Open Educational Resources: Getting Started Toolkit

Handouts

Tri-fold brochure "Open Textbooks: The affordable, flexible alternative" with CC BY license:

• Adobe PDF version with CARLI logo. 2nd page is rotated 180 degrees (upside down), so you can print with the settings “Print on both sides of paper” & “Flip on long edge” and the columns should print correctly. Updated January 2021.
• MS Word version that you may customize with local information. (opens in Microsoft Word)

OER Finding and Adopting Guide for Instructors: Worksheet (Adobe PDF version) or editable Worksheet (opens in Microsoft Word) 

Differentiating between Open Access and Open Educational Resources: Handout

Faculty Surveys

• Faculty Survey (Presentation from Jhangiani & Jhangiani at 2017 Open Textbook Summit, Vancouver)
• Open Education Group Faculty Survey
• OpenStax College Educator Survey

Student Surveys

• Open Education Group Student Survey
• OpenStax College Student Survey
• Florida Virtual Campus Student Textbook and Course Materials Survey: 2016 & 2018

Templates: Faculty Stipend Sample Agreements

• Creative Commons USA, the Rebus Community, and the Open Textbook Network worked together to create an Adaptable OER Publishing Agreement which has a Creative Commons attribution license (CC BY).
• Cleveland State University: Textbook Affordability Small Grant Application  
• Kansas State University: Open/Alternative Textbook Initiative Selection Criteria
• Virginia Commonwealth University: Open Textbook Workshop Application
• Rhode Island College: Professional Development and Textbook Adoption Stipends
• Virginia Tech Open Education Initiative Faculty Grants (2019-2020) and (2020-2021)