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OER Courseware & Brightspace

With the move to Brightspace and the start of a new academic year, migrating your course(s) can feel daunting. Great news! Thanks to a partnership between Lumen Learning, OLI, and SUNY OER Services, there are many ready-to-adopt courses that seamlessly integrate into Brightspace.

Through Lumen Learning and OLI you get access to course materials that:

  • are easy and quick to upload into Brightspace,
  • include a full set of instructor resources,
  • offer personalized support to help you get started,
  • and, they’re all available at NO COST to your students.

Over 65,000 SUNY students across 59 SUNY campuses used Lumen Learning and OLI course materials last year. Please join us to learn how easy it is to make the transition into Brightspace with Lumen Learning and OLI.

Presenters: Tony DeFranco, Tori Matthews, Hal Turner, Laura Murray, Natalie Chakrian and Brianna Lyons, SUNY OER Services

OER Courseware & Brightspace Webinar Registration

Webinar Details & Dates

Waymaker - October 28, 2022 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Migrating to Brightspace is a great opportunity to try new course content for multiple disciplines in Lumen Learning’s Waymaker platform. Waymaker is user-friendly digital courseware with data-driven learning design, personalization, and messaging tools that can increase student engagement, persistence, and passing rates.

  • How to search the SUNY OER catalog & request Waymaker courseware
  • An overview of the Waymaker courseware platform
    Integration in Brightspace

Online Homework Manager - November 18, 2022 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Migrating to Brightspace is a great opportunity to try new course content for Math, Accounting, and Chemistry from Lumen Learning in their Online Homework Manager (OHM) platform. OHM is a flexible homework engine with learning content and activities you tailor to fit your students’ needs

  • How to search the SUNY OER catalog and request OHM courseware
  • An overview of the OHM courseware platform
    Integration in Brightspace

Open Learning Initiative - December 2, 2022 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Migrating to Brightspace is a great opportunity to try new course content from SUNY OER’s partner, the Open Learning Initiative (OLI) at Carnegie Mellon University. OLI offers OER course materials founded on learning science that provide real-time data that effectively support teaching and learning.

  • How to search the SUNY OER catalog and request OLI courseware.
  • An overview of the OLI courseware platform
  • Integration in Brightspace

An overview of Waymaker, Online Homework Manager (OHM) & Open Learning Initiative (OLI) platforms

Migrating to Brightspace is a great opportunity to try new course content that supports you and your students with research-based learning design.

  • How to search the SUNY OER catalog and request courseware
  • An overview of each courseware platform: Waymaer, OHM, and OLI
  • Integration in Brightspace

This webinar is offered on three different dates:

  • December 9, 2022 1:30pm - 2:30pm
  • January 6, 2023 1:30pm - 2:30pm
  • January 13, 2023 1:30pm - 2:30pm

OER Courseware & Brightspace Webinar Registration