In this episode of CityTech Stories, we're focusing on Open Educational Resources - an alternative to the commercialized textbook industry, offering free, openly-licensed content. At CityTech, OER is supported by state grant funding, and implemented via the OER Faculty Fellowship, developed by Prof. Cailean Cooney.

Former OER Faculty Fellow, Professor Christopher Swift, talks about his experience using new materials, a Wordpress-based course site on the CityTech Openlab, and student engagement.

An excerpt, in regards to variation of classroom texts and activities:

"A physical, or kinesthetic, involvement with a material...if they can present the material vocally, work in groups where conversations are had, sketching to understand architecture and design..."open" doesn't mean 'online,' but you can find other types." (Prof. Christopher Swift).

Thank you for listening!