students have access to
free or low-cost alternatives
to traditionally published
textbooks

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“Kids Cubbies, Cubby house furniture and Kids playground equipment” by Matt’s Homes is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Benefit #2
Students can interact with
content in dynamic ways
through options like
streaming media and online
games and assessments

4. A
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“Leeford FC at London Playing Fields Foundation Spring Football Festival, 16 June
2012” by Paul Wiklinson is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Benefit #3
Free and low cost
alternative course materials
open doors and level the
playing field for students
Faculty can be confident
that all students have
access to course materials

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“Leila and Austin - Our Grandkids with Siesta Key sand castle.” by Jim Mullhaupt is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Benefit #4
Faculty can connect with
other faculty across the
state, country, and globe

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“Playground Ages 2-5” by Sadie Hernandez is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Benefit #5
Faculty can take small
steps in implementing OER
content such as adding
images, streaming media,
or individual course
modules or assessments

7. Challenge #1
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“Sandbox” by ericaxel is licensed under CC BY 2.0
There are countless OER
repositories and few places
where these repositories
are aggregated together
which complicates the
search process

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“Teeter-Totter” by Neal Jennings is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Challenge #2
The search, modification (if
any), and implementation
process is time consuming
Faculty must find balance
during the process

9. D
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“Playground porthole view, Falls Lake” by Nathania Johnson is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Challenge #3
The “discoverability” of
OER depends on its
metadata - how it was
described by its creator which can complicate the
search process

10. E
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“Enjoying the view from up high” by Ken Bosma is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Challenge #4
OER must be evaluated
completely before
implementation
Although some OER are
vetted and reviewed by the
creator/institution faculty
must critically review each
OER for relevancy and
accuracy

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“GMC NFL Monday Football Playground Build Lynn, MA” by United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley is
licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Challenge #5
Faculty must have support
from their department,
colleagues, and institution
to pursue OER
opportunities