Speaker
Nancy O'Neill
Description
This session will focus on the value of using open educational resources (OER) in Physics. Open educational resources are freely available, fully accessible instructional materials that either reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits the use, revision, improvement, and redistribution by others. The presenter will discuss the benefits of OER from the standpoint of affordability, access, equity, and learning and highlight the Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) initiative and the kinds of supports and activities M.O.S.T. offers to engage faculty across the state in the creation and use of OER. (Similar initiatives exist in Virginia and DC, which will be noted.)
