It is important to evaluate OER for quality and content and to make sure that they meet the needs of your students, the college, and yourself in teaching the course. Achieve, an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit education reform organization, has established the following rubrics (used in the OER Commons) for evaluating OER:
| Rubric | Quality Indicator |
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| Rubric I | Degree of Alignment to Standards |
| Rubric II | Quality of Explanation of the Subject Matter |
| Rubric III | Utility of Materials Designed to Support Teaching |
| Rubric IV | Quality of Assessment |
| Rubric V | Quality of Technological Interactivity |
| Rubric VI | Quality of Instructional and Practice Exercises |
| Rubric VII | Opportunities for Deeper Learning |
| Rubric VIII | Assurance of Accessibility |
Use the following resources for more information on adopting and integrating OER in the classroom:
Just as it is imperative to cite sources used for a research paper, it is also necessary to give credit to the creator of any OER utilized through attribution. It is important to make sure that the guidelines for usage of any OER are followed based on the type of Creative Commons license assigned to the material.
The following resources provide additional information on attribution:
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Lakeland Community College Library 7700 Clocktower Drive | Kirtland, Ohio 44094-5198 | 440.525.7425 lakelandcc.edu | my.lakelandcc.edu |