In this episode I talk with Anthony Palmiotto of OpenStax. The episode focuses on Open Educational Resources (OER). Open Educational Resources include open-source textbooks that are free to students and instructors. In the episode we talk about how OpenStax develops open-source textbooks, how different universities are utilizing open educational resources, the experts who contribute to open-source textbooks and comparing open educational resources to proprietary textbook publishers.I want to thank the OpenStax organization for all their work. It is impactful to provide textbooks to students, instructors and schools that are struggling financially. I also want to thank all the experts that have contributed to open-source textbooks. If you are a student or instructor, please share this with your administration and hopefully we can get more free educational resources into the hands of people who need it. Thank you and I hope you enjoy the conversation!For any instructors that want to contribute to OER here is the form to contact OpenStax admin: https://openstax.org/contact/Open-Source Textbooks available from OpenStax: https://openstax.org/subjectsOpenStax Assignable: https://openstax.org/assignableOpenStax for K-12 Teachers: https://openstax.org/k12ARTICLES:What are open educational resources (OER)? from OpenStax: https://openstax.org/blog/what-are-oerUConn Leading State’s Open Textbook Initiative from UConn Today: https://today.uconn.edu/2016/02/uconn-leading-states-open-textbook-initiative/About CC Licenses from creativecommons.org: https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/cclicenses/Rubin Observatory basks in galactic glow from Space.com: https://www.space.com/astronomy/rubin-observatory-basks-in-galactic-glow-space-photo-of-the-day-for-nov-3-2025OpenStax and Microsoft partner for AI-enhanced learning in the classroom: https://openstax.org/blog/press-release-openstax-and-microsoft-partner-for-ai-enhanced-learning-in-the-classroomNational survey shows higher education faculty embracing digital and open educational resources (OER) from Bay View Analytics: https://www.bayviewanalytics.com/oer.htmlCONNECT: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-dolinay-frm-96a289106/ GitHub: https://github.com/ad17171717 X: https://twitter.com/DolinayG Odysee: https://odysee.com/@adriandolinay:0 Medium: https://medium.com/@adriandolinayPODCAST: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aspiring-stem-geek/id1765996824 Audible: https://www.audible.com/podcast/The-Aspiring-STEM-Geek/B0DC73S9SN?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp iHeart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/202676097/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/60dPNJbDPaPw7ru8g5btxV?si=26e034e416f446d8|-Video Chapters-| 0:00 – Intro 2:11 – Defining Open Educational Resources (OER) 6:45 – The mission of OpenStax 12:32 – The process of creating a OER textbook 15:38 – Remixing OER Textbooks 20:17 – Creating Common Licenses used for the textbooks 21:49 – Adoption rates by colleges and universities 27:07 – Creating textbooks in different languages 32:12 – How OpenStax finds contributors for its textbooks 37:41 – The OER Landscape 40:43 – Cross promotion between OER providers 44:46 – Prestigious Contributors in OER 48:30 – Private sector contributions to OER 53:01 – Critiques of OER 58:48 – Open Source vs Proprietary 1:05:14 – What makes a student’s journey a success 1:06:28 – Why some instructors hesitate to adopt OER 1:09:50 – The tradeoff to adopting new material 1:13:00 – OpenStax and developing OER for new fields 1:16:00 – Anthony’s Journey into OER 1:19:43 – If you want to contribute to OER reach out! 1:21:55 – Conclusion

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