Intro to OER for English - April 14, 2022 - presentation

Oct 16, 2026

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Intro to OER for English (April 14, 2022) presents open educational resources as teaching, learning, and research materials available through public-domain status or permissions enabling the 5R activities: retain, reuse, revise, remix, and redistribute. The session contrasts traditional copyrighted textbooks with OER benefits, including free and instant access, flexible editing under licenses, and improved student outcomes. It outlines how to identify OER via Creative Commons licenses, highlights English-focused OER collections and quality checks, and offers guidance for adapting or authoring OER for college composition and literature courses.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPPTX

Pages1

Reading Time3 min

AccessFree to download

Agenda

Why OER?

What’s available for English?

Working with an OER text: possibilities

Getting started adapting or authoring OER

OER basics: 5R permissions and Creative Commons licenses

Quality and adoption review strategies

Intro to OER for English April 14, 2022 Anna Mills, City College of San Francisco ASCCC OERI English Discipline Lead Agenda Why OER? What’s available for English? Working with an OER text: possibilities Getting started adapting or authoring OER Please say hello in the chat! Name and college Any topic you hope to cover today Why OER? Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Open Education Resources InitiativeMichelle Pilati, Faculty Lead OER Liaisons on every campus OER Discipline Leads make resource lists and host webinars Resources at ASCCC-OERI.org What are Open Educational Resources? Creative Commons defines OER as teaching, learning, and research materials that are either (a) in the public domain or (b) licensed in a manner that provides everyone with free and perpetual permission to engage in the 5R activities– retaining, remixing, revising, reusing and redistributing the resources. -- Creative Commons The framework, freely available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license (CC BY), was designed by Lumen Learning as the 5Rs The 5R Permissions of OER Combine two or more Remix Make and own copies Retain Use in a wide range of ways Reuse Adapt, modify, and improve Revise Share with others Redistribute Traditional Textbook Publishing company owns copyright and sells book for profit Cannot copy, scan, or share without permission One student = one copy Cannot change (revise or edit) material No one making a profit Freely and instantly available online Copy, scan, share, as much as needed Edit, revise, modify (depending on the license) OER Why Use OER, Especially Now? Free - students need extra financial help right now Instant access- no waiting for books to arrive Takes guessing game out of copyright and fair use Perfect for online classes - many can be integrated into Canvas Many have a print option How Do You Know if Something is OER and Not Just Free? Look for Creative Commons licenses: OER lead to greater improvement in grades and retention for non-white and low-income students Source: AAC&U, University of Georgia The Impact of Open Educational Resources on Various Student Success Metrics, in International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2018 This slide adapted from “OER Basics for the Less Familiar”, by Jennifer Paris of ASCCC OERI, licensed CC BY 4.0. POPULATION CHANGE IN GRADE CHANGE IN Drop, Fail, Withdraw All Student +8.6% -2.68% Non-Pell Eligible +7.4% -2% Pell Eligible +12.3% -4.4% Non-White +13% -5% Part Time +28% -10% Total students: 21,822 Increasingly, OER feature equitable representation and anti-racist principles What’s available for English? How do I quickly check for OER textbooks I might want to adopt? Try the ASCCC-OERI English and Literature resource page College Composition Argumentative Writing and Critical Thinking through Literature Argumentative Writing and Critical Thinking Style Guides Readings and Anthologies Introduction to Literature Survey of American Literature 1 and 2 Survey of World Literature 1 and 2 Survey of Literature in English 1, 2, and 3 Survey of British Literature 1 and 2 Children’s Literature Introduction to Creative Writing A list of textbooks organized by California course outline A few recommended texts for College Composition (ENGL 100) EmpoWord: A Student-Centered Anthology & Handbook for College Writers Let's Get Writing! Successful College Composition Writing Guide with Handbook (OpenStax) The OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook focused on “cultural awareness as a core outcome” (OpenStax blog, 2/22) But there are so many more... The list includes some three dozen other OER textbooks relevant to C-ID English 100. How do we assess quality efficiently? The list will soon be updated: here’s a preview of new resources Explore this sheet at https://bit.ly/3M4KBtF Look at which texts have been widely adopted Open Oregon lists adoptions across Oregon. Sort by English course or textbook name. Cool4Ed Course Showcase has a partial list for Calif

FAQs

What are Open Educational Resources (OER) according to the session?

OER are teaching, learning, and research materials that are either in the public domain or licensed to provide free and perpetual permission for the 5R activities.

How can you tell whether a resource is OER rather than just free?

Look for Creative Commons licenses that grant permissions aligned with OER, such as retaining, reusing, revising, remixing, and redistributing.

Why does the session recommend using OER, especially now?

It emphasizes immediate financial relief through free access, faster availability for students, and supports online integration, while reducing uncertainty about copyright and fair use.

Oct 16, 2026

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