OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Mike Nason | Scholarly Communications and Publishing Librarian, UNB Libraries
Charlotte Fanjoy | UNBSJ SRC President

What are

OER?

OER are educational resources that have been funded, supported, published, and licensed to be freely used, adapted, and distributed.

"FREE" AS IN SPEECH,

not "free" as in beer! 

• textbooks

• github repositories

• audiovisual

• curricula

• course materials

• workbooks

Neat, but

HOW?

Why

OER?

A movement that empowers

INSTRUCTORS

A response to predatory

PUBLISHERS

A movement motivated by

STUDENTS

is a non-trivial outcome.

FINANCIAL RELIEF

shouldn't be tied to finances.

ACADEMIC SUCCESS

addressing anxiety in a new era.

UNB SAINT JOHN

🤔

WHY LIBRARIES?

UNB libraries are supporting

SOLUTIONS

via OER

We can, at any stage, support the adoption of OER.

• discovery
• adaptation
• authorship
• support for technical literacy
• maintaining platforms and integrations

de rigueur

But, so too are libraries offering alternatives to textbooks in more traditionally understood ways.

• eReserves
• comprehensive collections
• flexible content delivery

WE SHOULD EMBRACE A COMMITMENT TO SAVING STUDENTS MONEY

WE SHOULD SUPPORT, ENABLE, AND INCENTIVIZE INSTRUCTORS TO USE OER OR ALTERNATE COURSE MATERIALS

Thank you 

QUESTIONS?