University Writing's resources page is an Open Educational Resource (OER), or a collection of teaching and learning resources made publicly available with copyright licensing that allows others to share and adapt our materials. Creating an OER can be a lengthy process, and we have worked to develop a sustainable model for OER creation and maintenance. We hope that these resources allow other OER creators to develop a sustainable process for their projects.

Materials designed by Katharine Brown, Amy Cicchino, Mark Smith, Layli Miron, and Heesun Yoon

Three members of University Writing's OER Team—Katharine H. Brown, Mark Smith, and Heesun Yoon—wrote a peer reviewed article on their work with the OER project. In this article, published by the Global Society of Online Literacy Educators in the Online Literacies Open Resource, the authors describe and demonstrate processes for creating accessible documents and PDFs

•  Reducing Barriers to Learning: Creating Accessible Learning Resources

In a peer reviewed article published in Research in Online Literacy Instruction, University Writing OER Team members Katharine H. Brown, Mark Smith, and Amy Cicchino present a model for developing an OER. Their scalable model emphasizes sustainability through the processes of OER creation and maintenance

• Creating an OER that Lasts: A Sustainable Model for Design, Publication, and Maintenance webpage

• Creating an OER that Lasts: A Sustainable Model for Design, Publication, and Maintenance PDF

This spreadsheet template can be used to track your progress as you prepare resources for OER publication; it is particularly useful for managing a large number of resources housed in a cloud storage system

• Tracking Resources for OER Development Excel Document

This document guides University Writing's team through the process of preparing new or revised materials for publication to the OER; this guide can be adapted for you own context for uploading or preparing and publishing resources

• Adding or Updating OER Resources Word Document

• Adding or Updating OER Resources PDF

This spreadsheet template can be used by OER creators to manage needed OER updates; the provided columns can be used to track each document's accessibility and readiness for publication

• OER Library Document Template Excel Document

This guide articulates University Writing's practices for accessibility and inclusivity. We use this guide while preparing accessible resources for publication to our OER; further, it includes guidance on inclusive practices which can inform the design of materials

• Accessibility and Inclusivity Guide from University Writing Word Document

• Accessibility and Inclusivity Guide from University Writing PDF