OER Storytelling Template
(View Complete Item Description)OER Fellows are invited to remix this OER Storytelling Template to share their stories of impact with Open Educational Resources (OER).
Material Type: Case Study
All resources in 2024 Founding Fellows
Learning Framework: Effective Strategies for College Success 2.0
(View Complete Item Description)This free digital textbook serves as a companion to EDUC 1300/1200/1100 Learning Framework: Effective Strategies for College Success at Austin Community College. This book is an accessible and relevant way to explore the research and theory in the psychology of learning, cognition, and motivation as well as factors that impact learning, and the presentation of specific learning strategies. This Open Educational Resource was remixed from a previous version found at https://courses.lumenlearning.com/austincc-learningframeworks/ by Heather Syrett and Laura Lucas. Senior Contributing Author and EditorHeather Syrett, Professor and Assistant Department ChairStudent Development and General StudiesAustin Community College Contributing AuthorsPamela Askew, ProfessorStudent Development and General StudiesAustin Community CollegeEduardo Garcia, ProfessorStudent Development and General StudiesAustin Community College Edgar Granillo, Professor and Department ChairStudent Development and General StudiesAustin Community College Laura Lucas, Former Adjunct ProfessorStudent Development and General StudiesAustin Community CollegeMarcy May, Adjunct ProfessorStudent Development and General StudiesAustin Community CollegeTobin Quereau, Former Adjunct ProfessorStudent Development and General StudiesAustin Community CollegeAmber Sarker, ProfessorStudent Development and General StudiesAustin Community College Paul Smith, Adjunct ProfessorStudent Development and General StudiesAustin Community College Eva Thomsen, Associate ProfessorStudent Development and General StudiesAustin Community College Suggested Attribution for Reuse;Syrett, H., et al. Learning Framework: Strategies for College Success. Provided by: Austin Community College. Located at: OERCommons, https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/8434. License: CC BY-NC-SA-4.0 Revised August 2020 (Chapters 1, 4, 6, 7, and 8), August 2021 (Chapters 2 and 15), August 2022 (Chapters 1, 3, and 16), August 2023 (Chapters 1, 16, and 17).
Material Type: Full Course
OER in Texas Statewide Playbook Planning Template
(View Complete Item Description)Institutional leads are invited to remix this OER Playbook Planning Template to articulate a) a plan to assess your institution's current state of OER awareness and implementation b) your goals for OER adoption and use, and their targeted success indicators; c) a plan for building and engaging your OER Coalition, Programs, and Partnerships; d) a plan for the development and roll out of campus-level policies, guidelines, and resolutions in support of OER; d) an OER outreach and advocacy plan; and e) a plan for building capacity of your OER initiative.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
Leadership and Management in Learning Organizations
(View Complete Item Description)Leadership and Management in Learning Organizations is a comprehensive, online, open education resource available for students, educators, and administrators who would like to learn more about leadership and management within learning organizations.
Material Type: Textbook
Texas OER Fellowship Mentorship Planning Guide
(View Complete Item Description)This planning guide was developed for the Texas OER Fellowship Program, that aims to support development of emerging OER leaders as they engage in OER use, creation, and capacity building at their institutions and statewide. Mentors are invited to utilize this planning guide to create a custom mentorship plan for their Fellow’s unique needs, based on their specific goals and desired outcomes.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
A Scan of Open Educational Resources (OER) Materials in High-Impact Higher Education Courses in Texas
(View Complete Item Description)This report shares the results of an OER Gap Analysis completed by the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME) for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). The analysis identified free, openly licensed full courses and textbooks for 25 highly transferable, high-enrollment courses required for two-year or four-year degree paths in high-wage/high-demand fields. Most courses selected for the scan are also Texas Core Curriculum courses. Texas high-wage/high-demand fields were identified using data from the Texas Workforce Commission and included nursing, business, accounting, computer science, engineering, and health administration. The following courses needed for multiple degree paths in these fields were selected for the scan:Science: Anatomy and Physiology I and II; Biology I; Chemistry I; Physics IMath: College Algebra; Elementary Statistical Methods; Pre-Calculus; Calculus I; Calculus IISocial Sciences: Texas Government; Federal Government; General Psychology; Introduction to Sociology; Principles of Macroeconomics, Principles of MicroeconomicsHumanities: US History I and II; Introduction to Ethics; Introduction to Philosophy; Public Speaking; Composition I; Composition IIBusiness: Business Computer Applications; Principles of Finance
Material Type: Reading
Advancing an Ecosystem for Open Educational Resources: OER in Texas Higher Education
(View Complete Item Description)This report presents the results of a biennial independent survey done by the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME) commissioned by the Digital Higher Education Consortium of Texas (DigiTex), in collaboration with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), to examine the landscape of Open Educational Resources (OER) programs, policies, and practices at higher education institutions in Texas.
Material Type: Reading
Open Educational Resources (OER) in Texas Higher Education, 2019
(View Complete Item Description)This report is based on an independent survey commissioned in 2019 by the Digital Higher Education Consortium of Texas (DigiTex), in collaboration with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), and the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME).
Material Type: Reading
Texas Open Educational Resources (OER) Regional Needs Analysis
(View Complete Item Description)This report presents the findings of a research study, funded by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) and conducted by the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME), aiming to identify the characteristics, challenges, and needed supports of institutions with low engagement with Open Educational Resources (OER); explore which higher education regions in Texas need additional support with OER; and investigate factors that promote and hinder OER advancement in institutions that are relatively early in on their journey with OER. Utilizing the 2019 and 2021 OER Landscape Survey data and drawing from interviews with nine administrators across five higher education institutions, the report concludes with recommendations for advancing OER in Texas and beyond.
Material Type: Reading
OER Fellowship Capstone Project Planning Template
(View Complete Item Description)OER Fellows are invited to remix this Capstone Project planning template to design and share their OER project plans, resources, and reflection.
Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy
OERigin Stories – Pathways to the Open Movement
(View Complete Item Description)OERigin Stories is a series of interviews with women of color working in Open Education. I interviewed six individuals in the Open Movement (faculty, librarians, policy makers) and asked them to share their experience with Open Education. Because I believe Black, Indigenous, Asian, Hispanic, and other women from traditionally marginalized communities have rarely been given an opportunity to share their experiences in the Open Movement, OERigin Stories focuses exclusively on women of color in OER.
Material Type: Primary Source
OER Fellowship Storytelling Activities
(View Complete Item Description)These storytelling activities are intended to support OER Fellows in drafting their stories of impact, and include a warm up core story exercisce and story spine activity.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
Open Educational Resources (OER) in Texas Statewide Playbook
(View Complete Item Description)The Open Educational Resources (OER) in Texas Statewide Playbook is a resource developed by practitioners and advocates actively involved in the labor of open education to guide new and expanding OER work at institutions of higher education. The Playbook is the result of partnerships between the Division of Digital Learning, the Institution for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME) – creators of OER Commons and experts in open education practice and research – and faculty, librarians, staff, and administrators from institutions and systems across Texas. It aims to support institutions as they work to build capacity and drive systems change around OER. It also serves as a guiding document for institutions that have not yet engaged in OER work or taken advantage of existing programs and opportunities. The hope is that the Texas OER Playbook will serve as a companion on the journey towards OER awareness and advocacy at your institution.
Material Type: Reading, Textbook
OER in Texas Statewide Playbook Course
(View Complete Item Description)This course is intended to support leads in developing and expanding Open Educational Resource (OER) work at institutions of higher education. This asynchronous course is designed to complement the OER in Texas Statewide Playbook, which outlines the steps needed to implement the change management inherent in an institutional shift to OER. Institutional leads are invited to explore the Playbook before beginning the Course, and can complete all of the lessons in order or select which lessons are most applicable to their work. At the end of each section of the lessons are planning prompts that will assist participants in identifying and articulating their OER initiatives goals, success indicators, coalitions, programs & partnerships, and outreach communication plans. Participants have two options to use to share their plans. Option 1 is to reply to the planning prompts in the group discussions. Participants will need be logged in and join the OER Playbook Group to be able reply to the group discussions. Option 2 is to download and/or remix the OER in Texas Statewide Planning Template which guides participants through all of the planning activities and provides space to respond to the prompts in the template. Participants can download the template to use, or they can remix it to customize it for their institution and they publish it when they are ready to share. To receive a certificate of completion, please email digitallearning@highered.texas.gov and include the link to your group discussions or published template remix, or attach your template remix.
Material Type: Full Course
Texas OER Core Elements Course
(View Complete Item Description)Mobile Office Workspace by Maya Maceka on Unsplash is licensed under the Unsplash licenseWelcome to the Texas OER Core Elements Course! Your learning includes a series of self-paced online learning units. The 13 units can serve as an introduction to open educational resources (OER) as well as an opportunity for further exploration and discovery of OER and open education practices. Throughout the units there are opportunities for you to test your knowledge or further explore a concept.The modules allow you to learn at your own pace. While you can follow the modules in any order, it is recommended that you start with Unit 1 and progress through in order.
Material Type: Full Course, Module
Authoring Open Textbooks
(View Complete Item Description)This guide is for faculty authors, librarians, project managers and others who are involved in the production of open textbooks in higher education and K-12. Content includes a checklist for getting started, publishing program case studies, textbook organization and elements, writing resources and an overview of useful tools.
Material Type: Textbook
Exploring Open
(View Complete Item Description)This resource serves as a resource for those engaged in exploring open at Oklahoma State University.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Reading, Unit of Study
The OER Starter Kit for Program Managers
(View Complete Item Description)The OER Starter Kit for Program Managers was created to bring attention to the work that is involved in building and managing an OER program, from learning about open educational practices and soliciting team members to collecting and reporting data on your program’s outcomes. Regardless of your program's scope and your own experience with OER, we hope that the Starter Kit for Program Managers will have some tips to help you along your way.
Material Type: Case Study