For Faculty - Getting Started With OER - Open Educational Resources Guide

How Do I Start?

Ask yourself these questions as you begin to explore Open Educational Resources (OER)

Do you want to improve student success?
Do you want to reduce/eliminate course material costs for students?
Do you have the required computer and Internet skills?
- Here are a few basic resources on Digital Media Literacy, Computer Basics, and Internet Basics.

If you answered yes to the above questions, you are ready to begin.

Start by looking through this guide for materials in your subject area.
Ask a Librarian(opens new window) for help finding materials.
Consider scheduling an initial meeting so we can help you to get started. Email Junie Hayashi, junie@hawaii.edu or Wayde Oshiro, waydeo@hawaii.edu.

To learn more about Open Education, see these OER resources:

How to Use Open Educational Resources workshop
Learn about OER in this self-paced ten module course by Open Washington.
Battle for Open: How openness won and why it doesn't feel like victory
This book examines four key areas that have been central to the developments within open education: open access, MOOCs, open education resources and open scholarship.
Open: The Philosophy and Practices that are Revolutionizing Education and Science
This book shares the stories, motives, insights, and practical tips from global leaders in the open movement.

Consider training and learning opportunities through UHCC OER Professional Development initiatives.

Self-paced, online courses on OER are available from a number of institutions and organizations. These are open courses available to anyone.

Open Textbook Network Publishing Curriculum
Content includes an orientation to publishing, how to structure a textbook, institutional resources, and reflective questions for guiding your program development.
Open Washington
Open Washington developed a ten module course covering OER basics. Leeward used this site as a model when developing our PRLS OER training.
UH OER Training (University of Hawaiʻi Outreach College)
A three-part training guide for bringing higher education instructors up to speed with OER. This Pressbooks text was developed to serve as a standalone guide for independent creators and to support OER training through face-to-face, online, and hybrid delivery modes.