LibGuides: Open Educational Resources: Remixing and Revising OER

Tools and Resources

Attributing CC Licensed Content
A brief course from Lumen Learning on how to attribute Creative Commons works, whether individual works or combined works.
Authoring Open Textbooks
Content includes a checklist for getting started, publishing program case studies, textbook organization and elements, writing resources and an overview of useful tools.
Modifying an Open Textbook: What You Need to Know
This guide provides an overview of what you need to consider in remixing/creating an OER, including licensing, identifying formats, determining access, and more. It also provides guidance on the accessibility and ease of use of different formats.

Original Format	Possible Editing Tools (Web-based)	Possible Editing Tools (Desktop)
Word or OpenOffice	Google Docs, PressBooks	Microsoft Word, OpenOffice
ePub	PressBooks	Sigil, Calibre
Mobi (requires conversion to ePub for editing)		Calibre (to convert and edit)
Text	Google Docs, PressBooks	Word, OpenOffice
LaTex	OverLeaf	TeXnicCenter, TeXworks, Texmaker, SageMath
HTML	Google Docs, PressBooks, MediaWiki	Dreamweaver, MS Expression Web
OpenStax College	Connexions	n/a

Adapted from "6 Steps to Modifying an Open Textbook" by Clint Lalonde, BCcampus is licensed under CC BY 4.0

OER Authoring Tools
SUNY Empire State has provided an extensive list of tools which can be used to create/edit open educational resources.

Whether you have decided to create an OER from scratch or adapt or revise a currently existing one, it is important to determine the type of license it should have.

Choose a Creative Commons License
Use the license building from Creative Commons to determine how a new work should be used.
Marking Your Work with a CC License
Information on applying a Creative Commons License on either digital or print documents.
Open Attribution Builder
Open Washington provides this tools to help individuals create the proper attribution for sources that are used.

"Creating OER and Combining Licenses" by Florida Virtual Campus, The Orange Grove Repository is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Sharing OER

Open Educational Resources do not have to be textbooks. Faculty may already have created resources that can become OER. Examples are:

Syllabi
Course
Video/Tutorial
Worksheets
Assignments
Tests, quizzes, assessments

If you decide that you wish to share these resources, then think about:

What license should be applied to it?
What format is it in? Plain text is more accessible and more easily remixed than PDF.
Where will you house it? Contact Joanne Evanoff to discuss including it in ERAU's Scholarly Commons.