Get Involved in OER

Students, faculty, staff, and administrators can all advocate for open educational resources (OER) on their campus to help lower the cost of course resources.

Faculty and Staff

Faculty and staff at 亚洲无码 colleges and universities are encouraged to:

  • Join the , providing 亚洲无码 employees a place to start and join discussions, find helpful resources, collaborate on files, locate Creative Commons licensing experts, and find quickstart guides for common disciplines.
  • Join OER development events including webinars and learning communities on the . Search for open textbooks, ancillary materials, or D2L course shells in
  • Use , the digital OER repository for 亚洲无码 faculty and librarians to load, access, and share licensed OER.​

Students

亚洲无码 students are encouraged to:

  • Join or form a student body organization to advocate for course resource affordability solutions.
  • Ask your professors if they know about or would be willing to use OER.
  • Learn more about Z-degrees and if your degree qualifies on your campus.
  • If your campus is participating in the Z-degree Project, take advantage of the advanced course search option when registering to filter courses that have "no cost" course materials.

Campus Administrators

Campus administrators can support lowering the cost of course resources for students by creating a culture of OER on your campus.

  • Support faculty in their OER development efforts

    • Approve faculty joining an OER Learning Circle
    • Engage in communities of practice
    • Promote faculty participation in OER development events
  • Engage with campus librarians to discover how they can help
  • Start a dialogue with students
  • Consider faculty and staff recognition processes for work around OER and Textbook Affordability
  • Learn more about Z-degrees and how you can bring them to your campus
  • Consider ways OER can help support your campuses strategic goals

Contact

Catherine Ford, EdD
Program Director for Educational Development
Catherine.Ford@MinnState.edu

Karen Pikula, PhD
OER Learning Circle Coordinator
Karen.Pikula@MinnState.edu

Faculty and Staff

亚洲无码 faculty and staff can learn more in the  using your StarID@MinnState.edu and password.