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CUNY-Affiliated OER Bibliography

This bibliography includes CUNY-Affiliated publications that are designated Open Educational Resources and Open Pedagogy.  Authors are encouraged to make the publications below openly available by depositing them in the institutional repository, CUNY Academic Works.  If any publications have been unintentionally omitted, please email Stacy Katz at Lehman College for inclusion in this list. This bibliography was last updated on June 5, 2023 and includes 65 publications.

Almeida, N. (2017). Open Educational Resources and rhetorical paradox in the neoliberal univers(ity). Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies, 1(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.24242/jclis.v1i1.16

Amaral, J. (2018). From textbook affordability to transformative pedagogy: Growing an OER community. In Wesolek, A., Lashley, J., & Langley, A. (Eds.) OER: A field guide for academic librarians (pp. 51-71). Retrieved from https://commons.pacificu.edu/pup/3

Arce, V. & Grossman, R.D. (2022). Students speak: Animating stories about the value of information. In Cullen, M.A. & Dill, E. (Eds.) Intersections of Open Educational Resources and Information Literacy (pp.199-214). Retrieved from https://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/publications/booksanddigitalresources/digital/9780838936740_PIL79_OA.pdf

Avilés, T. & Harb, A. J. (2022). “It wasn’t just about learning how to speak Spanish”: Engaging histories of oppression and enslavement in Spanish Heritage language education. Journal of Latinos and Education, 1-15.

Bakaitis, E. (2019, August 4). Zines as open pedagogy. Open Pedagogy Notebook. Retrieved from http://openpedagogy.org/assignment/zines-as-open-pedagogy/

Bakaitis, E. & Smith-Cruz, S. (2022). Breaking open: Defining a student centered pedagogy. In Cullen, M.A. & Dill, E. (Eds.) Intersections of Open Educational Resources and Information Literacy (pp. 321-342) Retrieved from https://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/publications/booksanddigitalresources/digital/9780838936740_PIL79_OA.pdf

Blick, W. & Marcus, S. (2017). The brightly illuminated path: Facilitating an OER program at community college. College Student Journal, 51(1), 29-32. Retrieved from https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/prin/csj/2017/00000051/00000001/art00004

Brandle, S. M. (2022). The book costs how much??? Textbook cost & OER awareness in Political Science. Journal of Political Science Education, 1-15. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15512169.2022.2104164

Brandle, S.M. (2020). It’s (not) in the reading: American government textbooks’ limited representation of historically marginalized groups. PS: Political Science & Politics, 1-7. doi:10.1017/S1049096520000797 

Brandle, S. M. (2018). Opening up to OERs: electronic original sourcebook versus traditional textbook in the Introduction to American Government course. Journal of Political Science Education, 14(4), 535-554. http://doi.org/10.1080/15512169.2017.1420482

Brandle, S.M., Katz, S., Hays, A., Beth, A., Cooney, C., DiSanto, J., Miles, L., & Morrison, A. (2019). But what do the students think: Results of the CUNY cross-campus zero-textbook cost student survey. Open Praxis, 11(1), 85-101. http://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.11.1.932

Brogun, D. Y., Faucette, A. N., Polizzotto, K., & Tamari, F. (2021). Development of an online general biology open educational resource (OER) laboratory manual. Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 22(2), e00133-21. https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/jmbe.00133-21

Cummings-Clay, D. (2020). Impact of OER in teacher education. Open Praxis, 12(4), 541-544. https://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.12.4.1112

Cooney, C. (2017). What impacts do OER have on students? Students share their experiences with a health psychology OER at New York City College of Technology. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 18(4), 157-178. http://doi.org10.19173/irrodl.v18i4.3111

Dell’Orto, S. (2023). Rethinking Graphic Design Pedagogy for the CUNY Academic Commons: On Process, Generosity, and Creative Collaboration in Mapping a Foundation Graphic Design Course for Faculty and Instructors. Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy, 22. Retrieved from https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/rethinking-graphic-design-pedagogy-for-the-cuny-academic-commons-on-process-generosity-and-creative-collaboration-in-mapping-a-foundation-graphic-design-course-for-faculty-and-instructors/section/9c7d1d24-2d80-4931-a80e-c36e5888df4a

DiSanto, J.M., Cummings-Clay, D., Mitchell, S. and Ford, M. (2020). Beyond saving money: Engaging multiple stakeholders is a key to OER success. International Journal of Open Educational Resources, 2(1) Retrieved from https://www.ijoer.org/beyond-saving-money-engaging-multiple-stakeholders-is-a-key-to-oer-success/.

Disha, I., & Vollman, B. K. (2023). Open educational resources and student performance trajectories: B is achievable, a illusive. Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, 1-20. Retrieved from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02680513.2023.2190345

Disu, S., Dressel, J., Hammami, J., Madoré, M., & Reed, C. T. (2022). “The amount of labor we do for free” and other contradictions: a collective inquiry into the pedagogical choices of CUNY adjunct and graduate student instructors who taught with free of charge materials during the year 2020. New York: Manifold Scholar. https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/projects/the-amount-of-labor-we-do-for-free-and-other-contradictions 

Duran Urrea, E & Meiners, J.G. (2019). Creating and implementing open educational resources for the Spanish as a Heritage Language classroom. In A. Comas-Quinn, A. Beaven, B. & Sawhill. (Eds.) New Case Studies of Openness in and Beyond the Language Classroom (pp. 23-26). Research-publishing.net. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED596837.pdf 

Eversley, S., & Hurson, L. (2017). Equality archive: Open Educational Resources as feminist praxis. Feminist Media Histories, 3(3), 154-158. http://doi.org/10.1525/fmh.2017.3.3.154

Falloon, K. A. (2020). Developing mindful collection decision making: A case study on analyzing acquisition e-book projects using financial concepts. Technical Services Quarterly, 37(2), 101-119. http://doi.org/ 10.1080/07317131.2020.1728122. 

Fazzino, L., & Turley, J. (2019). Remixing an Open Educational Resource: A case study of the uncommon “R”. Urban Library Journal, 25(1). Retrieved from https://academicworks.cuny.edu/ulj/vol25/iss1/3

Garcia, R. G., & Rosen, J. R. (2023). Core Books and Post-Pandemic Pedagogy: A Community Approach. Pedagogy, 23(2), 379-391.

Hutchins, C. E. (2020). Creating and using Open Educational Resources (OER) in reading and writing classes. Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 47(3). Retrieved from https://library.ncte.org/journals/tetyc/issues/v47-3.

Imberman, S., & Fiddler, A. (2019). Share and share alike: using Creative Commons licenses to create OER. ACM Inroads, 10(2), 16-21. Retrieved from https://inroads.acm.org/article.cfm?aid=3324887.

Karlin, J., Michael, K., & Miller, R. (2022). Evolving Manifold scholarship: From monographs to OER. In A.K. Elder, S. Buck, J. Gallant, M. Seiferle-Valencia, & A. Ashok, The OER Starter Kit for Managers, Toronto, CA: Rebus Community. https://press.rebus.community/oerstarterkitpm/chapter/case-study-evolving-manifold-scholarship-from-monographs-to-oer/

Katz, S. (2020). The Case for OER in LIS Education. Library Trends, 69(2), 419-434. doi:10.1353/lib.2020.0040.

Katz, S. (2019). Applying transformative learning theory to open education. Journal of Transformative Learning, 6(2), 1-6. Retrieved from https://jotl.uco.edu/index.php/jotl/article/view/261.

Katz, S. (2019). Leveraging library expertise in support of institutional goals: A case study of an Open Educational Resources initiative. New Review of Academic Librarianship, 25(2-4). http://doi.org/10.1080/13614533.2019.1630655.

Katz, S. (2019). Opening the conversation: getting started. Journal of New Librarianship, 4(1), 142-144. Retrieved from https://www.newlibs.org/article/7603-opening-the-conversation-getting-started

Katz, S. (2018). Open Educational Resources – why libraries are incentivizing open content creation, curation, and adaptation. In V. Gubnitskaia and C. Smallwood (Ed.), The relevant library: Essays on adapting to changing needs (pp. 39-46). Jefferson, NC: McFarland. Retrieved from https://academicworks.cuny.edu/le_pubs/242/

Katz, S. (2017). Opening the conversation: an introduction to open educational resources. Journal of New Librarianship, 2(2), 110-112. Retrieved from www.newlibs.org/article/3139-opening-the-conversation-an-introduction-to-open-educational-resources.

Katz, S. & Brandle, S.M. (2022). Worth the time: Exploring the faculty experience of OER initiatives. Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy, 21. Retrieved from https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/worth-the-time-exploring-the-faculty-experience-of-oer-initiatives/section/7f74cd71-ae67-4337-847d-a19389e98783

Katz, S., & Van Allen, J. (2022). Open with intention: situating equity pedagogy within open education to advance social justice. Journal for Multicultural Education, 16(5). doi: 10.1108/JME-07-2022-0089.

Katz, S. & Van Allen, J. (2020). Evolving into the open: A framework for collaborative design of renewable assignments. In A. Clifton & K.D. Hoffman, Open Pedagogy Approaches: Faculty, Library, and Student Collaborations, Geneseo, NY: Milne Publishing. https://milnepublishing.geneseo.edu/openpedagogyapproaches/chapter/evolving-into-the-open-a-framework-for-collaborative-design-of-renewable-assignments/

Khoule, A., Idrissi, A. B., & Sze, S. (2021). Large scale Open Educational Resources (OER) initiative in Mathematics. Journal for Mathematics Education and Teaching Practices, 2(2), 55-69. https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jmetp/issue/66397/1012331

Leggett, J. M., Wen, J., & Chattman, A. (2018). Emancipatory learning, Open Educational Resources, open education, and digital critical participatory action research. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Innovative Pedagogy, 1(1), 17-35. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/sotl_ip/vol1/iss1/4

Levy, D. & Tila, D. (2022). An overlooked benefit of OER: Showing students we care. International Journal of Research in Education, Humanities, and Commerce, 3(3). Retrieved from https://ijrehc.com/doc/ijrehc03_41.pdf

McDermott, I. (2020). It’s about time: Open Educational Resources and the Arts. Art Documentation: Journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America, 39(1), 1-11.

McDermott, I. (2020). Open to what? A critical evaluation of OER efficacy studies. In the Library with the Lead Pipe. Retrieved from http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2020/open-to-what/.

McDermott, I. (2022). Implementing OER at LaGuardia Community College: Three case studies. Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy, (21). Retrieved from https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/implementing-oer-at-laguardia-community-college-three-case-studies/section/364d4fea-be18-42b2-a413-40e8f0f412ba 

McHale, C., McDermott, I., & Ovadia, S. (2019). Teaching students to critically evaluate textbooks. In The open organization guide for educators: Transformative teaching and learning for a rapidly changing world (pp. 110-117). Raleigh, NC: Red Hat.

McKinney, A. & Fiddler, A. (2020). City University of New York. In Hare, S., Kirschner, J., and Reed, M., Marking open and affordable courses: Best practices and case studies. Arlington, TX: Mavs Open Press. https://uta.pressbooks.pub/markingopenandaffordablecourses/chapter/city-university-of-new-york/

Mooney, C., & Francis, L. L. (2015). Growth of the Open Educational Resource movement. HETS Online Journal, 5(2), 48-57. Retrieved from Gale Academic OneFile.

Offenholley, K., Hirsch, J.R., & Milman, Y. (2019). So, you want to write an OER? Three authors share triumphs, pitfalls, and options. Mathematics teaching research journal, 11(3-4), 43-48. Retrieved from https://commons.hostos.cuny.edu/mtrj/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2020/02/v11n34-So-You-Want-to-Write-an-OER.pdf.

Okamoto, K. (2013). Making higher education more affordable, one course reading at a time: Academic libraries as key advocates for open access textbooks and educational resources. Public Services Quarterly, 9(4), 267-283. http://doi.org/10.1080/15228959.2013.842397.

Ovadia, S. (2019). Addressing the technical challenges of Open Educational Resources. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 19(1), 79-93. http://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2019.0005.

Ovadia, S. (2011). Open-access electronic textbooks: An overview. Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 30(1), 52-56. http://doi.org/10.1080/01639269.2011.546767.

Pearce, L., Lin Hanick, S. L., Hofer, A. R., Townsend, L., & Willi Hooper, M. (2022). Your discomfort is valid: Big feelings and Open Pedagogy. Retrieved from https://academicworks.cuny.edu/lg_pubs/173/

Petersen, J., & McLaughlin, S. K. (2017). Design and revision of an Open-Educational Resource Microbiology lab manual using student feedback. Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 18(2). https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/jmbe.v18i2.1302

Rice, A. (2021). What price freedom? The implications and challenges of OER for Africana Studies. In Risam, R. and Josephs, K.B. (Eds.), The digital Black Atlantic. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press. https://dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu/read/the-digital-black-atlantic/section/ed514c8d-84d7-4d2f-b4e0-b2b7193fde1b#ch18

Rosen, J. R., & Smale, M. A. (2015). Open digital pedagogy=critical pedagogy. Hybrid Pedagogy. Retrieved from http://hybridpedagogy.org/open-digital-pedagogy-critical-pedagogy/

Tan, J., Sheffield, A., & Grcevich, J. (2021). An autograded, Open Educational Resource assessment tool for Astronomy using MyOpenMath. arXiv preprint. arXiv:2111.15604.

Tappeiner L., DiSanto J.M., & Lyons K. (2019) Expanding access to education through Open Educational Resources (OERs). In Wolfe K., Lyons K., and Guevara C. (Eds.), Developing educational technology at an urban community college (pp. 135-146). London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17038-7_12

Thompson, V. & Wallach, P. (2023). Increasing the Open Education Resources Capacity of Precalculus Courses at York College and Queensborough Community College. International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 11(3), 554-569.

Tila, D., & Levy, D. (2022). Open Educational Resources adoption reduces textbook costs without sacrificing student performance in Business and Economics courses at a community college. Social Education Research, 4(1), 122–130. https://doi.org/10.37256/ser.4120231842

Tsan, K.F. (2021) Authoring an open-source game for a faculty Open Educational Resources workshop: A case study. Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy. https://jitp.commons.gc.cuny.edu/authoring-an-open-source-game-for-a-faculty-open-educational-resources-workshop-a-case-study/ 

Tsan, K. F. (2021). Open Educational Resources in History: A state-of-the field essay. Teaching History: A Journal of Methods, 46(2), 12-19. https://openjournals.bsu.edu/teachinghistory/article/view/3544

Van Allen, J. & Katz, S. (2023). Viewing open education within the Technological, Pedagogical, Content Framework: illustrating educator knowledge, skills and dispositions. Research in Learning Technology, 31(2023). Retrieved from https://journal.alt.ac.uk/index.php/rlt/article/view/2829

Van Allen, J. & Katz, S. (2022). Examining the use of renewable assignments in a teacher education course to build understanding of Open Educational Resources. Open Praxis, 14(1), pp. 27–38. https://doi.org/10.55982/openpraxis.14.1.458

Van Allen, J. & Katz, S. (2020). Teaching with OER during pandemics and beyond. Journal for Multicultural Education. http://doi.org/10.1108/JME-04-2020-0027.

Van Allen, J. & Katz, S. (2019). Developing open practices in teacher education: A model of integrating OER and renewable assignments. Open Praxis, 11(3), 311–319. https://eric.ed.gov/?q=EJ1234940

Vollman, B. K. (2021). Access, use and perceptions of open (free) and traditional textbooks: an exploratory comparative analysis of community college criminal justice courses. Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/02680513.2021.1874330 

Yoon, B. (2023). A genealogy of open. In the Library With the Lead Pipe. https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2023/genealogy-of-open/

Zaino, K. (2022). Wanting more from OER: Enacting a queer of color commitment to open. In Queer Sharing in the Marketized University (pp. 135-150). London: Routledge.Zhadko, O., & Ko, S. (2019). Best practices in designing courses with Open Educational Resources. New York: Routledge. Access to Chapter 4

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