Research Guides: Open Educational Resources at LCC: Platforms and How to Guides

Options for Creating and Publishing OERs

One of the first decisions you have to make after your OER project is approved is the platform that you want to use to for creating and publishing your work. The format will depend on the type of material that you want to create.

Available platforms include:

*PressBooks

*WordPress

Google docs and sites

OER Commons Create

* The LCC Center for Teaching Excellence can create a free account and offer support for Lansing Community College faculty and staff on these platforms.

WordPress for LCC Faculty

WordPress Documentation
WordPress is a popular, free, and open-source content management system widely used in our openLCC program. LCC faculty, staff, and students can create and manage their own domain space. See the WordPress documentation for details about the platform.

Resources for Creating and Publishing OERs

The University of Alberta OER Starter Kit
by University of Alberta Centre for Teaching and Learning and University of Alberta Library
This starter kit has been created to provide instructors with an introduction to the use and creation of open educational resources (OER). The text is broken into five sections: Getting Started, Copyright, Finding OER, Teaching with OER, and Creating OER. Although some chapters contain more advanced content, the starter kit is primarily intended for users who are entirely new to Open Education.
The OER Starter Kit
This starter kit has been created to provide instructors with an introduction to the use and creation of open educational resources (OER). The text is broken into five sections: Getting Started, Copyright, Finding OER, Teaching with OER, and Creating OER. Although some chapters contain more advanced content, the starter kit is primarily intended for users who are entirely new to Open Education. [Version 1.1. Revised September 5th, 2019.]
The Growing Guide to Using PressBooks
his user guide will walk you through everything you can do with Pressbooks. Find answers for common questions you may have while building your books.
The Rebus Guide to Publishing Open Textbooks (So Far)
The Rebus Guide to Publishing Open Textbooks (So Far) is a living repository of collective knowledge, written to equip all those who want to publish open textbooks with the resources they need. Representing two years of collaboration, innumerable conversations and exchanges, and a wide range of collective knowledge and experience, the Guide is a book-in-progress and will evolve and grow over time. Join the project discussion and help shape its development!

Version 3.0 of this Guide has been updated as of July 2022.