As a result of a university merger and transformation initiative, a unique opportunity presented itself to build an Open Educational Resources and Curriculum Support (OERCS) team that would be fully embedded into each course development taking place at National University. Within one year of providing tailored, hands-on OER assistance and curation for 569 course builds, the OERCS team saved students approximately $275,000 in textbook costs, shepherded the development of multiple open educational resources by university faculty and staff, and increased the adoption of OER in courses by 54%. This presentation will share successes and lessons learned in the first year of full OER and curriculum support. The presentation will also provide fodder for future direction that may be implemented at your institution as the OERCS team continues increasing the adoption, utilization, quality, and development of open educational resources at National University.
Attendees of this session will be able to:- Discover ways to implement OER into course development
- Understand how to incentivize faculty and staff to author and adapt OER
- Develop strategies to work through challenges with OER acceptance
- Investigate future opportunities for OER implementation and promotion
