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Choosing Open Education
Resources: Perspective from
the Faculty
By Gregg SAPP for WA – SBCTC Course
“How to Use Open Education Resources”
(3/2/2015)
Some Common Faculty
Objections to OER
• Faculty perceive the quality to be inferior to
“standard” course materials.
• Faculty misunderstand the nature and purpose of
Creative Commons licensing.
• Faculty are unaware of the diversity of OER
• Faculty prefer to develop their own course
materials.
• Faculty fear that under Creative Commons they will
not get due credit for their work.
• Faculty may be motivated by the desire for
royalties.
Some Under-appreciated
Faculty Benefits of Using OER
• The up-front work of course design can be reduced.
• Using OER creates opportunities for networking with
other faculty and curriculum developers.
• Faculty can use these materials with confidence that
they are free to do so.
• Their students benefit from costs savings and easy
access to OER.
• By contributing to OER, faculty are participating in
research and creative endeavor.
• Advocating OER is an ethical choice in support of
free, open, and democratic principles of education.
Open Education Resources:
One of the best things in
life…

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Oer faculty perspective

  • 1. Choosing Open Education Resources: Perspective from the Faculty By Gregg SAPP for WA – SBCTC Course “How to Use Open Education Resources” (3/2/2015)
  • 2. Some Common Faculty Objections to OER • Faculty perceive the quality to be inferior to “standard” course materials. • Faculty misunderstand the nature and purpose of Creative Commons licensing. • Faculty are unaware of the diversity of OER • Faculty prefer to develop their own course materials. • Faculty fear that under Creative Commons they will not get due credit for their work. • Faculty may be motivated by the desire for royalties.
  • 3. Some Under-appreciated Faculty Benefits of Using OER • The up-front work of course design can be reduced. • Using OER creates opportunities for networking with other faculty and curriculum developers. • Faculty can use these materials with confidence that they are free to do so. • Their students benefit from costs savings and easy access to OER. • By contributing to OER, faculty are participating in research and creative endeavor. • Advocating OER is an ethical choice in support of free, open, and democratic principles of education.
  • 4. Open Education Resources: One of the best things in life…