Faculty Survey on OER: Perceptions, Behaviors, and Implications for Library Practice

Abstract

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How Much Do Faculty Think Students Should Pay for Course Materials? A Survey of Instructors’ Use of Current Course Materials and OER Use

“…Yet there is still much uncertainty when it comes to understanding whether the resources they are utilizing are in fact OER. This mirrors the Bell (2018) study and the Bond et al (2021) findings, which showed strong interest and some use yet ongoing confusion about what content can be considered OER. This lack of understanding could be a result of the ACMI's focus, which has concentrated on a broad message of affordability with less emphasis on defining or specifically encouraging OER use.…”

Impact and implementation of UNESCO’s Recommendation on Open Educational Resources in academic libraries: SPARC Europe Case Study

“…Finally, libraries can also be providers of financial and training support (Bond et al, 2021), since they propose grant funding for the creation of OER and offer both non-formal or for-credit courses and modules employing OER.…”

“…As regards their efforts to raise awareness of OER, most of the libraries surveyed reported a clear engagement with OE and declared themselves to be playing a key role in its advancement (primarily, in a supportive fashion, with teaching/learning support departments taking the lead). In this regard, Bond et al (2021) point to the benefits of engaging in campus-wide collaboration. Such initiatives enable libraries to work in partnership with other academic departments (Bond et al, 2021) and to disseminate training to all stakeholders (Huang et al, 2020).…”

“…In this regard, Bond et al (2021) point to the benefits of engaging in campus-wide collaboration. Such initiatives enable libraries to work in partnership with other academic departments (Bond et al, 2021) and to disseminate training to all stakeholders (Huang et al, 2020).…”

“…Therefore, although sustainability was adopted as one of the American Library Association's (ALA) Core Values of Librarianship in 2019, additional financial investment and a change of mindset and strategy are needed to facilitate sustainable library OER programmes. Some of the strategies that libraries are currently adopting in their efforts to improve scalability and sustainability include OER publishing models, OER programmes based on alternative open-textbook grants and streaming video licencing (Hoover et al, 2020), incentives for OER creation (Bond et al, 2021) and the application of Human Performance Technology (HPT) (Essmiller et al, 2020). Other effective actions to ensure sustainability might include observing new suppliers entering the marketplace, identifying changes in licencing models and partnering with teaching departments to incorporate OER into courses (Hoover et al, 2020).…”