According to the release, more than 10,000 OCC students have benefited from the faculty-led initiative as of fall 2022. The college said that, without that option, students take fewer courses, may not register for a course or may decide to not purchase the required textbook and earn a poor grade without it, or they may ultimately drop a course. OCC faculty librarian Wendy Kamps Tsao said in the release that the license means that faculty can change the materials to meet their needs. Broeckel has been able to personalize learning by tailoring textbooks, lesson plans and language on quizzes to ensure it is appropriate for the college’s demographic, according to the release. OCC Chancellor Peter Provenzano provided a statement via the release. “Teaching innovation, especially OERs, is near and dear to my heart because a relatively small financial investment yields big results for years to come,” he stated. “This is a model of how supporting faculty innovation with modest resources can have an outsized impact on our students.” For more information, visit https://libguides.oaklandcc.edu/oer/.

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