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Finding Open Educational Resources

Discover key strategies and repositories for finding Open Educational Resources (OER) with practical tips and resources shared by educational presenters. Explore top OER platforms, search techniques, and utilization of limiters to optimize your search experience.

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Finding Open Educational Resources

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  1. Finding Open Educational Resources Presenters Suzanne Wakim: Butte Community College Shagun Kaur: De Anza College Search Tips and Resource Suggestions Adapted from a presentation by Rachel Arteaga; Butte Community College CC-BY

  2. Ice Breaker: Please state in 30-45 seconds • Name • College • What are you excited about learning today? ce Breaker: Please state in 30-45 seco

  3. Searching for OER can be overwhelming • How do you know where to start? • What is the most effective method of searching?

  4. Cool4Ed • CSU, UC, CCC • Showcase reviews quick place to look before extensive search • Does not have extensive selection • Thorough reviews by California faculty • Already passed accessibility; includes detailed report

  5. Take a few minutes to search.

  6. A Few Good Repositories • https://textbooks.opensuny.org/ • https://openstaxcollege.org/ • https://courses.candelalearning.com/catalog/lumen • https://www.valleycollege.edu/open-education-resources/faculty/oer_by_subject.php

  7. Open Oregon • Extensive list with information on actual classes - institution, course, materials, instructor • Links to materials and further information • Contact information of instructors so you can ask questions

  8. Keyword searching is often limited Browse by discipline/subject matter Searching OER Repositories or Collections Search Tips

  9. University of Minnesota’s Open Textbook Library • High quality collection • New books added frequently • Reviews available

  10. BC Campus OpenEd • High quality collection • Reviews available • Specialized content

  11. Take a few minutes to search.

  12. The Power of Limiters • Use limiters to narrow down resources • Discipline/subject • Audience or education level • Material type - textbook, module, assessment • Licence type or conditions of use

  13. OER Commons • Easy to search and narrow results • Search by discipline • Creation tools available

  14. Take a few minutes to search.

  15. Google Advanced Search • Go to advanced search (search in Google, look under settings, bottom of page) • Type in keywords • Narrow results by usage rights • Choose “free to use, share, or modify” • You will need to verify license and determine exact terms of use

  16. Take a few minutes to search.

  17. TakeAways • Thought • Feeling • Action

  18. Further Questions • Suzanne Wakim - wakimsu@butte.edu • Shagun Kaur - kaurshagun@fhda.edu http://deanza.edu/academic-services/oer/index.html

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