Accessible, Adaptable, Affordable: How OER and Low-Cost Materials can Future-Proof Your Courses

Authors

Janelle L. Wertzberger, Gettysburg CollegeFollow
Mary R. Elmquist, Gettysburg CollegeFollow
Sarah Appedu, Gettysburg CollegeFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

6-15-2020

Department 1

Library

Abstract

Janelle Wertzberger, Mary Elmquist, Sarah Appendu. Sarah Principato (Environmental Studies), Alecea Standlee (Sociology), Mercedes Valmisa (Philosophy) When COVID-19 caused an emergency pivot to online teaching and learning, students and faculty suddenly needed course materials that were accessible and adaptable in that context. Open educational resources (OER) offer flexibility and resiliency in any mode of instruction, while simultaneously reducing inequities among students. Faculty can employ other strategies to reduce student costs, as well. Hosted by the Musselman Library Scholarly Communications team, this session will include a short presentation, testimonials from faculty who are already teaching with OER and other low-cost materials, and time for questions and discussion.

Comments

This presentation was included in the Gettysburg June 2020 Pedagogy Institute.

See the full results of the Gettysburg College Student Textbook and Course Materials Survey.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Wertzberger, Janelle L.; Elmquist, Mary R.; and Appedu, Sarah, "Accessible, Adaptable, Affordable: How OER and Low-Cost Materials can Future-Proof Your Courses" (2020). All Musselman Library Staff Works. 137.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/librarypubs/137