International Journal of Open Educational Resources
When asked what they would most take away from the course to incorporate into their current or future library practice , the students clearly indicated their ability to find concrete applications of the course content :
• Aside from now wanting to pursue OER librarianship as a career path , I can immediately begin to take the tools and skills acquired in the class as relevant situations arise .
• [ I will ] provide support for our OER librarian , and to our distance education faculty .
• I will start by speaking with faculty in my liaison areas to gauge their knowledge and understanding of OER .
• I plan to use what I ' ve learned in this course to advocate for OER in my future position as an academic librarian .
• I would definitely apply by advising teachers , principals and students I work with .
• [ I ] would like to write a resolution to bring to the academic / classified senate at my workplace ; share information with faculty about OER .
When asked for their final reflections on the course , students pointed to those aspects of the course that contributed to their professional growth and positive attitudes about their potential to advance open education :
• I really liked the practical nature of the assignments ;
• Creating the two videos , the mythbusters assignment , and the scavenger hunt all increased my knowledge of OER and my confidence in presenting on it ;
• I wish it was longer ! The course covered so much information in such a short period of time ;
• I loved learning about OER ;
• It is an exciting topic that I am intending to continue to learn about and pursue professionally ;
• I learned a lot and I ’ m so glad I took a class outside of my intended path ;
• It ' s made me excited to enter the field and consider pursuing a career in academic librarianship ;
• More on open pedagogy , maybe an assignment involving it .
The author asked the students one additional question . Based on their experience in the course , did they think that LIS students at all ALA-accredited programs should have access to course in open education librarianship . Given their enthusiasm for the course , as seen in their final course reflections , 100 % of the students responded affirmatively to the suggestion that all LIS programs should offer a course in open education librarianship . To discover how many LIS programs , other than the author ’ s own iSchool , currently offer an open education course or even a scholarly communications course with open education content , the author contacted the dean or program director at each
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