Adopting OER
I. Evaluate OER
As with any instructional materials, evaluate them before adoption. Consider:
- Does the material cover the course content?
- Is the content accurate?
- Is it clearly written and at a level appropriate for your students?
- Is the material accessible, with alternative text for all images and captions on videos?
II. Linking in syllabus and in modules
III. Maintain a copy
IV. Communicate OER used: Please complete this survey.
Adapting
I. Make Adjustments
II. Combing resources--double check the license
III. Derivative license example:
This work, "90fied", is a derivative of "Creative Commons 10th Birthday Celebration San Francisco" by tvol, used under CC BY. "90fied" is licensed under CC BY by [Your name here].
IV. Publishing a resource that uses multiple OER with different licenses.
A. Create a license giving credit to the original work.
E.g., Unless otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
B. For derivatives, reference the original and new work using the original license and sharing that other license are used with "unless otherwise noted."
E.g., This work, OER Introduction Course, is a derivative How to Use Open Educational Resources training by SBCTC, CC BY 4.0. Intro to OER is licensed under CC BY SA, unless otherwise noted, by Stephanie Hallam, Kris Baranovic, and Haleigh Navarro.