Open Educational Resources (OER): OER for Communication Studies

So, you want to find OER for your subject area?

Suggestions for getting started:

• Talk with your colleagues. Who do you know who is using OER in your discipline, here at Clark and elsewhere? What OER are they using? Do they have any subject-specific OER advice?
  • OpenOregon shares a list of OER used in various college classes.
  • Look for subject-specific OER guides from other community colleges. Tips on how to find these in the "Searching the Open Web" box below.
• Prioritize accessibility from the beginning. Clark follows WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility guidance. Like commercially published materials, many OER are published with accessibility issues. An advantage of OER is that, often times, we can intervene and improve the accessibility of materials ourselves. Check out the Accessibility box below for more information and please evaluate OER for accessibility before sharing with students.
• Consider Backwards Course Design. When we design our courses backwards - beginning with learning goals - choosing course texts and other instructional materials are often the last part of the process. If you shake up your course with open pedagogy, you may even invite your students to help find, evaluate, and introduce course readings!
  • Check out Robin DeRosa's talk, Imagining an Open Future with OER, for more inspiration :)