Faculty Resources

Open Educational Resources (OER) are educational materials that are either available in the public domain or that have been made available through open licenses granting permission to freely retain, reuse, revise, remix and redistribute (the "5 Rs" of OER).

According to the Texas Education Code, Section 51.451, OER “may include full course curricula, course materials, modules, textbooks, media, assessments, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques, whether digital or otherwise, used to support access to knowledge.”

The Digital Higher Education Consortium of Texas (DigiTex) offers Texas Learn OER, a set of openly licensed modules providing OER training for faculty, staff, and administrators.

The DigiTex OER website also has a list of (free) recorded webinars and upcoming live events.

Professional Development Credit

You can request Dallas College professional development credit for any of the above training.

Instructions: Request Professional Development Credit for External Training.

The OERTX repository was created to facilitate the curation of OER materials and support their creation and customization at Texas institutions of higher education. All OERTX resources are free and available to any user.

The repository was created by the Coordinating Board through a partnership with the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME) and funding through the legislature. OERTX supports the 60x30TX initiative.

There are many popular and vetted OER repositories that can help you locate quality educational materials for your courses. Here are just a few:

Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER)

CCCOER is a consortium of community and technical colleges committed to expanding access to education and increasing student success. The Find OER page links to many OER repositories and provides tips for searching for open content.

MERLOT

MERLOT is a program of the California State University System. It provides a curated collection of materials that are free, open, and peer-reviewed.

Open Textbook Library

This library has hundreds of digital textbooks that you can download, edit, and distribute at no cost.

OER Commons

The OER Commons has a growing collection of over 50,000 high-quality OER. Use the advanced search to search by subject area, educational level, material type, etc.

Creative Commons

Explore over a billion Creative Commons Licensed resources, including literary works, videos, photos, audio, scientific research and more.