The Equity Through OER Rubric
9 Overall Info on Rubric Categories and Dimensions
The Equity Through OER Rubric includes three broad organizational categories, each with several dimensions, and each of which is essential to build and sustain capacity.
The categories represent not only areas of focus and engagement, but also stakeholder communities that sometimes intersect in terms of practice and responsibility:
Within these categories, rubric users are asked to engage and evaluate themselves along a set of key dimensions and the rubric is organized accordingly.
PRACTITIONERS
- Equity-centered Instruction, Pedagogy and Content
- Multiple Dimensions of Infrastructure, including:
- Staff Support
- Course Markings
- IT Support
- Bookstores
LEADERSHIP*
- Ongoing Assessment and Continuous Improvement including:
- Strategic planning and budgeting
- OER-Equity goal-setting
- Policy and Staffing
- Instructor Incentives
- Professional Development
- Recognition in faculty promotion and tenure
*While leadership should be understood broadly and responsibility is required across all dimensions of the rubric, this section is focused on decision-makers and their responsibility and accountability.
