A Study of STEM Usage and Perceptions of OER at a Large Research University
Fig . 7 . Types of OER use in research
Fig . 8 . Types of OER use in research by College
We also focused on how the respondents incorporate OER in their research and other scholarly activities , excluding instruction . The majority of faculty use OER materials in publishing books and journals ( n = 35 ), followed by citing in their grant activities
( n = 24 ) ( Fig . 9 ).
The majority of graduate students incorporate OER materials into their thesis or dissertation ( n = 32 ), followed by publishing ( n = 28 ) ( Fig . 10 ). A small number of students use OER for publishing directly on the web .
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