Adapting or Creating OER

Adapt an existing resource or create your own open textbook. Contact our team at oer.support@ualberta.ca for more information.

Adapting OER

It isn’t necessary to create a resource from scratch; one of the wonderful things about OER is the ability to revise or remix something previously published.

Creating OER

Create your own course e-textbook using Pressbooks!

Some features of our Pressbooks platform include:

• Using interactive activities, like videos from YouTube, quizzes created with H5P, and social annotation using Hypothesis.
• Integration with Canvas for sharing content with students.
• Co-authorship options with an easy to use authoring tool.
• Simple updating and editing tools, to help with future course needs.

Eligibility for this service requires:

• The creation or adaptation of content that will result in openly licensed learning materials.
• The creation or adaptation of content that will be used in a course.
• The primary creator or adaptor must be a faculty/staff at the University of Alberta; or affiliated with a partner institution.
• The work requires adhering to accessibility guidelines.