In this session, attendees will engage in dialogue about the fundamental challenges encountered in collaborative OER development. We'll delve into a faculty member's experience using open pedagogy to guide a student through undergraduate research, resulting in a remixed OER textbook for Animal Physiology. We will describe how faculty's expertise, the student's perspective, and foundational support of an OER Librarian converge to create a multi-pronged approach to course transformation, integrating adoption, adaptation, and creation of course materials. Additionally, we'll discuss barriers students face in OER involvement, reasons to involve students as OER project partners, strategies for student funding and training, and mutual benefits for faculty-student collaboration in educational development.
Attendees of this session will be able to:- Recognize the essential components of successful collaborative OER projects, including faculty expertise, student perspective, and OER principles.
- Evaluate barriers faced by students in OER involvement, including creation, adaptation, and adoption.
- Develop strategies for gauging student readiness for OER projects.
- Navigate the complexity and scope of collaborative OER initiatives.
