Why use OER?
Benefits of using OER
As can be seen in the infographic below, there are many reasons to use OER, including increasing student retention, providing more relevant materials for your classes, and saving students money.
Why Open Education matters
The following video explains why the move to Open Education (and the use of OER) is so important.
Why Open Education Matters from Blink Tower on Vimeo.
Faculty Perspectives on Open Textbooks
The following video describes the journey of David Simon, a faculty member at Lambton College, into Open Education.
My OER journey from Design House on YouTube.
For a lengthier video, view the eCampusOntario Faculty Focus Webinar from Open Education Week 2019:
eCampusOntario Faculty Focus Webinar by eCampusOntario on Youtube.
Attributions
The Faculty Perspectives on Open Textbooks section above from the BC Open Textbook Adaptation Guide by BCcampus and is used under a CC BY 4.0 international license. Download this book for free at http://open.bccampus.ca.
The chapter as a whole was adapted from B.C. Open Faculty OER Toolkit by Shannon Moist used under a CC BY 4.0 international license. Download this book for free at http://open.bccampus.ca