Skip to Main Content

ZTC Ready (Embedding Library Resources in Moodle): Open Education Resources

OER - defined

Open Education Resources (OER) is a broadly defined term and includes resources related to the development of instruction. For the purpose of this project, OER will refer to open resources such as journal articles, books, associated course materials and AV materials such as streaming audio and video.

At this time course development materials, such as instructional modules, course syllabi, presentation and quizzes, will not be included.

What can the library do for you with regards to OER?

  • while we can't assess whether an open resource is appropriate for your course, we can help identify repositories that fit the definition of open described above.
  • we are part of a provincial network of Librarians interested in OER. We have developed an Assessment Rubric that we are using to assess the appropriateness of OER resources. Librarians from BC OER meet monthly to discuss ways to collectively support faculty in their use of OER in their instruction. We think its important for librarians to keep their finger on the OER pulse in BC and beyond!

KPU OER Guides

Our OER guide will help you find open resources by topic, format, locally, internationally ....

Linking to Full Text Articles or Using Open resources - what's the difference?

For the purpose of the Zed Cred, from the student point of view, they should not hit a pay wall with either an open or a licensed resource. Most of the resources described in this guides are not considered 'open'. They are licensed from a vendor, and there are specific instructions on how they can be used (cannot be changed, must be proxied to ensure use by KPU students).

**A licensed resource will require the student to login using their KPU id if they are off campus and will not ask them to pay to access.**

**An open resource should not require a login. A truly 'open' resource should adhere to the 5 R's:

RETAIN
the right to make, own, and control copies of the content

REUSE
the right to use the content in a wide range of ways (e.g., in a class, in a study group, on a website, in a video)

REVISE
the right to adapt, adjust, modify, or alter the content itself (e.g., translate the content into another language)

REMIX
the right to combine the original or revised content with other open content to create something new (e.g., incorporate the content into a mashup)

REDISTRIBUTE
the right to share copies of the original content, your revisions, or your remixes with others (e.g., give a copy of the content to a friend)

David Wiley, CC, Marchy 2014, http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/3221

 

 

More Open Respositories

You can find more open resources by searching some of the Open Repositories at http://cufts2.lib.sfu.ca/CRDB4/BSKC/resource/11762