Political Studies: Open Educational Resources

What are Open Educational Resources (OER)?

Open educational resources (OERs) are teaching resources available in a variety of formats that have an open copyright license. This allows anyone to use, adapt and share them as needed. There are different types of open copyright licenses that allow a range of permissions to the user. Many of these are administered by Creative Commons. 

Open educational resources and open pedagogy have many benefits for both faculty and students. 

• Allowing faculty to adapt teaching materials to match the content of their courses
• Providing students with the opportunity to create, collaborate and share their learning
• Lowering the cost of education makes it more accessible and affordable for all

Visit Political Studies OER here. 

For further information, please refer to the University of Manitoba OER Guidelines.