SUNY OER Services

SOS works directly with SUNY campuses and faculty to provide assistance and knowledge to support the adoption of open educational resources (OER) and sustained use of OER as drivers of faculty choice and student success.

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SUNY OER Services Impact   

Since 2017, New York State has invested $4 million annually in open educational resources adoption and growth while supporting faculty choice.  With this investment, SUNY OER Services works with SUNY campuses to reduce the cost of learning materials for students by providing an OER course catalog, drives teaching and learning innovation through open pedagogy, and develops sustainable frameworks for continued growth. 

Supported 59 SUNY campuses

In 24,990 sections

With more than 3,000 faculty members

For over 844,373 student enrollments 

Saving over $90 million dollars