Plays to generate awareness, excitement, and momentum to recognize the impact you’re making.

ON-ON-ONE COFFEE CONVERSATIONS

Take time to sit down with individual faculty members over coffee, show them OER materials and ask what they think. Meet them where they are to build bridges for OER.   See More Plays Back to Playbook Home Ask a Lumen Expert

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COURSE CATALOG OER TAG*

Use this play to:

In your course catalog, tag sections that use OER as low/no cost courses. 

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FACULTY MINI-GRANT PROGRAM*

Use this play to:

Create a faculty grant program that creates funding incentives to try OER, while aligning with your strategic goals for expanding OER adoption.

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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 and learning management system.

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IDENTIFY AND CULTIVATE OER SPOKESPERSON

Use this play to:

Identify charismatic spokespeople whose enthusiasm for OER is contagious, and who are willing to share their experiences and motivate others to try OER. See More Plays Back to Playbook Home Ask a Lumen Expert

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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.

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FACULTY ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS

Use this play to:

Invite faculty to attend an in-person or virtual Faculty/Student Roundtable session to hear from faculty and/or students who have used OER, and to bring their questions. See More Plays Back to Playbook Home Ask a Lumen Expert

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"JUST TRY IT"

Use this play to:

Challenge faculty to jump in and just try OER for the first time, using content that gives them an easy starting point for making the shift to open content.   See More Plays Back to Playbook Home Ask a Lumen Expert […]

STUDENT SAVINGS SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS

Use this play to:

Invite students to share what they spent on textbooks and how they utilized cost savings via social media to promote OER. See More Plays Back to Playbook Home Ask a Lumen Expert

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MARKETING CAMPAIGNS

Use this play to:

Raise awareness about your initiatives by targeting departments, faculty, and support staff with strategic messaging that promotes specific action. See More Plays Back to Playbook Home Ask a Lumen Expert

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Step 1. Call the Play. What’s your objective, […]