Open Educational Resources
Document Type
Lecture or Presentation
Publication Date
Fall 10-26-2018
Abstract
Faculty creation and adoption of OER and ZTC materials can provide students with benefits that extend beyond no-cost or low-cost considerations. These materials can be the foundation of more culturally relevant classroom materialsthanstudents are used to seeing. They can increase the accessibility of instructional materials to students with disabilities. They can be employed to support student-centered learning ideas which upend traditionalnotionshow information flows between teachers and students. Using OER and ZTC materials has the potential to address many of the concerns about inequality that faculty and students alike have about the current educational model. Although OER and ZTC initiatives present opportunities for increased access and equity in the classroom, they do not inherently eliminate interlocking structures of oppression such as systemic racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism, and more.
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Comments
Faculty creation and adoption of OER can provide students with benefits that extend beyond no-cost or low-cost considerations. OER can be the foundation of more culturally relevant classroom materials than students are used to seeing. OER can increase the accessibility of instructional materials to students with disabilities. They can be employed to support student-centered learning ideas which upend traditional notions how information flows between teachers and students. Using OER has the potential to address many of the concerns about inequality that faculty and students alike have about the current educational model.