Office Hours: How much is this going to cost? Budgeting OER Production
Channel: Rebus Community
Date: 2020-06-05

The special guests at this month's session of the Rebus Community and Open Textbook Network Office Hours were Matthew Bloom (English Faculty, Scottsdale Community College; Open Educational Resources Coordinator, Maricopa Community Colleges), Tonya Ferrell (Open Educational Resources Coordinator, University of Nebraska at Omaha), and Richard Saunders (Collections Librarian and former Dean of Library Services, Southern Utah University).

While the time and salaries of project managers and authors are typically the most significant investment in OER production, there are also often project costs and other expenditures related to supporting publishing. In this session, we discussed the potential costs of OER production and how to create a budget. We heard from guests who have created budgeting spreadsheets for their projects and programs. We got their opinions on where to spend limited funds and discover common unanticipated costs. Our conversation focused on estimating accurate projections based on the resources and priorities available at your institution to support OER production.

The audio and chat transcripts of this session are available on the Rebus Community website: https://about.rebus.community/2020/06/05/may-office-hours-how-much-is-this-going-to-cost-budgeting-oer-production/

Richard and Tonya's spreadsheets are available at: https://z.umn.edu/oer-budget

Looking for resources to help you budget your OER project? Keep an eye on the Rebus Community platform: https://www.rebus.community/t/office-hours-how-much-is-this-going-to-cost-budgeting-oer-production/3391