There are so many opportunities to adapt an OER to fit your teaching needs. The ability to adapt and revise OER is enabled by the flexibility of the licences on the original resources. Resources can be updated to include the latest research, be revised to include local case studies or a number of resources can be merged to create new resources.
Why adapt OER?
Open licences enable the adaptation of OER to fit your teaching needs. This can include:
- Adapt to different teaching or learning styles, course levels, and disciplines
- Adding case studies from your region or country
- Addressing cultural, accessibility or diversity needs
- Updating or correcting the information
- Adding interactive resources or mixing sections from different books.
Keen to adapt?
OER come in all sizes and formats, and so do OER adaptation projects! You may like to start small with an adaptation project, like modifying OER slides or adding questions to an open question bank. You could also begin by adapting a chapter from an open book. Modular content, like chapters or modules, is often easier to adapt. The possibilities are endless but always remember to attribute the creators.
Get started:
- Check the licence allows for adaptation (not a No Derivatives / ND licence)
- Check the file format is adaptable. You may need to convert formats or see if another format is available
- Let us know – use the EOI form linked below and we’ll get in touch to talk next steps
Keen to create?
Take a look at the Creating page of this guide for information on our publishing platform Pressbooks, author responsibilities and how the Library can assist you.
Adapted from Adaptation Guide by BCcampus, licensed under CC BY 4.0
