The Role of Administrators
Administrators play an important role in supporting faculty adoptions and growth of OER on their home campus. Administrators have a unique opportunity to work with faculty across departments and disciplines, often having knowledge of OER adoptions from across department divides creating opportunities for dialogue and communication about OER which would not have otherwise occurred.
Below you can find some helpful resources if you are an administrator or working to engage administrators in an OER dialogue.
Compelling Reasons to Adopt OER for Senior Management
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Gives an explanation of OER specifically for administrators. Includes information on marketing, quality, productivity, and institutional reputation
Lumen Learning Impact Meter
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Adjust the meter to match the data from your institution. This is the potential impact OER could have for your students! Includes total amount of money students are spending on textbooks as well as how much each learning objective costs in comparison.
Open Textbooks: A Policy Guide
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Provides current, relevant information on the textbook issue for students. Also gives sample programs and information on how to get grants and develop robust programs around OER.
"Straight from the Devil's mouth" --- read musing about OER from administrators