What is an OER?

The Texas Tech University Libraries Open Educational Resources Office defines open educational resources (OER) as teaching, learning, and research materials that are in the public domain or created under an open license that allow increased access, use, and customization. These teaching and learning materials can include textbooks, tests, workbooks, modules, full courses, streaming videos, and any other materials or tools that support student academic support and learning. 

For more information, visit our FAQ page

Mission

The Texas Tech University Libraries Open Educational Resources (OER) Office promotes a successful learning environment by educating the university community on the benefits of open educational resource adoption in higher education.

Vision

The Texas Tech University Libraries Open Educational Resources (OER) Office will serve as an advocate for student success and work to reduce the cost of learning materials in the Texas Tech University System.

We will...

• Advocate for the usage of OER or other low-to-no-cost options when faculty are selecting materials for courses.
• Collaborate with various campus departments and organizations to encourage open conversations around textbook affordability.
• Educate the campus community on the benefits of OER usage in classrooms and the impact that these cost savings can have on TTU students.

RAIDER Digital Publishing

RAIDER Digital Publishing aims to publish textbooks and educational resources created by TTU faculty to be used in TTU classrooms. Interested in creating OER? Explore our PressbooksEDU platform to see what other authors have done! For questions about RAIDER Publishing, you can contact our OER Lead Administrator, Austin Moyers.

Here are some examples of OER textbooks written by our faculty that can be found in Pressbooks:

 

 

 

Need Assistance?

Reach out directly:

Open Educational Resources Team

libraries.oer@ttu.edu