By the end of this course, students should be able to:

• Define Open Educational Resources 
• Explain the rationale for OER adoption and use
• Explain the differences between the six currently available Creative Commons licenses
• Identify repositories and other resources for finding relevant OER
• Use tools and criteria to evaluate OER 
• Recognize steps and associated criteria for adapting and creating OER with proper attribution and licensing
• Create an open educational resource
• Describe Open Pedagogy and its benefits
• Outline key principles and strategies for harnessing AI, specifically generative AI, to create or adapt OER, including emerging practices for licensing
• Recognize the OER movement in Texas
• Review the history and current landscape of OER in Texas Higher Education
• Recognize different Texas legislation and research on OER
• Identify OER supports and best practices across the state