Open Educational Resources (OER) make education at Erasmus University Rotterdam more open and inclusive.
On this page you see how instructors use open content in their courses: watch their short videos and get practical ideas for your own teaching.
Why open educational resources?
Open Science and OER are key elements of the Erasmus educational experience. The University Library supports instructors with advice and access to open educational resources. These resources are free to use, adapt and share within the limits of the licence.
OER help you:
- reduce costs for students;
- keep course materials up to date;
- reuse and adapt existing content;
- share your own materials with colleagues and partners.
Learn from Erasmus instructors using OER
In the video series “Erasmians share best practices in Open Content in Education”, six EUR academics share how they use OER in statistics, philosophy and medical education, how open content supports international collaboration, and how students and PhD candidates also contribute to open education.
Use their examples as inspiration for your own course design.
ShareStats in statistics - Professor Marleen de Moor
Methods & Statistics, Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences.
Marleen de Moor uses ShareStats and open educational resources in her statistics courses. Her materials help students understand complex methods and give colleagues examples they can reuse.
In this video you see:
- how open tools make statistics more concrete for students;
- how sharing materials inspires colleagues to use open content;
- how open education can grow step by step in one programme.
MOOC “Politics of Skepticism” - Professor Tim de Mey
Philosophy and Theoretical Philosophy, Erasmus School of Philosophy.
Tim de Mey created the MOOC “Politics of Skepticism.”
The open course connects students and lecturers around the world through freely accessible materials.
In this video you see:
- how a MOOC uses open videos, readings and quizzes
- how open content supports international collaboration in philosophy
- how global learners engage with research from Rotterdam
Open Education in medicine - Matthijs Doets
Educational Advisor, Erasmus Medical Center.
For more than twenty years, open education has been standard in Dutch medical universities. Matthijs Doets explains how open educational resources support students, teachers and programmes.
In this video you see:
- how open resources keep medical education current and practical;
- how sharing content across universities saves time and effort;
- how open education can become a normal part of curricula.
Responsible Use of Open content - Nathalie Terzikhan
Epidemiology & Coordinator Scientific Affairs, Erasmus Medical Center.
Nathalie Terzikhan shows how open content supports responsible education in health and epidemiology. She also shares lessons from the Horizon 2020 programme “Join us for Health”.
In this video you see:
- how open content promotes transparency in teaching and learning;
- how licences help you use and share materials correctly;
- how open education fits into European projects and networks.
Rotterdam R.I.O.T. Science Club Laura Monteiro (PhD) and Julius März (PhD)
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam R.I.O.T. Science Club.
The Rotterdam R.I.O.T. Science Club encourages open and responsible research and education.
Laura Monteiro and Julius März show how they use open content to involve PhD candidates and students.
In this video you see:
- how open content supports student‑led and researcher‑led activities;
- how co‑creating materials builds a culture of openness;
- how communities like R.I.O.T. spread good practices in open education.