Open Educational Resources (OER): Start Here!

Welcome to the Open Education Resources guide at ISU!  This is a large guide with many resources. To help you get started, here are some basic steps. 

If you're here to learn more about OER:

• See the What is OER page of this guide
• Watch our ISU Textbook Tales videos to see how textbook costs impact ISU students, and how OER can help

If you're here to search for OER related to your courses:

• Create your own copy of our OER Beginner's Search Worksheet and walk through a basic search
• Visit the Find OER:Quick Start page of this guide for tips and resources.

If you're here to begin creating OER:

• See our Creating and Adapting page
• Request your own ISU Pressbooks account 

If you're here to get involved:

• Check out our Student Advocacy guide, or nominate an ISU Textbook Hero
• Share our Textbook Tales videos with friends and colleagues

If you have another question, use the tabs at the top of this guide to navigate or fill out the OER Info Request form!