Intention Tenacity and a Bit of Serendipity How

Intention, Tenacity, and a Bit of Serendipity How we’ve grown open on the Canadian prairies Shannon Lucky & Heather M. Ross University of Saskatchewan February 2, 2018

University of Saskatchewan Located 17, 000 undergrads Medical University of Saskatchewan – CC-BY-NC-SA in Saskatoon / Doctoral

OER at USask 4, 000 students using open textbooks in 7 colleges $800, 000 Open saved since 2014 / 2015 pedagogy

Quick Stories Students gouged by publishers Student cries with relief Students cheer

How We’ve Done It Workshops One-on-one consultations Department Meetings Funding Food Student advocacy

“Meet Them Where They’re At” Have Do resources your homework Listen Be to their needs the textbook rep they want to see

I M A G E U S E KLNMAX – CC-BY-SA

How can the library support OER on campus?

Infrastructure Technical Stability and operational for preservation and access Integration with how campus community already accesses books, articles, etc.

Teaching and Learning ancientsportandspectacle. usask. ca/

Publishing Undergraduate Research Journal Copyright https: //alpha. library. usask. ca/ copyright/generalinformation/open-educationalresources. php Cover art by Mike Tremblay usask. ca/urj ISSN 2292 -1141

Institutional Repository (IR)

Future Opportunities Make open textbooks findable and accessible in the library Creative Commons licensed library guides & handouts Support instructors in offering Z-Courses Adopt and integrate Open Access tools (unpaywall. org)

Questions Heather M. Ross Shannon Lucky Education Development Specialist, Digital Pedagogies Information Technology Librarian Gwenna Moss Teaching and Learning Centre University Library Heather. Ross@usask. ca Shannon. Lucky@usask. ca Twitter - @mctoonish Twitter - @sluckylib