LibGuides: Theology: OER

What are OERs

OER stands for Open Educational Resources. Creative Commons defines OERs as:

"teaching, learning, and research materials that are either (a) in the public domain or (b) licensed in a manner that provides everyone with free and perpetual permission to engage in the 5R activities (Retain, Reuse, Revise, Remix, and Redistribute)."

Find out more about OERs in this Library Guide on Open Education Resources.

OERs Related to Theology

Here's a selection of OERs from the following OER sites:

Wabash Center The Wabash Center supports theology and religion faculty and doctoral students reflecting on their teaching practice — in both theological education and undergraduate education, in North America. They facilitate faculty conversations about the goals and processes of teaching and student learning. Their programming develops faculty skills for critical reflection on teaching practice.
Gresham College Lectures -- Religion Free public lectures created by scholars on religion topics. Each lecture includes an audio file, a text transcript, and any other supplemental materials used by the presenter (presentation slides, handouts, etc). There is an extensive archive of past lectures, and a list of new and upcoming lectures to attend live.
OER Commons -- Religious Studies The OER Commons is a single search source that pulls materials from multiple OER collections. Use the left-side menu to refine your religious studies resources search by education level, material type, media format, and conditions of use.

Open Textbook Repositories

BC Open Textbook The textbook section of the BC Campus OpenEd project. Textbooks created for the top 40 highest enrolled first and second year subject areas.
Open Textbook Library Created by the University of Minnesota, these faculty-reviewed textbooks cover a wide range of academic subjects.
Saylor Academy Open Textbooks This non-profit organization sponsored by the Saylor Foundation, is focused on bringing "freely available education to all." This collection of open textbooks supports the Saylor online courses. It's a collection of open course materials for high-enrollment college courses.
Open SUNY Textbooks Established by the State University of New York, this open access initiative publishes high-quality resources and engages faculty as authors and peer-reviewers.