International Journal of Open Educational Resources Volume 2, Issue 1, Fall 2019/Winter 2020 | Page 81

Advancing an Open Educational Resource Initiative through Collaborative Leadership
Appendix
UMBC Faculty OER Survey
Start of Block: General Questions
This brief, 15 question survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete. Thank you very
much for sharing your feedback on Open Educational Resources (OER).
Sincerely,
The OER Working Group at UMBC
Q1 What is your department?
Q2 Select what best describes your job position (Select all that apply):
▢ Tenure track (1)
▢ Adjunct faculty (2)
▢ Lecture/Contract (3)
▢ Full-time (4)
▢ Part-time (5)
▢ Library faculty (9)
▢ Staff (10)
Q3 What kind of teaching have you provided during your time at UMBC? (Select all that apply):
▢ Online or distance learning (1)
▢ Hybrid or blended teaching (2)
▢ Face-to-face teaching (3)
Q4 Open Educational Resource (OER) Definition
Open educational resources are “teaching, learning or research materials that are in the public
domain or released with intellectual property licenses [such as Creative Commons licenses] that
facilitate the free use, adaptation and distribution of resources.”
—UNESCO, 2002
Q5 How would you rate your awareness/use of OER? (Select all that apply)
▢ I have never heard of OER (1)
▢ I have some knowledge of OER, but I have never used OER (2)
▢ I have searched for OER materials for a class I have taught (3)
▢ I have selected OER materials for a class I have taught (4)
▢ I have created and used OER content for a class I have taught (5)
▢ Other (6) ________________________________________________
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