Faculty who use OER materials should post those materials through the College’s OER guide maintained in the College libraries. Each discipline/program will determine appropriate intervals for review and updating of relevant OER materials. Accessibility OER at CCAC must be formatted to be compatible with assistive technologies regardless of course section designation. The College’s Accessibility Guidelines specify WCAG 2.0 Level AA. Faculty must choose and implement OER that complies with Four Principles of Accessibility as outlined in the WCAG 2.0: 1. Perceivable - Information and user interface components must be presentable to users in ways they can perceive. This means that users must be able to perceive the information being presented (it can't be invisible to all of their senses) 2. Operable - User interface components and navigation must be operable. This means that users must be able to operate the interface (the interface cannot require interaction that a user cannot perform) 3. Understandable - Information and the operation of user interface must be understandable. This means that users must be able to understand the information as well as the operation of the user interface (the content or operation cannot be beyond their understanding) 4. Robust - Content must be robust enough that it can be interpreted reliably by a wide variety of user agents, including assistive technologies. This means that users must be able to access the content as technologies advance (as technologies and user agents evolve, the content should remain accessible) While some formats such as PDFs can be very convenient to display, faculty should supply source files in an editable format. A single OER submission may contain several different formats to ensure accessibility, full functionality, and edibility. Faculty who plan to use OER should also forward a copy of the materials to the Office of Supportive Services to ensure compliance and accessibility prior to the start of the term. Licensing OER Faculty who originate material may decide the conditions under which the material will be shared, as and to the extent provided under the CBA, College policies and regulations, and applicable law. Faculty members are encouraged to openly license the material that they create through Creative Commons licensing or similar mechanism. All OER materials shared from the College to the world at large should carry a disclaimer indicating that (1) the material is for educational purposes only and that the College is not responsible for any misuse of the OER materials or their content; and (2) OER materials authored and published by employees of the College do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the College.
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