OpenEd at Texas A&M
The international celebration of open education is back!
#OEWeek – launches 2-6 March – connects hundreds of open educators worldwide to share their passion for open education by showcasing their innovations and collective work with students, technologists, and other faculty members.
This is the 15th edition of OEWeek. Since 2012, the open education community in 79 countries has hosted 2,064 events and shared 843 Open Education assets in 38 languages. Open Education Week has included 85,535 engaged participants from 192 countries.
Open educational resources (OER) are any type of educational materials that are free to use. They can include textbooks, quizzes, assignments, instructional guides, and more. OERs can be used, reused, adapted, shared, and modified.
OpenEd at Texas A&M champions student success through the development, promotion, and use of OERs. We help faculty discover and implement OERs alongside other free and low-cost instructional materials including library-licensed content and library reserves.
OpenEd is saving students millions - visit our data dashboard to learn more.
TAMU estimates students budget $900 a year for books and course materials
In 2020, 65% of students surveyed reported skipping buying a textbook because of cost [SOURCE]
Open Ed Services
OER Support
OpenEd helps instructors locate, assess, adapt, create, and implement OERs and open pedagogy in your courses. We provide support for understanding open copyright licenses, public domain materials, library-licensed materials, and fair use copyright law and how they can be used to create a no-cost or low-cost course for students.
To book a consultation, email: OpenEdHelp@tamu.edu
Library Purchases
TAMU Libraries purchases course materials when available through library subscriptions. This includes unlimited user ebooks, streaming media, and a limited number of print books. These course materials can be placed on reserve for students, providing all the access but none of the cost!
Course Reserves
Electronic Reserves can help instructors organize their digital course materials, including OER, library-licensed materials, streaming media, and more in one place, making them more easily accessible to students. Instructors can easily integrate them into their Canvas courses.
Print Reserves include print textbooks, DVDs, and other physical materials the Libraries purchase and makes available to students for short check-out periods to assist them in completing their coursework.
Learn more about our textbooks and library reserves.
Open Ed Workshops
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