Faculty Workshop on Open Educational Resources

Thursday, Nov. 5th, 2:30-3:30 PM, Rm A441 in the Library
The Basics of Open Educational Resources (OER): A Faculty Workshop
RSVP to: ccooney@citytech.cuny.edu
OER make it easier for students to access course materials, and provide more options for instructors to integrate dynamic, tailored course materials into their pedagogy.
The workshop – First we’ll cover the meaning of the term OER, the differences between open and free course materials, introduce resources to help you find high quality content in your discipline, and review attribution and licensing of OER.
Many students at City Tech experience challenges connecting to required textbooks in there courses. They have problems accessing the books because they are simply too expensive for everyone to afford. Even when students have access to the material, instructors often encounter challenges with getting their students to read the text. OER are free course materials that are licensed such that they can be adopted and reworked to your individualized course curriculum. OER include a variety of course materials including traditional print and beyond…simulations, images, videos, etc. While many of us already use free and open content in our teaching, this workshop will introduce you to ever more expanding collections and repositories of peer reviewed course content.
To learn more about the Library’s OER Initiative and OER in general please visit our Initiative site and our OER guide.