You’ve created something meaningful—now let’s help it reach the people who need it!
This guide is here to support TRU Open Press project developers in promoting and disseminating their fabulous open educational resources (OER).

Sharing your work is an important part of the open education journey. By increasing visibility and access, your OER can support learners beyond TRU, be adopted in new courses, and contribute to a more open and equitable education system.

Use this guide as a practical starting point—you don’t have to do everything at once.

Why this matters:
Sharing your OER is just as important as creating it. The more visible your work is, the more it can:

• Be adopted in courses
• Support students at TRU and beyond
• Contribute to open and equitable education

1. Finalize Your OER

☐ Publish your final version (Pressbooks / TRUbox)
☐ Apply a Creative Commons license
☐ Complete accessibility checks (alt text, headings, contrast)
☐ Prepare metadata (title, author, description, keywords)
☐ Ensure a stable URL

2. Submit to Canadian Repositories

• BCcampus Open Collection – Submission portal may be temporarily closed at this time.
• eCampusOntario Open Library – Submit an OER – Open Library – eCampusOntario
• Campus Manitoba OER Hub – Repository is currently being updated – Submission portal is closed.
• FabriqueREL (French/bilingual reach)

3. Add to Global Platforms

• OER Commons – Contribute Course Related Material | OER Commons
• Open Textbook Library – Submit an Open Textbook – Open Textbook Library
• MERLOT – Advanced Material Search
• More repositories: Mason OER Metafinder (MOM) Search

4. Deposit in Institutional Repositories

• Deposit in TRUSpace – Home – TRUSpace: TRU’s Institutional Repository – Research Guides at Thompson Rivers University Library (If you worked with Open Press, your project may be there already!)
• Optional:
  • UBC cIRcle
  • SFU Summit
  • U of T TSpace

5. Promote Your OER

• Share via Open Education Global
• Share via SPARC
• Post in CCCOER and Rebus Community
• Share within BCcampus / eCampusOntario networks

6. Engage Libraries

• Contact OER librarians (e.g., UCalgary, McGill, USask)
• Request inclusion in:
  • OER guides
  • Course resource lists
  • Faculty newsletters

7. Share Your Story

• Create a short project summary
• Contribute to TRU Open Press impact stories
• Share on LinkedIn
• Present at events (e.g., Teaching Practices Colloquium or Open Education Week)

⭐ Minimum Dissemination Standard

• TRUSpace deposit
• BCcampus + eCampusOntario
• OER Commons
• One community listserv share (OEWG, CCCOER, OER Commons, or OEGlobal)
• One LinkedIn post

Joining Key OER Listservs & Communities

You don’t need to track down a specific contact person to join most OER communities.
Instead, you can sign up directly through their websites, create a profile, and begin sharing your work.

Open Education Working Group

Contact Jamie Drozda (jdrozda@tru.ca) or Sarah Gibson (sgibson@tru.ca)

CCCOER (Highly Recommended)

This link functions like a traditional listserv

How to join:

• Subscribe here:
  https://www.cccoer.org/join-us/

Why this one matters:

• Very active
• Highly engaged OER practitioners
• Excellent for:
  • sharing new OER
  • getting feedback
  • finding collaborators

OER Commons

How to join / share:

• Developers do not need to contact a person directly
• Instead:
  1. Create a free account
  2. Join or follow relevant OER Commons Groups/Hubs
  3. Share your OER within those groups

Start here: https://www.oercommons.org/

Tip for developers:

• Look for:
  • disciplinary hubs (e.g., STEM, Trades, Nursing)
  • regional hubs (e.g., Open Education Canada, institutional groups)

If support is needed:

• Contact via OER Commons support page (general inquiry form)
• No formal “listserv”—it’s more platform + community-based sharing

Open Education Global (OEGlobal)

How to join the mailing list:

• OEGlobal uses a newsletter + community channels, not a traditional listserv
• Developers can:
  • Subscribe to updates here:
    https://www.oeglobal.org/newsletter/
  • Join community discussions via:
    • events
    • webinars
    • OE Week activities

For promotion opportunities:

• Share OER or announcements via:
  • OEGlobal contact page: https://www.oeglobal.org/contact/
  • Conference submissions (e.g., Open Education Global Conference)

Rebus Community

How to join:

• Create a free account:
  https://community.rebus.foundation/

Best use:

• Post about your OER
• Ask for:
  • peer reviewers
  • adopters
  • collaborators