5. photo by: flickr/Hey Paul LINKS Giving Knowledge for Free: The Emergence of Open Educational Resources Access to Education with Online Learning and Open Educational Resources: Can They Close the Gap? Openness and the Future of Higher Education
MSUglobal who we are small unit what we do spearhead OER initiatives on campus (among other things) what we’re not OER publishing unit dedicated unit for OERwhat we don’t have funding solely for “OER at MSU” staff solely for OERwhat we do have nominal support and backing from administration in terms of staff… me ; )
Why OER? building awareness of your unique contributions to your field fostering connections with colleagues around the world preserving a record of teaching innovations in a way that enables others to build upon them saving time by customizing existing digital resources for teaching and learning without starting from scratch