Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that are freely accessible and openly licensed, allowing reuse, adaptation, and redistribution. This presentation introduces the main ideas of OER and explains how they are closely connected to the ideas and practices of the open source movement, particularly regarding transparency, collaboration, and shared knowledge creation. Furthermore, the talk provides an overview of the current state of OER at the University of Applied Sciences Salzburg, highlighting existing initiatives and institutional support structures.

This talk is organized by the department IT