Adapting open educational resources
If you find an OER that partially suits your needs, you can often make revisions to it if the original license permits that. The resources below provide detailed, practical guidance for when and how to do this. If you have questions about adapting a resource, contact the Affordable Course Content Librarian.
- Modifying an Open Textbook: What You Need to Know
This is a five-step guide for faculty, and those who support faculty, who want to modify an open textbook. Step-by-step instructions for importing and editing common open textbook file and platform types are included. - Adaptation Guide: A reference for adapting or revising an open textbook
A practical reference about how to customize — or adapt — an open textbook so that it better fits your needs in the classroom and elsewhere. This guide defines the term adaptation and discusses reasons for revising a book, why this is possible with an open textbook, and the challenges involved. - Open Attribution BuilderThis online tool helps people generate an attribution statement when they reuse material that is made available under a Creative Commons license or is in the public domain.
