Open Educational Resources (OER)

Adopt/Adapt OER

• OER Starter Kit
• Faculty OER Toolkit
• Adaptation Guide from BCcampus
• Modifying an Open Textbook: What You Need to Know.
• Remixing Open Sources with Conflicting Licenses

Create OER

• Authoring Open Textbooks
• Open Textbook Publishing Orientation (PUB 101)
• The Rebus Guide to Publishing Open Textbooks (So Far)

Accessible OER

General

• DO-IT Accessibility Checklist (University of Washington)
• Universal Design for Learning Guidelines (CAST)
• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1

Text

• Affordable Learning Georgia: OER Accessibility Series and Rubric
• BCcampus Open Education Accessibility Toolkit, 2nd Edition
• Floe: The Inclusive Learning Design Handbook
• LinkedIn Learning videos: make your online course accessible
• WebAIM: PDF Accessibility

Images

• WebAIM: Alternate Text
• Guidelines for Describing STEM Images (from National Center for Accessible Media)

Videos

• Cielo 24: The 99% Captioning Compliance Checklist
• Talking Type: Captioning Guidelines
• DCMP: Captioning Key
• Searching YouTube for videos with captions

Audio

• 3PlayMedia: The Ultimate Guide to Audio Description

Other OER Resources

• Creating Online Learning Experiences: A Brief Guide to Online Courses, from Small and Private to Massive and Open
• OER Student Toolkit