LibGuides: Open Educational Resources (OER) Information and Resources: Getting Started

Definition of OER

OER are teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others. - The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

If you are new to OERs, the Faculty OER Toolkit ebook by Shannon Moist provides information about what they are and how they can be used.

Questions? Need to set up a Zoom consultation? Contact Holly Mabry at hmabry@gardner-webb.edu or 704 406-2184.

OER Search Engine - Searches Nearly 100 OER Databases

Individual OER Databases

Creative Commons Search
"A repository of various types of media, including images, music, and videos."
ISBN Search - Textbook Supplementary Materials
Enter the ISBN below to search the MERLOT library for open courses, journal articles, other texts, and other learning materials that you can use to complement textbooks that you might consider adopting for your courses.
Khan Academy
Created by experts, Khan Academy’s library of trusted, standards-aligned practice and lessons covers math K-12 through early college, grammar, science, history, AP®, SAT®, NCLEX-RN, and more. It’s all free for learners and teachers."
MERLOT
"MERLOT provides access to curated online learning and support materials and content creation tools, led by an international community of educators, learners and researchers."
NC LIVE Open Education North Carolina: Textbook Finder
Includes widely-used textbooks from 2 and 4-year institutions across NC
SOL*R (Shareable Online Learning Resources)
"SOL*R is a repository service provided by BCcampus that allows educators to access FREE online learning resources. It facilitates sharing, discovery, reuse, and remixing of a growing collection of content created by BC post-secondary educators."

Digital Scholarship & UX Librarian

Holly Mabry

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Subjects: Art & Art History, Communications, Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, English, General Research, Music