1. OER: Advantages & Disadvantages from My Vantage
Dawn Hawley
"Pelton Peak, Yawning Glacier and Magic Mountain (left to right) from Sahale Arm north of Cascade Pass" by Daniel Hershman is licensed under CC BY 2.0
3. 1. Save students money
"Save Money" by 401kcalculator.org is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
OER can save students money if we
switch to open textbooks and other
open learning materials from
expensive traditional texts and
materials.
4. 2. Easier to update & keep information
current
"Film editing table" by Marcel Oosterwijk is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
OER resources are easier and
quicker to update as information
changes than are traditional
learning materials.
5. 3. Social good – expand access, equity
Open door to Burgundy vineyards" by My Wave Pictures is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
OER provide access to
information and learning
for people from all walks
of life and all positions
on the socioeconomic
spectrum.
6. 4. Contribute to world’s knowledge – educator
and students engagement
"Graphic from the licensing tutorial" by Wikimedia Foundation is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
OER make it possible for all
people to contribute meaningfully
to the creation and sharing of the
world’s knowledge.
7. 5. Freedom from commercial influence
(academic/intellectual)
"A mobile coop for free range laying hens on the farm" by Jessica Reeder is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
OER are more likely to be free
from commercial and marketing
influence and constraint.
9. 1. Quality of information
"(Another) One of these Things is not like the others." by JD Hancock is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Not all OER are the same. There
are issues of content consistency
and quality.
10. 2. Quantity of resources
"Desert" is in the Public Domain, CC0
Suitable resources are scarce in
some subject areas.
11. 3. Compensation for research work & time
"An American Builder" by Palmer, Alfred T. is in the Public Domain
Shouldn’t people be
compensated for their
hard work?
12. 4. Consistency of curriculum/educational
experience
Can OER negatively impact the consistency of the
curriculum and learning opportunities from
student to student? Are all students getting what
they pay for?
13. 5. Sustainability of OER repositories and
collections – who maintains them?
"Great Pyrenees Sheep Dog Guarding the Flock" by Don DeBold is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Who’s going to watch over and
maintain collections of free and
open materials? How and by
whom will these caretakers be
compensated?
14. It’s an interesting and challenging journey.
Can’t wait to see where it leads us.
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"Scenic route" by fede. cerutti is licensed under CC BY 2.0
