Resources and support

OER resources and support vary by unit and stage of development:

I'm trying to find and integrate an already existing OER into my class.

It may be that an OER already exists that fits your needs or that you could tweak slightly to make it work for you.

Unit	Library	Centre for Teaching Excellence	Centre for Extended Learning	Bookstore
How they can help	Your Subject Librarian may be able to help you find an appropriate OER for your class.	If working on a blended course, your CTE liaison can help with questions about how to integrate a new text into your teaching plan.	If working on a fully online course, your Online Learning Consultant (OLC) can work with you to integrate the text into your course.	W Store staff can help you explore the full spectrum of textbook options, including OER.

Online tools:

The OER Sources Catalogue contains links to repositories of OER across a variety of disciplines. It is a good place to get started searching for a text on your own.

I've decided to adapt an existing OER or create my own.

You've found a text you'd like to adapt, or are looking for support to create a new OER.

Unit

Library

Centre for Extended Learning

Centre for Teaching Excellence

How they can help

The Instructional Design Team can

answer introductory questions related to scoping your work, project management, copyright/licensing permissions, and hosting platforms (e.g. PressBooks).

Refer to the Get a PressBooks account page for instructions on how to use your WatIAM credentials to get access to that software.

CEL's Agile Development Team can provide:

consultations to help you scope your work,
support for content development
recommendations for best practices for achieving identified learning outcomes

A comparison of CEL's assistance models is available on their Teach online page.

CTE Liaisons can:

consult on best practices for achieving identified learning outcomes.
provide assistance on gathering learner feedback

I've created an OER and need somewhere to host it.

Now you’re ready to release your OER to the public. You’ll want to choose a repository where your content can be hosted. We recommend one of the following options:

eCampusOntario Pressbooks library
- If you’ve created your resource using Pressbooks, you can have eCampusOntario host it in their OpenLibrary
OERCommons
- Content created with their Open Author tool can be hosted there