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Open Educational Resources (OER)

OER Websites and Search Tips

Instructors can find OER in a variety of resources. Most OER organizations or collaborations have a database or central list of resources that faculty have added. Some databases also feature annotations or faculty feedback. Additionally, many disciplines have their own OER websites. The list below is not comprehensive but can instead be used as a starting point for faculty doing interdisciplinary work or work in any discipline. Remember that not all of the learning materials in these repositories and sources are OER for modifying but most of the content is freely available under Fair Use and/or with attribution.

General Education Search

Recorded Lectures & Video Tutorials Search

Open Textbooks

Modular Course Components

Complete Courses

OER and OCW Search Engines

 

MATH

HUMANITIES

LANGUAGE LEARNING

SCIENCES

SOCIAL SCIENCES

NURSING & ALLIED HEALTH

SEARCH TIPS

  1. Use the Advanced Search feature if available. This will allow you to search more efficiently and powerfully.
  2. Start with broad terms (ex. disease vs. cancer) and then narrow.
  3. As you narrow, think about disciplinary language. Is there something else this topic might be referred to as?
  4. If your terms are not generating helpful results consider using a browsing feature (even if it's very broad). Sometimes the term your searching isn't used but you still know it would grouped within broader subjects like "humanities" or "writing".

Refer to the infographic below which documents the process of searching for OER.
*Note: this infographic was adapted and modified from the University of Texas at Austin's original infographic. For more information, see their Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning website.

Infographic about seaching for open educational resources