Open Educational Resources (OER): Certificates and Institutes

With a team approach in mind, and supported by a generous grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Open Education Network designed a Certificate in Open Educational Practices (OEP) program to serve faculty and librarians. Paired as a team of two (one faculty + one librarian), you'll learn about the range of open educational practices in the fall, then work together to create a personalized action plan that will allow you to implement your own open educational practice project in the spring. Expert instructors provide actionable pathways for you to center social justice in your shared project. The Certificate in OEP will increase your proficiency in creating accessible, inclusive, and student-centered pedagogy.

Open educational resources (OER), such as textbooks freely available through an open license, help narrow performance gaps, reduce failure rates, and level the academic playing field. Through the yearlong online Institute on OER, participating teams gain the skills needed to design, launch, expand, and hasten their own campus OER plans for large-scale engagement and adoption. Teams interact with expert consultants and participate in regular webinars and planning sessions.