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  • The OER Dilemma

    A comparison of OER with Traditional textbooks and the benefits of OER in the classroom

    OER vs Traditional comparison

    Questions about OER not being used if it is free

    Answers in response to OER questions

    Melissa Cavan

    Utah Valley University

    Melissa Cavan is the Zoology and Physiology Lab Manager at Utah Valley University and is pursuing her Ph.D. at Brigham Young University in Instructional Psychology and Technology. Melissa enjoys teaching and is always looking for ways to improve her teaching strategies. Her main focus is for students to walk away from her class having learned something that they will remember years down the road.

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