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Open Education Resources

The Open Educational Resources (OER) team supports educators in identifying, using, customizing, creating, and publishing teaching and learning materials available at no cost to UTA students. OER are free resources that are licensed to allow for revision and reuse. They can be fully self-contained textbooks, videos, quizzes, learning modules, courseware, and more. Use of OER can improve student engagement and success; provide immediate, equitable, and perpetual access to resources; save money for students; and empower educators to maximize flexible, high-quality learning materials in individualized curricula. OER services include:

  • Financial support via UTA CARES Grant Program
  • Assistance locating and evaluating OER
  • Publishing platform with robust technical support
  • Training, OER presentations, and individualized consultations
  • Optional print services
  • Content migration
  • Copyright and licensing assistance
  • Preservation, metadata, and indexing