Plays to generate awareness, excitement, and momentum to recognize the impact you’re making.

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. See More Plays Back to Playbook Home Ask a Lumen Expert

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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.

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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 find opportunities for networking and collaboration around open education

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TARGET NEW AND PART TIME FACULTY

Use this play to:

Identify areas where your institution wants to make an impact with OER, including impact points that motivate key stakeholders to engage (such as student success, textbook cost savings, or academic ownership). Set near, medium, and long term goals for OER adoption and impact, and identify how you will […]

OER AWARD AND RECOGNITION PROGRAM*

Use this play to: 

Create an award program to recognize and express appreciation for individual contributions moving towards broader use of OER.

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FACULTY WORKSHOP & TRAINING PROGRAM*

Use this play to:

Identify, develop and deliver hands-on, workshop-style training to build effective OER teaching and learning techniques.

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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 learning in their courses. Host these presentations in departmental meetings, lunch & learn sessions, virtual roundtable discussions, teaching & learning center seminars, or other professional […]

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 financially and academically.

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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS*

Use this play to:

Seek out opportunities to share your and your faculty’s accomplishments at conferences and professional gatherings.

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