CTL presentation on using OER resources in Art History

1. Art History OERs
Professor Melissa Hall

2. • According to the Chronicle of Higher
Education, 7 in 10 students didn’t
purchase a textbook because of cost.
• One in five college students has
skipped or deferred a class due to
the price of the required learning
resources.
• The cost of textbooks is rising at a
rate of 4 times inflation
• 60% of students have delayed
purchasing textbooks until they’ve
received their financial aid.
Why Use OER?

3. • Textbooks are boring
• Students don’t read them

5. Beth Harris Stephen ZuckerSmarthistory: started in 2005 as an
audioguide to the Met Museum

6. Video conversations
about art

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15. • Saves money
• Customized course materials
• Students can do work on the bus
• Students LIKE IT!
• Requires constant updating
• You become a “webmaster”

16. • How will you make sure students
are using the resources?

17. • Grading homework can get
out of hand

18. Start small: single assignments, or textbook supplement

19. Steal like a pro: find other courses using OER resources

20. OER Resources:
• SUNY OER: https://textbooks.opensuny.org/
• Open NYS: http://open-nys.org/
• OER Commons:
https://www.oercommons.org/