Open Educational Resources (OER)

Use the DOERS3 Equity Through OER rubric to self-assess how equity is integrated into your OER usage. You can find more resources on equity in OER from DOERS3 at the OER Equity Blueprint. 

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Equity Through OER Rubric

A tool for evaluating and improving equity in Open Educational Resources (OER)

• What: A self-assessment tool organized by category, roles, and functions that integrates equity into OER.
• Who: Designed for higher education practitioners, administrators, and policy-makers.
• Why: Equity does not happen without intention and action, and quality OER cannot exist without equity.
• How: Engage with the rubric to assess the instruction or unit in each area and develop a plan of action. 

1. Assess scale of adoption: Evaluating where action and attention are absent is a necessary first step to being intentional, equity-minded, taking action, and making progress. 
2. Identify stakeholders: The categories represent not only areas of focus and engagement, but also stakeholder communities that sometimes intersect in terms of practice and responsibility: Students, Practitioners, and Leadership/Administrators. 
   • Students focuses on equitable Availability of OER, Access to Technology, and Student Awareness of OER leading to equitable student access, outcomes, and success.
   • Practitioners focuses on equity-centered Instruction & Pedagogy, Content, and multiple dimensions of infrastructure, designed to build practitioner capacity institution-wide. 
   • Leadership focuses on decision-makes who have not only responsibility but also accountability for ongoing assessment, strategic planning and budgeting, among others.
3. Take Action: The rubric categories can be used to both recognize and honor commitment to equity, as well as evaluate progress and identify focus areas for institutions, units, and offices. 

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