The Fika Crew talks about the promise and peril of free open educational resources (OER) and how they might be used to support faculty and students. OER grants permission to teachers to use teaching and learning materials freely and to adapt them as needed to their specific circumstances. The team debates the incentives for faculty to create OER, the cost savings for students, and the challenge of establishing a sustainable business model while promoting knowledge accessibility.

Dr. Glaucomflecken supports Open Access!

Intro and Fika Snack Sharing: 0:00 to 3:25

OER Discussion: 3:26

Resources

Swain BK & Pathak RK. Benefits and challenges of using OER in higher education: a pragmatic review. Discover Education 2024; 3: Article 81.

Websites:

OER (Open Educational Resources) Commons.
The MERLOT system provides access to curated online learning and support materials and content creation tools, led by an international community of educators, learners and researchers.
Wikipedia's Open Educational Resources page defines OER and lists widely recognized OER websites.
Open Educational Resources Collective (Australia)
WHO Academy
Rx for Change - Clinician-assisted Tobacco Session Program
My Dispense - Online Virtual Practice Environment from Monash University

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The Co-Hosts are:

Stuart T. Haines (Executive Producer), University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy – sthaines@olemiss.edu
Tina Brock, University of Melbourne Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences - tina.brock@unimelb.edu.au
Jeff Cain, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy - jeff.cain@uky.edu
Kristin Janke, University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy - janke006@umn.edu

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