Hello everyone!

I wanted to share a scenario that relates to some of the other discussions I have been reading on the forums. I am also looking to get some advice from others that are passionate about OERs.

Over the past year, I have been working on building a resource for my students that will act as a repository of information to help them in my courses. I teach fourth-year capstone courses and I have ~ 100 students each term. It can be quite challenging to provide mentorship and assistance for all these students and so I decided to make a web page for them. The plan was to enroll my students on the site so that they could access it for the last year of their study. At one point I would have called this an open resource but as I learn more in this course I see that it would not be open to the public domain. I have hesitations about making it public because some of it might be based on the format/style of how I want my students to write their assignments. On the other hand, perhaps others could benefit from the resource and therefore it should be available.

I would love to hear from anyone else that might be in a similar position. As of right now, even though my resource might not be a true OER, I think it will still benefit students and there will be no additional charge so I am happy to pursue it.

Nicole