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Report an OER Adoption

Are you using an OER in your course? Let us know by filling in this short form with as much detail as possible.

Whether you use an OER as the primary text in your course of just one reading, sharing this information helps us advocate for funding to help support future OER work.

Adopting an OER

Adopting an open educational resource (OER) refers to using an open resource as-is. It already meets your course learning objectives, so does not need any modification or adaptation. You have decided where it fits in your course, and are ready to use it. 

Now, you are ready to report your adoption and use it in your class. Review the information below for tips on successfully integrating your chosen OER into your course.

Using Your OER in a Course

There are several ways to use OER in your course. Review the examples below to see how H5P interactives and Pressbooks can easily be integrated into your course shell. Embedding directly into your course shell results in more engaging content and ease of access for your students.

Linking to a Pressbooks OER in eConestoga

Professor Kim Carter, School of Business, demonstrates the various ways she has integrated her open textbook Building a Medical Terminology Foundation into her eConestoga course shell. 

Attribution:

How to Hyperlink a Pressbook OER into the LMS by Kim Carter. Licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license.

Embedding H5P into eConestoga

Professor Kim Carter, School of Business, demonstrates how to integrate an H5P activity into her eConestoga course shell. Embedding directly into eConestoga makes the activity easy to locate and interact with. Please note that H5P activities do not connect with eConestoga grading systems. They are intended for self-directed formative feedback. 

Attribution:

How to Embed an H5P Activity in the Course Shell by Kim Carter. Licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license.