Module 2ADOPT, ADAPT, CREATE

Module 2 delves into the various ways you can find and use OER. One way to describe the range of possibilities is described by David Wiley’s Five Rs model (Go Further, below). Another is the Adopt/Adapt/Create framework used in this course.

Regardless of the terms used to describe OER usage, it’s important to match your approach with your pedagogical needs, to limit use within the specific permissions granted by the open license, to include appropriate attributions, and to watch out for the inclusion of material not covered by the license such as images the OER creator has borrowed from other sources. By the end of this module, participants should be able to–

Identify why and how to adopt, adapt or create OERs
Know where to find OERs
Determine if a resource has the right copyright permissions for your needs
Use Pressbooks EDU to clone and adapt OER and create new resources with original content

Adopting

The simplest way to use an OER is to adopt it as-is, the same way you would use a commercially printed textbook. Thanks to the widespread use of digital platforms, instructors can streamline how they integrate adopted OER into their courses, saving themselves time while reducing costs for students and improving accessibility. Ensuring that you and your students gain the benefits of adopting OER requires attention to several factors, from finding and evaluating materials to planning distribution for maximum accessibility in alignment with copyright permissions.

EXPLORE

Read What OER/OA Course Materials Are Available Other Than Complete Texts? (1 min)
Read Steps to Adopting an Open Textbook by BC Campus (2 min)
Read Creative Commons (CC) licenses (2 min)
Read Use & Remix by Creative Commons (1 min)
Read Copyright Made Simple(ish) by Jen Hughes, Salt Lake Community College (10 min)
Watch OER Discovery and Remix by Rebus Community (13 min)

DO

Adapting

One of the strongest benefits of using OER is the ability to legally change a resource to better fit your context without obtaining special permission from the author. According to the BC Open Textbook Adaptation Guide, adapting OER can allow you to--

Address a particular teaching style or learning style
Adjust for a different grade or course level
Address diversity needs
Meet a cultural, regional, or national preference
Make the material more accessible for people with disabilities
Add material contributed by students or material suggested by students
Translate the material into another language
Correct errors or inaccuracies
Update the book with current information
Add more media or links to other resources

EXPLORE

Read the "Quick Guide" section of Modifying an Open Textbook: What You Need to Know (5 min)
Cloning & Adapting OER with Pressbooks EDU (5 min)
Read Pressbooks User Guide: Clone a Book (5 min)
Read New Charts for Adaptation and Remix by Jonathan Portiz, CC BY-SA (13 min)
Read Modifying an Open Textbook: What You Need to Know by Open Education Network (15 min)
Read Licensing an Adaptation by Lumen Foundation (5 min)
Watch 1B: How to Remix in Pressbooks: Cloning, Editing, Adding More (10 min starting from 26 min)
Watch Creating Image Attributions in Pressbooks with Nick Gittins for Utah State University (7 min)

DO

Using your UEN Pressbooks account and the Pressbooks Directory, choose a book and clone it to produce an exact copy of it. It may be one you intend to use or simply a practice book. Note: Be sure to mark your book "private."
Adapt it by doing at least one of the following:
- Replace or add an image or video - be sure to add the file to your Pressbooks media library first
- Add a new section with your own material or with material from another OER

Consider how the changes you've made may affect the licensing and copyright statements for the OER.
Sign up for the next live how-to webinar with Pressbooks to learn more and engage in Q&A with Pressbooks.

Creating

Authoring new content to publish as OER can add another dimension to your teaching and learning practice. Examples include:

Turn students from content consumers into content creator by having them design OER either individually or collaboratively
Share education and outreach materials with an international audience as part of a grant-funded project
Get institutional support to develop a purpose-built OER textbook in your area of expertise

EXPLORE

Read Faculty Focus: Empowering College Students to be OER Creators and Curators (x min)
Read How Does One Determine the Quality of OER/OA? (1 min)
Read The Rebus Guide to Publishing Open Textbooks (So Far) (30 min)
Read Self-Publishing Guide: Edit and Review by BCcampus (15 min)
Read Pressbooks User Guide: The Simple 5 Step Guide to Making a Book with Pressbooks (5 min)

DO

Write an assignment that challenges students to deepen their understanding and demonstrate what they've learned about a key topic by creating an OER.
Go through the steps of creating a new Pressbooks book from scratch. Fill it with the lesson plan you just created or other original content you've authored if it's ready to go.

Go Further

Watch David Wiley’s Five Rs (5 min)
Read OER Copyright Review Checklist by Jen Hughes for Open SLCC
Watch 1B: How to Remix in Pressbooks: Cloning, Editing, Adding More
Read Open Pedagogy as Open Student Projects
Consider digital collaboration tools such as hypothesis and Jamboard
Listen to Podcast episode 226: Critical Open Pedagogy (40 min)