Faculty: Lower Costs and Increase Equity for Students with Open Educational Resources

On-Campus Workshop for Faculty: Open Educational Resources: Ensuring Equitable Student Access to Course Material

Monday, Feb. 5 | 12:30–1:30 p.m. | Oberto Commons (SINE 200) | Coffee and tea provided

Co-sponsored by the Open Education Task Force and the Center for Faculty Development

Co-facilitated by Heather Brown (Biology), Kyle Brown (Library), Chris Granatino (Library)

As textbook costs rise, students are increasingly forced to choose between paying for necessities and paying for required course materials. Open educational resources—teaching and learning materials that can be freely accessed and adapted—are an alternative to these traditionally expensive materials and give you increased flexibility in your course design. Open resources offer an opportunity to lower costs and increase equity without compromising learning outcomes.

This workshop will review the challenges students face in affording course materials and discuss how open textbooks and other open educational resources can begin to address affordability challenges. You will also hear from faculty who have implemented open materials in their courses and learn about an opportunity to review an item in the Open Textbook Library (voluntary—stipend provided!).

What's in it for you?

During this workshop, you will:

• Learn about the benefits of open educational resources for your course(s).
• Learn about where to find open educational resources and how to incorporate them into your courses.
• Connect with colleagues who are also interested in open educational resources.

Who is is suited to?

The workshop is designed for individuals with any level of knowledge of open educational resources.

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