Research Guides: Open Access Educational Resources Guide: Make Your Own OERs

Make Your Own OERs

Open Educational Resources (OERs) are not just textbooks. You can open up and share your syllabus, a lesson plan, an exercise, a case study, slides, assessment tools or videos you have created on your own. You can also adapt from other Open Educational Resources that are licenced to allow for remixing and adaption, just remember to attribute the original source.

Toronto Metropolitan University supports Pressbooks an on-line open resources creation platform that can be used to create and remix OER. You can request an account by emailing pressbooks@torontomu.ca; Pressbooks training can also be arranged by contacting Sally Wilson in the Library at swilson@torontomu.ca

TMU Pressbooks
This Open Textbook publishing platform allows TMU faculty and staff to create and publish open textbooks in standard formats. It’s an easy-to-use software, adopted by leading open textbook projects around the world.
For more information or to request an account, please email pressbooks@torontomu.ca
Ryerson Open Textbook Authoring Guide
This guide can help you with basic information on how to create and adapt open educational resources at Toronto Metropolitan University. This guide was adapted from the BCcampus Open Education Authoring Guide.
BCcampus Open Education Self-Publishing Guide
The BCcampus Open Education Self-Publishing Guide is a reference for individuals or groups wanting to write and self-publish an open textbook.This guide provides details on the preparation, planning, writing, publication, and maintenance of an open textbook. Copyright, open-copyright licences, and the differences between citation and attribution are discussed as well as the importance of copy editing and proofreading. Checklists and templates are also provided. This guide replaces the BCcampus Open Education Authoring Guide.
Open Textbook Toolkit
An overview of how to start creating an open resource including textbooks created by University of Toronto with support from a grant from eCampusOntario, that includes useful information about platforms, accessibility, and copyright.