Open Massachusetts: A Public Higher Education Repository


Committed to achieving equitable access for all students.

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A platform for sharing open educational resources created and adopted by faculty from Massachusetts Public Higher Education Institutions. Join us here as we collaborate, curate, and create high quality open educational resources that serve the needs of students of Massachusetts Institutions of Public Higher Education.  

New to the Open Massachusetts Repository or just getting started? Navigate to the "Getting Started" section for additional information, and review the Starter Kit to support you in joining the repository!

Questions? Email Repository Coordinator Rachel Oleaga at Roleaga@necc.mass.edu 

Join our Hub by becoming a member of one of our campus groups.

Collection Highlight: Open Computer Science Resources

Dec. 17, 2024, 10:35 a.m.

The Open Massachusetts Repository has a variety of newly published Computer Science educational materials to use in your courses. Take a look at some of our newest published resources below:

and browse the full Computer Science collection here.

As always, thank you to the authors for their committment to creating high quality, open course materials for their students! 

    Getting Started

    The following sections will help getting started with OER, navigating OER Commons and sharing your resources in the Open Massachusetts: A Public Higher Education Repository

    Collections

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    Remixing Open Textbooks through an Equity Lens (ROTEL)

    Remixing Open Textbooks through an Equity Lens (ROTEL): Culturally Relevant Open Textbooks for High Enrollment General Education Courses and Career and Professional Courses at Six Public Massachusetts Colleges

    The six Massachusetts Institutions of Higher Education along with the MA Department of Higher Education will test the hypothesis that underrepresented students will achieve higher academic outcomes if free, culturally-relevant textbooks are available to them. The project will pay stipends to faculty to create new OER or adapt and remix existing OER content using an equity lens. The team will pilot this project in the six public colleges and universities, and evaluate student success outcomes.

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    College Groups

    OER Video Tutorials

    Watch the tutorials in this section to create a resource, update a resource, use Open Author, create a profile in OER Commons, search OER Commons, and collaborate with Open Massachusetts Groups. 

    Creating a Resource

    Watch this tutorial to learn how to create a resource using Open Author in Open Massachusetts. 

    Updating a Resource

    Watch this tutorial to learn how to update a resource using Open Author in Open Massachusetts. 

    Open Author

    Get started using our OER authoring tool, Open Author. This video walks you through how to author and remix; including how to add and format content, import and attach resources, embed media, add co-authors, check for accessibility, describe your resource, select a license, align to standards, publish, and download.

    Created by ISKME. Licensed Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.

     

    Create a Profile in OER Commons

    Learn how to create a login and profile for OER Commons.

    Created by ISKME. Licensed Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.

     

    Search OER Commons

    An OER Commons user demonstrates how to search OER Commons.

     

    Collaborate with Groups

    Learn how to use groups to organize content, create discussions, and collaborate on resources.

    Created by ISKME. Licensed Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.