SCHEV Open Virginia Advisory Committee (OVAC) Webinar Series Part III: Open Education: Student Success and Faculty Autonomy : Getting Started with Open Educational Resources

Would you like to incorporate open educational resources (OER) into your course, but aren't sure where to start? In this workshop, Abbey Elder, Iowa State University, guides you through the processes of finding, modifying, and creating OER. The workshop includes a set of practical tools and strategies for approaching their OER journey, as well as a better understanding of the support available for instructors in Virginia.

Speaker Bio: Abbey Elder is the Open Access & Scholarly Communication Librarian at Iowa State University. Her work uplifts and supports instructors who are interested in open education, open access publishing, and other scholarly communication topics. Abbey's handbook for instructors, The OER Starter Kit, has been used in professional development programs across the United States, and was adapted into a reusable workbook in 2020.

This event is part of the Open Education: Student Success and Faculty Autonomy 2020-21 Webinar series sponsored by SCHEV's Open Virginia Advisory Committee.