Five Slide Presentation on Using OER Resources

1. OER USE:
OPPORTUNITIES AND
CHALLENGES
DAVID ORTIZ
CASCADIA COLLEGE

2. CC BY NC ND Isabella
Puaut
The Opportunities for Using
OERS

3. OER USE: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
Provides a Wide Variety of Teaching Materials
Including Videos, Lectures,
and Assignments
CC BY 4.0

4. • Students Can Save Money Using OER Materials
That’s good—cause you need to save some money to buy one
of these
U.S. Government Work
NASA
Space
Suit

5. • There Are Millions of Free Educational Resources
Available to Teachers and Students
CC BY NC ND 2.0 Areta Ekarafi

6. • OER Licensed Materials Can Be
Formatted For Ease of Accessibility
(e.g., Alt Text)

7. OER USE: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
• Users of OER Licensed Materials Can Use The Best License To
Match Their Specific Needs (e.g., CC SA [Share Alike])
The Challenges of Using OERS
• Creative Common Licenses Cannot Be Revoked
• Understanding The Technical Applications Of OER Accessibility
Use Can Be Overwhelming

8. OER USE: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
• Locating High Quality Downloadable Textbooks Can Be Challenging
• A Number of Bogus Web Sites Claim to Curate Open License
Materials and Public Domain Materials
• Not All Colleges In The WSCTC System Have Universal Guidelines
for OER Use, Distribution, and Student Use