Open Educational Resources (OER)

Readings & Other Resources: Accessibility

Creating accessible OER is imperative. Use these resources to ensure that all students can access and use any resources you are using in the classroom.

OER Accessibility Toolkit

Authoring Accessible OER

Open Washington: Accessibility

IT Accessibility Checklist

Readings & Other Resources: Authoring

A 7-Step Guide to Creating Your Own Open Educational Resources

Webinar: OER Authoring Tools

Webinar: Open Textbook Publishing and Adoption

Course Management Systems

Course Management Systems can be used to distribute OERs and materials for a course to students.

STCC Blackboard
Canvas
Google Classroom

Publishing Your OER Materials

Making your OER materials publicly available to more than just your own students will increase the impact of your OER. 

STCC, along with all public higher education institutions in Massachusetts, is part of the OER repository known as "Open Massachusetts." All STCC faculty have free access to publish on Open Massachusetts. It is a place where you can publish a full OER textbook or course, as well as individual materials such as syllabi, assignments, lectures, videos etc.

Open Massachusetts: A Public Higher Education Repository

Training is available for those who want to publish their OER on Open Massachusetts. Contact the OER Librarian, Emily Butler, for more information: efbutler@stcc.edu 

Publishing an OER Textbook

Interested in publishing an OER textbook? The resources below provide best practices and tips for getting started.

• Self-Publishing Guide, Lauri Aesoph, BCcampus Open Education
  • a practical reference for writing and publishing an open textbook. This guide provides details on the preparation, planning, writing, and publishing of an open textbook as well as the importance of copy editing and proofreading. Copyright, open copyright licenses, and the differences between citation and attribution are discussed."
• Authoring Open Textbooks, Melissa Falldin & Karen Lauritsen, Open Education Network
• A Guide to Making Open Textbooks with Students, Robin DeRosa, Rajiv Jhangiani, Timothy Robbins, David Squires, et al., Rebus Community
• The Rebus Guide to Publishing Open Textbooks (So Far), Rebus Community 
• UH OER Training, William Meinke, UH OER
• OER Activity Sourcebook, Naomi Salmon, UW-Madison

Not ready to create your own OER textbook or course? Check out the BCcampus Open Textbook Adoption Guide.