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Open Educational Resources

Information, courses and workshops, advice and other offers

Educational resources are media / materials to be used for the planning, implementation and evaluation of teaching and learning:

Lecture videos, scripts
Digital or printed textbooks
Lectures, parts of lectures, slide presentations
Course materials for learners and / or teachers
Prepared online courses or lecture notes with or without accompanying teaching materials
Textbooks, videos, idea sketches, tutorials, worksheets, graphics, photos, videos, simulations, project reports, question pools, tools ...

Benefits from Open Licensing

Unlike US Copyright, German copyright law doesn’t allow “fair use”. All media or educational resources therefore are protected by copyright law ("all rights reserved") and may, without the authors’ explicit permission, only be used in specific teaching context and under strong restrictions (s. limitations and permissions).

Open licenses, at best Creative Commons licenses, permit no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose, adaptation and redistribution by others with any or just few restrictions.

Openness primarily refers to the legal and technological facilitation of access and subsequent use for further development by third parties as well as unlimited distribution without any geographic or time restrictions.

OER support offers

Have you tried to create or reuse Open Educational Resources (OER) but encountered obstacles along the way? Are you unsure which materials you can legally use or how to publish your own content correctly? If so, feel free to contact us.

We provide

Inhouse Course(s) on copyright and Creative Commons (not only) for OER or Open Access
General information on OER
On the OER pages of the University Library you will also find a useful How To on the topics: retrieve & review OER, produce & reference OER, and publish OER.

Support and advice

Where can I find suitable components on which I can base my own materials?
What do I need to consider when choosing an open license?
How can I keep my OER project organized and well-documented?
Are the chosen materials formally suitable?

In addition, we provide you with ongoing support: For larger projects with serveral participants involved we offer customized support throughout the entire process of your OER development.

In close cooperation with you, we ...

Develop workflows that match your timeline, team structure, and content needs,
Identify your specific requirements,
Research materials and best practices in your subject area,
Find suitable locations for your resources,
Train you and your team / staff as required, and
Offer fast, targeted and low-threshold advice as we are involved in the process right from the start.

The earlier we are involved in the process, the more efficiently and easily teaching and learning materials can be made open.