Open Educational Resources (OER) are, according to UNESCO, “learning, teaching and research materials in any format and medium that reside in the public domain or are under copyright that have been released under an open license, that permit no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose, adaptation and redistribution by others.”
In practice, OER:
- support student learning by eliminating textbook costs;
- enhance student success by increasing course completion and passing rates;
- create the opportunity for more equitable teaching because they can be adapted to students’ specific needs.
The open course materials in this collection, some of which were created with the financial support of the Colorado Department of Higher Education’s OER Grant Program, include LMS modules, LMS courses, syllabi, lesson plans, and more.
Books
Magic in Europe from Ancient Greece to the Enlightenment: A Sourcebook, Corinne Wieben
Handouts
List of Open Resources Used by Cycle 5 UNC Grantees, Nancy A. Henke
List of Open Resources Used by Round 4 UNC Faculty Grantees, Stephanie Wiegand
Lesson Plans
HUSR 336: Human Sexuality Undergraduate Course, Four Units, Emily Darrell and Rose Grace Grose
LMS Modules/Courses
Basic Biostatistics: Binomial Probability Distributions, Dannon Cox
Evidence-Supported Teaching in Canvas, Anne O. Davidson Shafer
Leadership Perspectives in Education, Jonathan Cooney
Learning by the Case Method, Danielle Dimitrov
Summarizing and Synthesizing Research Articles, Michael Aldridge
Thesis and Dissertation Formatting at UNC, Carol Steward
Third-Party Tools for K-12 Educators, Ashlee Kemp
Trigonometry Workshop, Angela Steele
Working with Canvas Groups in Asynchronous Courses, Heidi Muller
Media
FND 250 Course Modules, Jeff Gilis
Other
Libraries, The Military, and Reading in WWI, Nancy A. Henke
List of Open Resources Used by Faculty Grantees, Round 2, Jennifer Mayer
List of Open Resources Used by Round 3 UNC Faculty Grantees, Jennifer Mayer
List of Open Resources Used by UNC Faculty Grantees, Jennifer Mayer
Structure from Motion at Sheep Draw, Sharon Bywater-Reyes
Tools to Promote Open Pedagogy in the Classroom, Michael Aldridge
Syllabi
ANT130: Introduction to Biological Anthropology (Fall 2021), Marian Hamilton
ANT 130: Introduction to Biological Anthropology syllabus (Fall 2021), Britney Kyle
ANT 130: Introduction to Biological Anthropology syllabus (Spring 2020), Marian Hamilton
ASLS 684: Language Disorders in Early Childhood and Preschool syllabus, Kimberly Murza
Copyright and Open Licenses: A Unit for LIS Students, Nancy A. Henke
CRJ 380: Research Methods in Criminal Justice syllabus, Paul M. Hawkins
CRJ 550-700: Leadership & Management in Criminal Justice syllabus, Victoria Terranova
CRJ 550-700: Leadership & Management in Criminal Justic syllabus, Victoria Terranova
EDEC 315: Children's Literature syllabus, Amanda Rutter
EDEL:250 Elementary Teaching in CLD Settings, Brian Rose
EDEL 455: Approaches to Content Literacy for Diverse Learners (Fall 2021), Deborah Agar
EDEL 455: Approaches to Content Literacy for Diverse Learners (Spring 2022), Deborah Agar
EDRD 340: Academic Language/Literacy Development in the Content Areas at the Secondary Level (Fall 2021), Heather McGilvray
EDRD 340: Academic Language/Literacy Development in the Content Areas at the Secondary Level (Spring 2022), Heather McGilvray
English 345: Literary Theory and Criticism syllabus, Molly Desjardins
FND 250: Principles of Nutrition syllabus, Jeff Gilis
HUSR 205: Introduction to Human Services syllabus, David Greene
HUSR 397 Foundations of Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment, Erin Moser
Math 120: Mathematics & Liberal Arts syllabus, Angela Steele
Math 120: Mathematics & Liberal Arts syllabus (online), Angela Steele
MUS 140: Introduction to Music syllabus, Heeseung Lee
MUS 237-006: English and Italian Diction syllabus, Kristi Muzzio and Mary Brewer
MUS 238-006: French and German Diction syllabus, Kristi Muzzio and Mary Brewer
NURS 305: Professional Nursing Concepts syllabus, Katherine Sullivan
NURS 440: Current Issues in Health Care syllabus, Katherine Sullivan
NURS 480: Professionalism in Practice: Leadership and Management syllabus, Michael Aldridge
Philosophy 100: Introduction to Philosophy syllabus, Bailie Peterson
PSCI 100-001: United States National Government syllabus, Gregory P. Williams
Psychology 230: Human Growth & Development syllabus, Cassendra Bergstrom
STAT 250 Statistics for Life Sciences syllabus, Nancy Geisendorfer