3. Benefit – Overcoming Boundaries
Support 1st generation
college students by
providing easy access to
course material.
4. Benefit -
Customization
Allows instructor
flexibility and
personalization/creativit
y in course design.
The instructor can focus on
students’ needs, and add or
subtract material depending on
a particular group of students is
processing course material.
5. Benefit –
Options
OER can offer more options for
individual students (let them choose
among readings, for example)
OER can be used to create
assignments — have students
analyze material from two different
OER sources covering the same
material.
6. Challenge –
Require online
format
Some students don’t like to
read online
Solution: can print out
material, can download pdf
or e-pub versions for off-line
access.
7. Challenge –
May Not be
Accessible
Solution: If the source CC license
allows for derivatives, instructor
can convert the material to an
accessible format.
OER resources may not be ADA
accessible.
8. Challenge –
Quality
Solution: Instructor can use
selections from a variety of OER
materials, rather than using the
whole of a single source.
Quality of OER material can
vary.
9. Challenge -
Time
Searching for quality OER
materials can be time-
consuming, creating more work
for the instructor.
Once material is collected and
embedded into the course, the
work is done, possibly making
the initial effort worthwhile.
10. Challenge – Links
Using more links to a variety of OER resources can cause issues
when copying Canvas courses — links can be broken when
imported, and need to be fixed. Similarly, links may become out
of date, and no longer valid.
On the positive side, Canvas courses can check link validity, but
they still need to be individually fixed by the instructor.
12. Image Sources:
Gold Vectors Yellow Star by Sulukhana Boonyarithsripong, Vecteezy
Attribution License
Modern Staircase in Concrete by Auris, iStock Standard Attribution
License
