Where to Start? Laying the groundwork for an OER program at a regional campus

Abstract

This chapter focuses on an evidence-based approach to developing and accessing faculty outreach of open educational resources at Indiana University East (IU East). Open educational resources (OER) are described as any teaching or learning materials (i.e., courseware, textbooks, PowerPoint slides, syllabi, lesson plans, images, etc.) that are openly licensed, allowing individuals to retain, reuse, redistribute, remix, and revise the material to suit their needs. Indiana University East is a regional campus of Indiana University (IU) and is the regional leader in public higher education for eastern Indiana and western Ohio, offering over 60 programs and serving an estimated 3,200 students, and employs 300 full-time and adjunct faculty members. The IU East Campus Library is the only library on campus, located in Hayes Hall. The library employs two professional staff members, three librarians, and the director.