Evidence exists that higher education institutions interested in launching transformative learning are well-entrenched in the consideration of mechanisms for supporting the implementation of Open Educational Resources (OER) and alternative textbooks. However, developing and implementing OER is a significant undertaking in terms of time and human resources. This presentation, based on a research study, deploys a sample of institutions of higher education to determine the current state of support mechanisms in order to recommend options and variables to implementers just embarking on the OER journey. At the end of the presentation, participants will be more knowledgeable about existing institutional support structures regarding OER. Handouts highlighting field best practices on supporting faculty that wish to adopt, adapt, and build resources and implementing an institutional review team will serve as a resource for participants.

Evidence exists that higher education institutions interested in launching transformative learning are well-entrenched in the consideration of mechanisms for supporting the implementation of Open Educational Resources (OER) and alternative textbooks. However, developing and implementing OER is a significant undertaking in terms of time and human resources. This presentation, based on a research study, deploys a sample of institutions of higher education to determine the current state of support mechanisms in order to recommend options and variables to implementers just embarking on the OER journey. Findings reveal that institutions have made strides in the development of faculty mini-grants and stipends with guidelines, proposal checklists, and weighting mechanisms to inform decision-making. Sponsorship of institutional OER initiatives seems split between institutional library functions and teaching and learning centers and other issues, such as ownership and licensing are significantly underdeveloped in field implementation or fall in a large continuum of practices.

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