OER Resources

An online resource to help faculty navigate the world of OER

Writing from scratch

If you are interested in writing your own textbook to be part of the OER community or want to take your own authored materials to the next level, there are many different resources available. Before getting started, it is advised that you consult with Jeffrey Marzluft first as there may be other resources (internal and external) to which he can point you.

Authoring Open Textbooks by the Open Textbook Network
A lot of helpful advice and instructions on organizing content, writing resources, and other authoring tools.
Open Education Self-Publishing Guide
BCcampus, one of the leaders in the movement, produced this reference type book on all aspects of producing an open textbook. Preparation, planning, production, and publication are all covered in addition to copyright compliance and citations.

Creation Tools

SUNY Guide to OER Authoring Tools
This website contains a wealth of different tools for creating various types of materials including audio/video, and text.
Pressbooks
Easily creates books from pdfs or word documents. Contains professional themes and one button publishing. Both free and priced options are available. University of Hawaii has a special Pressbooks account and repository so contact Jeffrey for more information on Pressbooks.
Soft Chalk
Used to create interactive tutorials and quizzes as well as to mash/mix up various media types.

Tutorials

Creating Open Educational Resources
A free course from Open university on authoring Open Educational Resources
Creating and Modifying OER Tutorial
A hands-on tutorial from the University of Georgia.