Map to Success

Top of chart begins with question: “Are you ready to FREE the TEXTBOOK?”

• If “Yes” to ready to free the textbook, then “Great! As you get started, consider a few things.”
  • Set Aside Time – Searching for OER takes time and persistence, just like research.
  • Start with Course Learning Objectives – Learning Objectives should be central to your search for OER.
  • Ask for Help – Librarians and Instructional Design Services are here to help.
• If “Yes” to ready to free the textbook, then question: “Do you want to look for a replacement OER textbook?”
  • If “No” to do you want to look, then question: “Why not consider creating your own materials?”, then “IDS and the Library can help you get your own material online and make it manageable and accessible.”
  • If “No” to do you want to look, then question: “Want to find a variety of resources based upon your learning objectives?”
    • If “Yes” to want to find, then “Start exploring resources using MCC's OER website."
    • If “No” to want to find, then question: "Why not consider creating your own materials?," then "IDs and the LIbrary can help you get our own material online and make it manageable and accessible."
  • If “Yes” to do you want to look, then question: "Is your current textbook available free from the MCC library databases?"
    • If "Yes" to is your current textbook available, then "Great! Call the library to see if the book is licensed for a class."
    • If "No" to is your current textbook available, then "Look for an Open Textbook. Start at openstax.org," then question: "Find a book in Openstax?"
      • If "Yes" to find a book, then "Great! Work with IDS and the Library. Consider using other OER resources to supplement."
      • If “No, and I’m sick of looking for an OER textbook,” to find a book, then question: “Want to find a variety of resources based upon your learning objectives?”
        • If “Yes” to want to find, then “Start exploring resources using MCC's OER website."
        • If “No” to want to find, then question: "Why not consider creating your own materials?”, then “IDS and the Library can help you get your own material online and make it manageable and accessible.”
      • If “No” to find a book, then “Try another resource like the University of Minnesota Open Textbook Catalog,” then question: “Find a book at the University of Minnesota?”
        • If “Yes” to find a book, then “Great! Work with IDS and the Library. Consider using other OER resources to supplement.”
        • If “No” to find a book, then “Browse through the MCC's OER website to locate another resource."
        • If “No, and I’m sick of looking for an OER textbook,” to find a book, then question: “Want to find a variety of resources based upon your learning objectives?”
          • If “Yes” to want to find, then “Start exploring resources using MCC's OER website."
          • If “No” to want to find, then question: "Why not consider creating your own materials?”, then “IDS and the Library can help you get your own material online and make it manageable and accessible.”

  Bottom of chart ends with "Wrapping Up":

  • Get an Accessibility Check: Check-in with IDS to ensure that your OER meets ADA compliance standards.
  • You’ve Got Resources: Librarians and Instructional Design Services are here to help.
  • It’s Alive! OERs are living and breathing. Make plans to continually revise and improve.

  End of chart. Return to Finding OER page.