OER Syllabus Statement Templates

This article shares language you can customize in a course syllabus to communicate OER adoptions or use with students.

Overview

Be sure to communicate your adoption of course materials with the Bronco Shop. The Faculty Resources page on the Bronco Shop website offers resources and additional support in communicating the adoption of course materials.

Use or modify the following syllabus statement templates for courses that are using OER:

For Courses Adopting OER

Course Materials Statement

No textbook purchase is required for this class. Instead, materials are available as Open Educational Resources (OER). OER are “teaching, learning and research materials in any medium - digital or otherwise - that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open license that permits no-cost access, use, adaptation and redistribution by others with no or limited restrictions” (William and Flora Hewlett Foundation). The OER used in this course has been made available to you for free.

OER for this course includes the following:

List OER materials used in this course as you would a traditional textbook.

Reading Options

This book is available in multiple formats including online, EPUB, digital and print PDF, and MOBI. You can download these versions from the book’s homepage from the “Download this book” dropdown menu. In addition, because the book is OER, you are welcome to print individual chapters at home.

If you would like a complete printed textbook, you can purchase one from PrintMe1 by uploading the Print PDF file of the textbook to the site.