Similar to a library online catalog, the OASIS searches 52 targets in real-time, from more than 155,000+ records that have been carefully selected in collaboration with SUNY OER Services.
List of Resources Shared During Session
1. OER Commons (https://www.oercommons.org/)
• A comprehensive repository of openly licensed educational content for teachers, students, and self-learners. It includes lesson plans, full courses, and multimedia resources.
2. MERLOT (https://www.merlot.org/)
• A curated collection of free and open online teaching, learning, and faculty development services. It covers various subjects and includes peer reviews.
3. OpenStax (https://openstax.org/)
• A nonprofit initiative that provides free, peer-reviewed, openly licensed textbooks that are widely used in U.S. colleges.
4. Khan Academy (https://www.khanacademy.org/)
• Though not strictly OER, Khan Academy offers free educational videos and exercises on a wide range of subjects, making it a great supplement.
5. MIT OpenCourseWare (https://ocw.mit.edu/)
• Offers a wide range of MIT course content for free, including lecture notes, exams, and videos, covering nearly all MIT subjects.
6. LibreTexts (https://libretexts.org/)
• Provides free, openly licensed textbooks for STEM subjects, social sciences, and humanities. Includes interactive simulations and other digital learning tools.
7. OpenLearn (https://www.open.edu/openlearn/)
• The Open University’s platform for free courses, articles, videos, and interactive content on a variety of subjects.
8. Google’s Advanced Search (https://www.google.com/advanced_search)
• You can use Google’s advanced search feature to filter by “usage rights” to find openly licensed content by using filters for Creative Commons licenses.
9. Internet Archive (https://archive.org/)
• A digital library offering access to millions of books, audio, videos, and other educational materials, including many that are openly licensed.
10. NC Live (https://www.nclive.org/oenc)
¬ North Carolina’s statewide library cooperative, supporting 200+ public and academic libraries across North Carolina; content includes online collection of 1.8 billion full-text articles, eBooks, streaming videos, digitized newspapers, language learning tools, and more.
11. OER Resources at NC State (https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/do/open-education)
¬ Provides a plethora of resources: ebooks, videos, teaching tools, etc.