Today's Message

Open educational resources (OER) are part of a growing trend in education, but they can be difficult to define and use. In order to develop a better understanding of OER, the Faculty Development Center, Instructional Resources, and Butler Library will host a workshop series for faculty called "Understanding OER."

The series will address questions such as

• What are open educational resources and how are they used in a classroom?
• Can these tools help improve my teaching and my students’ learning?
• What is the Open SUNY Textbooks project?

Four workshops will be held over the course of the semester:

• OERs and Creative Commons: An Overview
  Thursday, September 18, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.
  Butler Library 316
  Registration Link
   
• Open SUNY Textbooks, with Kate Pitcher of SUNY Geneseo
  Thursday, October 9, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.
  Butler Library 318
  Registration Link
   
• Locating and Using OERs
  Thursday, October 23, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.
  Butler Library 316
  Registration Link
   
• FACT2 Symposium Webinar
  Friday, November 7
  Time and location to be announced