Plays:
Making the Case for OER
Use the plays below to build a network of supporters who will advocate for the change you want to make.
Preliminary Research Finds Students Using Lumen One Twice as Likely to Pass
At Lumen Learning, our mission is simple: to enable unprecedented learning for all students. Now, early findings from a multi-year national study conducted by Digital Promise provide strong new evidence [...]
OER INITIATIVE WEBSITE
Use this play to: Create a website to let your campus community (and the world) know about your OER initiative and the impact you’re making with OER. [...]
HONE YOUR ELEVATOR PITCH
Use this play to: Develop and practice your elevator pitch for OER: a succinct, persuasive sales pitch that lasts roughly the length of an elevator rode. [...]
ORGANIZE AN OER SUMMIT*
Use this play to: Organize a local, regional, or statewide event as a "summit" for OER veterans and newcomers to learn from each other, share experiences, and [...]
DFW ANALYSIS*
Use this play to: Find opportunities to increase your impact by identifying courses with the combination of high enrollments, high DFW rates (Drop-Fail-Withdrawal), and high textbook costs. [...]
PEER PRESENTATIONS AND SHARING*
Use this play to: Invite OER veteran faculty members from your campus or neighboring institutions to share what they’ve done and how it is impacting teaching and [...]
STUDENT PANEL*
Use this play to: Invite a panel of students who have used OER to speak publicly about how using open educational resources makes a difference for them [...]
A SANDBOX OF YOUR OWN*
Use this play to: Set up a “sandbox” course to give faculty members the opportunity to see, explore, and evaluate an OER course in their own discipline [...]
“WHY OER?” PRESENTATION*
Use this play to: Deliver a “Why OER?” presentation to help key stakeholders understand what OER is and why it makes a difference for students, teaching, and [...]
FACULTY PANEL*
Use this play to: Invite a faculty panel to present at a local conference, professional development day, OER event and/or a regional/national conference. Note: Asterisk denotes [...]
OER ADOPTION MATURITY MODEL
Use this play to: Structure your OER program in ways that provide opportunities to clarify planning and communications to a variety of stakeholders. This following model can [...]
OER ADOPTION IMPACT CALCULATOR
Use this play to: Use the OER Adoption Impact Calculator to explore different ways OER can make a meaningful difference to your institution, faculty, and students. [...]
COMPARE YOUR CAMPUS TO PEER INSTITUTIONS
Use this play to: Learn what your institutional peers are doing with open educational resources, and use this information to build a case for how to differentiate [...]
ENGAGE STUDENT LEADERSHIP
Use this play to: Cultivate relationships with student leaders to help raise awareness about textbook affordability and advocate for broader use of OER. See More [...]
OER COMMITTEE
Use this play to: Create and sustain a cross-functional OER steering committee. See More Plays Back to Playbook Home Ask a [...]
Questions we’re answering:
- Why should faculty members care about OER with all of the other initiatives competing for their time and focus?
- Why should administration and leadership care about OER?
- Who are the important players who need to understand and support a successful initiative?
- How do we start conversations and build support?