Open Education
With Open Education, WUR shares its high-quality educational practices and resources with everyone, independent of time, place, or cost. WUR encourages educators to share the educational materials that we develop for our students with the world.
Under the UNESCO definition, Open Educational Resources (OER) are “learning, teaching and research materials in any format and medium … released under an open license, that permit no-cost access, re-use, re-purposing, adaptation, and redistribution by others”. These can include textbooks, course readers, lecture slides, or videos that educators worldwide can freely share and adapt. By removing barriers of time, place, and cost, OER promote collaboration, innovation, and personalised learning for diverse audiences.
WUR supports the creation and sharing of OER through its Open Science & Education Programme and Open Education policy. Staff are encouraged to develop and share materials under the Creative Commons CC BY-NC license, allowing non-commercial use and adaptation. WUR also contributes to the Npuls programme, which enhances digital learning resources, and participates in the Dutch libraries working group on online and open education.
Go open with your education at WUR
“Opening my teaching improves collaboration across universities to co-create future-proof education.”
- Elysa Overdijk
- Lecturer Plant Physiology
Open Education at WUR
Established in 2019, the WUR Open Science & Education Programme (OSE) assists researchers and educators in engaging in Open Science practices through a combination of organisational policy and direct support. Together with the WUR Library and Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC), WUR educators can get support to open-up their educational materials.
Questions?
If you have any questions regarding Open Education at WUR, feel free to contact us.