The Opportunity of Now: Adopting Open Educational Resources in the Sociology Classroom and Beyond

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Main Authors: Francis, Robert D., Hill, Carleigh E., Overmier, Jenise
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2023
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author Francis, Robert D.
Hill, Carleigh E.
Overmier, Jenise
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Hill, Carleigh E.
Overmier, Jenise
Francis, Robert D.
Hill, Carleigh E.
Overmier, Jenise
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contents The Opportunity of Now: Adopting Open Educational Resources in the Sociology Classroom and Beyond Francis, Robert D. Hill, Carleigh E. Overmier, Jenise Sociology Open Educational Resources Adoption (Ideas) Textbooks Library Services Inclusion Empathy Student Costs Barriers Equal Education College Faculty There is no better time than now for sociologists to adopt open educational resources (OER), and sociology as a discipline is well positioned to lead. Adopting OER takes seriously the well-documented financial challenges faced by many students, supports classroom and campus goals of equity and inclusion, and allows for increased instructor flexibility. However, OER are not without their difficulties and limitations. This conversation article suggests four ways for instructors to begin or advance their utilization of OER: Ask your librarian, start with an open textbook, join the existing OER conversation, and incorporate OER within one's broader commitment to inclusive and empathetic pedagogy.
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spellingShingle The Opportunity of Now: Adopting Open Educational Resources in the Sociology Classroom and Beyond
Francis, Robert D.
Hill, Carleigh E.
Overmier, Jenise
Sociology
Open Educational Resources
Adoption (Ideas)
Textbooks
Library Services
Inclusion
Empathy
Student Costs
Barriers
Equal Education
College Faculty
The Opportunity of Now: Adopting Open Educational Resources in the Sociology Classroom and Beyond Francis, Robert D. Hill, Carleigh E. Overmier, Jenise Sociology Open Educational Resources Adoption (Ideas) Textbooks Library Services Inclusion Empathy Student Costs Barriers Equal Education College Faculty There is no better time than now for sociologists to adopt open educational resources (OER), and sociology as a discipline is well positioned to lead. Adopting OER takes seriously the well-documented financial challenges faced by many students, supports classroom and campus goals of equity and inclusion, and allows for increased instructor flexibility. However, OER are not without their difficulties and limitations. This conversation article suggests four ways for instructors to begin or advance their utilization of OER: Ask your librarian, start with an open textbook, join the existing OER conversation, and incorporate OER within one's broader commitment to inclusive and empathetic pedagogy.
title The Opportunity of Now: Adopting Open Educational Resources in the Sociology Classroom and Beyond
topic Sociology
Open Educational Resources
Adoption (Ideas)
Textbooks
Library Services
Inclusion
Empathy
Student Costs
Barriers
Equal Education
College Faculty
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1396103