10 Rubric Category: Students

• Not Present:
  • OER are not adopted in any programs or courses, and hence not available to students.
• Beginning:
  • OER are adopted in a few academic programs and courses.
• Emerging:
  • OER are being adopted more widely and intentionally in academic courses and programs, with attention being paid to availability for specific student populations.
  • OER are available online.
  • OER available offline through limited printing access.
• Established:
  • Comprehensive plan is developed with implementation underway to increase availability of OER to students institution-wide, with focused attention to targeted student populations by ability, income, race/ethnicity, gender, geographic location, and majors.
  • OER are accessible to all learners, and available online and offline.
  • New OER are designed in adherence to accessibility requirements and standards.
  • Monitoring plan in place to ensure no disparities in students accessing OER, including by ability, income, race/ethnicity, gender, geographic location, and majors.

(Broadband, Devices and Services)

• Not Present:
  • Access to technology not considered as part of OER usage and/or planning.
• Beginning:
  • Access to broadband, devices and service considered as part of OER usage and/or planning.
• Emerging:
  • Alternatives for accessing OER are offered for students with technology impediments with attention to broadband, service and device needs.
• Established:
  • Comprehensive plan is developed with implementation underway to ensure technological access to OER for students, with attention to differing needs of student populations.
  • The plan includes alternatives for accessing OER for students with technology impediments and students can access course materials in a variety of ways.

• Not Present: 
  • Students are not informed about what OER are, where to find them, or how to use them.
• Beginning: 
  • Some institutional units and departments are beginning to take responsibility for informing students about OER and how to access them.
  • Course schedules and catalogues, and bookstore increasingly include clear OER course markings.
• Emerging:
  • More institutional units and departments are informing students about OER, including library, academic units, advisement and student support units, and bookstore.
  • Published cost-of-attendance information includes language on no- and low-cost textbooks and course materials.
  • Students are informed about data privacy aspects of automated textbook purchasing programs and other course material options.
• Established: 
  • Comprehensive communication plan is developed with implementation underway in which units take responsibility for informing students, including orientation, registration, financial aid, advisement, libraries and academic departments, and bookstore.
  • Communication plan includes continuous monitoring of assessment, improvement, and dissemination.