Open Access Resources: Reasons for Using OA

"Does Your School Have an Anti-racism Plan?" At the heart of each session was a panel discussion featuring diverse leaders, who each shared stories about major learnings they’ve had, strategies they’ve used, and experiences that illuminated the struggles and wins in this work.

The overarching goal of the DOERS3 OER Equity Blueprint is to define, unpack, and explain the multiple dimensions of equity and foreground the role of OER in closing equity gaps.

To celebrate the end of Open for Antiracism grant pilot program, the faculty participants shared how they changed their courses to be antiracist using OER, open pedagogy, and other tools. In the following showcases participants explain:
-how they adapted open educational resources or practices into their courses to specifically address antiracism
-how receptive their students been to the changes
-how they have or plan to share this experience with others on their campuses
any lessons learned that would be helpful to others embarking on this journey

The Open for Antiracism (OFAR) program – co-led by CCCOER and College of the Canyons – emerged as a response to the growing awareness of structural racism in our educational systems and the realization that adoption of open educational resources(OER) and open pedagogy could be transformative at institutions seeking to improve.