OER by subject
What are Open Educational Resources (OER)?
Open Educational Resources are teaching, learning, and research materials in any medium – digital or otherwise – that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open license that permits no-cost access, use, adaptation and redistribution by others with no or limited restrictions.
Creative Commons Information
Publications and Research about OER
Open: The Philosophy and Practices that are Revolutionizing Education and Science (Free e-book).
Open Educational Group Publications
Community College Consortium for Open Education Resources - Our mission is expanding access to education by promoting awareness and adoption of Open Educational Resources (OER). Over 200 colleges have joined the consortium and many more participate in our activities and use resources posted here.
Check out the monthly webcam discussions about OERs.
Finding OER Materials
- Tips on finding OER materials for your classesOpen Professional Education Network
- How do I find information on Open Educational Resources?CSN Libraries FAQ
- Open Textbook Network LibraryFaculty reviewed textbooks
- Lumen LearningTextbooks and full courses
We know that finding OER can be overwhelming. If you need help finding something, please contact Gracie McDonough (gracie.mcdonough@csn.edu), an Instruction and Reference Librarian, who has her certificate in OER Librarianship through Open Textbook Network at UMN.
Finding and Using Library Materials
Instruction/Reference Librarian
OER at CSN
- Spring 2021 Convocation OER poster sessionFor more information about OER being used at CSN please watch this video made by Gracie McDonough, a librarian at CSN.
- Canvas CommonsCanvas Commons works all have a Creative Commons license and are not Copyrighted works. They can be added to Canvas courses by anyone that would like to use them.
- CSN OER Task ForceCSN has created a task force to explore campus-wide OER initiatives. If you would like to get involved or just have questions about OER at CSN, please contact Gracie McDonough (gracie.mcdonough@csn.edu), Paula Michniewicz (paula.michniewicz@csn.edu), or Brendan Shapiro (brendan.shapiro@csn.edu).