Certificate in Open Education for Librarians

Fifteen years ago, few librarians needed to know about Creative Commons licensing or textbook affordability. Now, however, most librarians need some understanding of the basics of open licensing. Increasingly job descriptions list some responsibility for open education and the ability to help the community find and use open materials.

The courses in the certificate address the diverse skill sets librarians working with OER need: copyright and licensing expertise, finding and reviewing open content, advising library partners, teaching with OER, enhancing information literacy instruction through open practices, preparing to lead libraries into the future as critical partners in textbook equity, and navigating open content creation amidst GenAI.

All participants seeking the certificate will take Librarians as OER & Textbook Affordability Leaders, Open Education & GenAI, Open Pedagogy & Information Literacy, and either Introduction to OER or Introduction to Copyright. Choose which to take based on your self-assessment of prior OER knowledge and skills. If you’re new to OER, take Introduction to OER. If you have sufficient OER experience to feel you meet the Introduction to OER outcomes, take Introduction to Copyright, which is more advanced.