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Open Educational Resources (OER)

Open Educational Resources (OER) are educational materials that are free and openly available to use, either through the public domain or licensed in a manner that allows for free and continuous permission to engage in the 5R permissions.

Open Educational Resources

OER reduce the cost of college and increase the quality of pedagogy by ensuring that materials, including open textbooks, are freely available for student’s education. OER can be used out of the “box” by discovering applicable open access resources, customized by adapting resources in the public domain, or composed à la carte by assembling course materials from a variety of open access materials.

Apply for an OER Grant

This grant aims to significantly lower or eliminate the cost of required materials to enrolled students. Proposals are accepted throughout the year.

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Apply for an OER Review Grant

This grant aims to empower instructors to evaluate OER, along with a traditional textbook or courseware, and review the findings.

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OER Grant Rubric

This rubric will be the basis for how the Olin Library OER Group will judge and award OER grants.

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OER at Rollins

Rollins’ professional and academic community members actively collaborate around open education initiatives, with the Olin Library playing a key role as a member of the Open Education Network (OEN) and Pressbooks. Through initiatives such as the Textbook Affordability Initiative, Rollins strives to diminish financial barriers to education while enriching learning experiences for all students.

If you’re interested in getting involved, please email Cassidy Watson.

Document your Scholarship Online with the Archives

The Archives collects and organizes the research and scholarly output of the Rollins community to make your work accessible to scholars and researchers worldwide.

Publish with the Library

Rollins Digital Press is Rollins College’s Open Educational Resources (OER) creation platform through Pressbooks. You can start creating materials for your courses today.

Textbook Cost Impact on Rollins Students

Olin asked students at Rollins what they could buy if they did not have to purchase textbooks, below are a few of the recorded responses:

  • New phone.
  • Food, med(s), gas, rent.
  • Food.
  • Gas.
  • Therapy.
  • Healthcare.
  • Travel experiences.
  • Rent.
  • A tank of gas, groceries, new socks.
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