Plays:
Making the Case for OER
Use the plays below to build a network of supporters who will advocate for the change you want to make.
OER INITIATIVE WEBSITE
Use this play to: Create a website to let your campus community (and the world) know about your OER initiative and the impact you’re making with OER. [...]
HONE YOUR ELEVATOR PITCH
Use this play to: Develop and practice your elevator pitch for OER: a succinct, persuasive sales pitch that lasts roughly the length of an elevator rode. [...]
ORGANIZE AN OER SUMMIT*
Use this play to: Organize a local, regional, or statewide event as a "summit" for OER veterans and newcomers to learn from each other, share experiences, and [...]
DFW ANALYSIS*
Use this play to: Find opportunities to increase your impact by identifying courses with the combination of high enrollments, high DFW rates (Drop-Fail-Withdrawal), and high textbook costs. [...]
PEER PRESENTATIONS AND SHARING*
Use this play to: Invite OER veteran faculty members from your campus or neighboring institutions to share what they’ve done and how it is impacting teaching and [...]
STUDENT PANEL*
Use this play to: Invite a panel of students who have used OER to speak publicly about how using open educational resources makes a difference for them [...]
A SANDBOX OF YOUR OWN*
Use this play to: Set up a “sandbox” course to give faculty members the opportunity to see, explore, and evaluate an OER course in their own discipline [...]
“WHY OER?” PRESENTATION*
Use this play to: Deliver a “Why OER?” presentation to help key stakeholders understand what OER is and why it makes a difference for students, teaching, and [...]
FACULTY PANEL*
Use this play to: Invite a faculty panel to present at a local conference, professional development day, OER event and/or a regional/national conference. Note: Asterisk denotes [...]
OER ADOPTION MATURITY MODEL
Use this play to: Structure your OER program in ways that provide opportunities to clarify planning and communications to a variety of stakeholders. This following model can [...]
OER ADOPTION IMPACT CALCULATOR
Use this play to: Use the OER Adoption Impact Calculator to explore different ways OER can make a meaningful difference to your institution, faculty, and students. [...]
COMPARE YOUR CAMPUS TO PEER INSTITUTIONS
Use this play to: Learn what your institutional peers are doing with open educational resources, and use this information to build a case for how to differentiate [...]
ENGAGE STUDENT LEADERSHIP
Use this play to: Cultivate relationships with student leaders to help raise awareness about textbook affordability and advocate for broader use of OER. See More [...]
OER COMMITTEE
Use this play to: Create and sustain a cross-functional OER steering committee. See More Plays Back to Playbook Home Ask a [...]
Questions we’re answering:
- Why should faculty members care about OER with all of the other initiatives competing for their time and focus?
- Why should administration and leadership care about OER?
- Who are the important players who need to understand and support a successful initiative?
- How do we start conversations and build support?