This is a presentation I gave to a Math Department at Bunker Hill Community College in January 2018 about the basics of open educational resources. Good tidings, Lance Lance Eaton he/him/his http://www.ByAnyOtherNerd.com https://twitter.com/leaton01 https://www.linkedin.com/in/leaton01/ ____________________ I wish I had all the answers; better yet, I wish I knew all the questions to ask.

1. Making Sure Everyone Gets Pi:
The Fundamentals of OER
Lance Eaton
Brandeis University
North Shore Community College
leaton01@brandeis.edu
@leaton01
http://www.ByAnyOtherNerd.com
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4. So what is OER?
“Open Educational Resources (OERs) are any type of educational
materials that are in the public domain or introduced with an
open license. The nature of these open materials means that
anyone can legally and freely copy, use, adapt and re-share them.
OERs range from textbooks to curricula, syllabi, lecture notes,
assignments, tests, projects, audio, video and animation.”
UNESCO
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5. An OER Example

6. Affordable, Free, Open
Affordable: $50 or under or 75% cost reduction
Free: Able to access; some restrictions apply.
Open: Capable of leveraging the 5 Rs.
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8. Creative Commons Licensing
A license that a creator assigns
to a work so that users can
freely use with limited
restrictions.
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9. How do I know
if something has a
Creative Commons license?
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13. How do I give something
that I created a
Creative Commons license?
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14. https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/

15. Benefits of OER
For Faculty
● Editing & updating
capabilities
● Control of versions
● Flexible content
● Expansive choice
● New teaching strategies
For Students
● Costly textbooks
● Can’t or Won’t Buy
● 1st Day Access or Earlier
● Permanent Access
● Wider range of learning
materials
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16. How to Use OER
Adopt: Curate Adapt: Change Build: Craft
“Nationalbibliothek” by Nicolas Vollmer
is licensed under CC BY 2.0
“Reworking, rewriting, removing” by
mpclemens is licensed under CC BY 2.0
“Hand bound book, binding
view” by mebrett is licensed
under CC BY 2.0
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17. Caveats
“Just replacing the textbook”
● Ancillary materials
● Classrooms are just like mathematical formulas
“No excuses to skip the work”
● OER as punitive
● Open does not equal accessible (but it should!)
“This will go great.”
● Mistakes happen
● OER is reiterative
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18. Some tips about implementing OER
1. Take it slow (as best you can)
2. Choose wisely & selectively
3. Avoid “Fair-Use” assumptions
4. Make sure it’s accessible.
5. Try it out on platforms
6. Mention it in the syllabus/class
7. Direct students to places for access.
8. Use your resources: dept, instructional designers, librarians,
disability services
9. Anticipate & be flexible with hiccups
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19. So What About OER & Math?
1. You are not alone. (CCC-OER)
2. There’s lots out there. (Resources)
3. It’s a team effort. (Look around you)
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25. Questions?
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26. Making Sure Everyone Gets Pi: The Fundamentals of
OER
Lance Eaton
Brandeis University
North Shore Community College
leaton01@brandeis.edu
@leaton01
http://www.ByAnyOtherNerd.com
Presentation & Resources
Link: https://goo.gl/yz4RmM
THANK YOU!

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