From Commercial to Commons: Navigating the OER Tides of Accessibility and Sustainability

This presentation shares the comprehensive experience of a single faculty member transitioning a historically commercial-textbook course to a fully integrated Open Educational Resource (OER) environment. I will detail the initial implementation challenges, spanning content curation and pedagogical recalibration, and reflect on the measurable impacts on student success and equity. A central theme is the unexpected demand for OER sustainability and maintenance following initial adoption. I will sp