Presentations and recordings from the 2025 OER Sessions:
The following list of resources may contain OER materials. This list is not comprehensive; use the search strategies throughout this guide to find additional materials. This list was last updated to accompany the 2025 Open Educational Resources presentations provided by the library through Faculty Development.
The following list of resources may contain OER materials. This list is not comprehensive; use the search strategies throughout this guide to find additional materials. This list was last updated to accompany the 2025 Open Educational Resources presentations provided by the library through Faculty Development.
There are thousands of Open Educational Resource databases and websites, but even Google Advanced Search will fail to find everything out there. To find OER in the pockets of the web that might not pull up due to Google's popularity metrics, consider the following:
Professional organizations likely have banks of resources that either connect you to OER spaces or they collect OER from their membership and display their own bank of resources. The easiest way to find these materials is to explore each organization's website.
Look for keywords and terms that might indicate OER is available. Menus and/or links that say "about," "education," "resources," "curriculum," "teaching," and "learning."
Membership may also be required to view teaching materials. If you cannot find OER or would like recommendations, consider reading out to the organization and inquiring whether access is connected to membership. They may have additional recommendations you haven't considered beyond paying a membership fee.
United States government websites can be excellent resources for OER because many have pages dedicated specifically to education. It's easiest to go to individual websites that support the facets of your discipline, such as The National Science Foundation, The National Endowment for the Humanities, Department of Energy, and other .gov websites, and browse through the menus and options on the home page of each.
In addition to the above keyword recommendations, look for terms such as "resources," "toolkit," "toolbox," and "education."
Double-check that the resources are the property of the US government and/or have a Creative Commons license before downloading and editing. Sometimes the websites do link out to protected content, so you want to ensure you're always using the information as it is intended. Information created by the US government is not protected by copyright.
What agencies exist in your discipline? View the full list:
The following list of resources may contain OER materials. This list is not comprehensive; use the search strategies throughout this guide to find additional materials. This list was last updated to accompany the 2025 Open Educational Resources presentations provided by the library through Faculty Development.