I am a strong advocate of using Open Educational Resources (OER) to lower the cost of higher education.
In the past five years, I have successfully developed and curated OER content for multiple 100- and 200-level Business courses, including:
- Introduction to Business
- Introduction to Marketing
- Principles of Management
- Business Ethics
- Business Law
- Personal Consumer Finance
- Human Resource Management
- Macroeconomics
- Microeconomics
In 2021, I was the recipient of a Pennsylvania Grant for Open and Affordable Learning (GOAL) to develop and integrate business OER content in a turnkey D2L Brightspace LMS shell. Additionally, I have presented the following:
- Looking For A Forever Home For Your OER? Look No Further Than Your LMS
Affordable Learning PA (ALPA) Summit 2023
May 25, 2023 — University Park, PA
- Mythbusters: OER Edition
Penn Highlands Black Bear Kickoff
August 21, 2020 — Virtual
If you are interested in utilizing OER in your Business classes, please feel free to reach out and start a conversation. I’m always interested in networking with other OER faculty, as well as sharing best practices.
If your institution is looking for somebody to assist with OER curation and/or development, please also feel free to start a conversation. I am available to:
- Consult with colleges regarding Business OER strategies
- Develop OER roadmaps for programs and courses
- Map existing learning objectives to OER content
- Curate and edit OER content for specific uses
- Develop and write customized OER content
You can reach me via email at mark@markparfitt.com or via phone/text at 814-404-3144.