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Beyond Cost Savings: How Open Educational Resources Support Student Mental Health
Mon March 2, 2026 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm GMT
Description
Textbooks can be expensive, stressful, and sometimes out of reach, and that pressure often shows up in students’ well-being and learning.
In this session, we’ll talk about how Open Educational Resources (OER) can ease some of that stress by giving students free, day-one access to course materials and more flexible, inclusive ways to learn.
Together, faculty and students will explore research, real examples, and small design choices that can make learning feel more supportive, human, and equitable. You’ll leave with practical ideas you can use right away.
Learning Outcomes
- Describe how Open Educational Resources (OER) can reduce student stress and support mental well-being by giving examples from research and practice.
- Identify strategies for using OER to create more equitable, flexible, and inclusive learning experiences in their own courses or studies.
- Reflect on the impact of course materials on mental health and propose at least one actionable change they could make to support student well-being through OER.
Who should participate?
Faculty, students, instructional designers, librarians, and educational developers who are interested in how open educational resources can reduce student stress and create more inclusive learning experiences.
Google Meet Information
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ddu-wnki-ucm
Or dial: (CA) +1 587-797-8162 PIN: 854 299 637#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/ddu-wnki-ucm?pin=9011646883513
