Information sources on Open Educational Resources (OER) including background information, collections of existing OER, creation tools, pedagogical application and academic literature
Heather MacDonald Greene Multimedia CenterLocated in Kent Library, this center provides software for photos/graphics, sound, video, web animation and hardware such as microphones and graphics tablets for creating and producing multimedia content.
Open Office Hours with CC's Legal TeamCome join CC’s legal team for open office hours. Everyone is invited to meet with General Counsel Kat Walsh and Counsel Yuanxiao Xu to discuss legal issues related to CC licenses, CC0, and open sharing in general.
Open PedagogyThis website is designed to serve as a resource for educators interested in learning more about Open Pedagogy.
Tools to Promote Open Pedagogy in the ClassroomThis is a 30-page toolkit with 16 distinct teaching methods that promote open pedagogy explained. Authored by Associate Professor Michael D. Aldridge, a member of the University of Northern Colorado's School of Nursing. The beginning of the toolkit explains open pedagogy and its relationship to OER. There is a section at the end with additional resources and next steps if faculty want to implement some of these methods. There are multiple weblinks and examples embedded in the document so that faculty who are interested in a particular method can use those resources for more information and to see examples of how to implement open pedagogy.
License logo downloadsThe following SVG, EPS, and PNG files should be used for print publications.
Licensing considerationsSome basic things that you should think about before you apply a Creative Commons license to your material, or use Creative Commons-licensed material.
AudacityFree, open source, cross-platform audio software. Useful for editing podcasts or audio tracks of video content.
BlenderBlender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, even video editing and game creation.
GIMP - GNU Iimage ManipulatorAn open source, freely downloadable program for photo and graphics editing, comparable to Photoshop
H5PCreate interactive assessments in Canvas with this free and open resource. Introductory video: https://youtu.be/tOSkQu3gYAE
HypothesisUse Hypothesis to annotate anything online with classmates, colleagues, or friends.
Libre OfficeA free to download suite of programs analogous to Microsoft Offices, with applications for word processing, spreadsheet, database, drawing, and presentation/slide show.
MathCastMathCast is an equation editor, an application that allows you to input mathematical equations. These equations can be used in documents, emails, and webpages. The equations can be rendered graphically to the screen, to picture files, or to MathML.
OpenChemistryThe Open Chemistry project offers a suite of permissively licensed cross-platform tools that provide reusable libraries and end-user applications for computational chemistry, materials science, and related areas.
OpenshotVideo editor with an interface familiar to those who have used iMovie, Camtasia, or Widows Movie Maker.
PerusallWith Perusall, an online social annotation platform, you can increase student engagement, collaboration, and community within your course.
Resources to Explore ways to use H5P.
Create Interactive Content with H5P (PressBooks)Pressbooks features a native integration with H5P, an open-source plugin which can be used to create interactive quizzes and other learning activities in your book. There are over 40 different H5P activity types.
Open Pedagogy PortalThe goal of the Open Pedagogy Portal is to feature case studies, student work product, and teaching and learning resources related to and in support of open pedagogy.
For example, you can find write-ups and case studies of renewable assignments from specific disciplines and courses as well as the student work product that resulted from them (if available and openly licensed). Additionally, there are teaching and learning resources such as infographics, professional development materials, and training materials to help you grow your work with open pedagogy.
Pressbooks
Demonstration videoCurious about what Pressbooks looks like and how it works? Watch this demo
The Pressbooks User GuideThe Pressbooks User Guide goes into depth on both basic and advanced features of Pressbooks, such as creating footnotes, setting up a table of contents, editing your book’s CSS, and testing your ebook across multiple platforms. It also has a section with comprehensive instructions on how to use Pressbooks features that are specific to educational publishing.
A Guide to Making Open Textbooks with StudentsA Guide to Making Open Textbooks with Students is for faculty interested in practicing open pedagogy by involving students in the making of open textbooks, ancillary materials, or other open educational resources.
The Rebus Guide to Publishing Open TextbooksThe Rebus Guide to Publishing Open Textbooks (So Far) is a living repository of collective knowledge, written to equip all those who want to publish open textbooks with the resources they need.
