Abbey K. Elder

Open Access & Scholarly Communication Librarian

Abbey K. Elder is the Open Access & Scholarly Communication Librarian for ISU, where she manages campus initiatives for open access and open education. In addition to her institutional work, Abbey serves as the Statewide Open Education Coordinator for the Iowa Board of Regents.

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Open Educational Practices (OEP) for Promotion & Tenure Stakeholders Presentation

by Abbey K. Elder and Kristin Whitman

Published: Sep 21, 2021

This presentation has been created to help campus partners advocate for the inclusion of open educational practices (OEP) in Promotion & Tenure policies.

Accompanying Handout for Self-Advocacy

by Abbey K. Elder

Published: Aug 24, 2021

This handout has been created to help faculty and staff advocate for themselves in conversations around OEP in promotion, tenure, and faculty development.

Open Education in Promotion, Tenure,& Faculty Development

by Abbey K. Elder, Anne Marie Gruber, Mahrya Burnett, and Teri Koch

Published: Aug 24, 2021

The Iowa Open Education Action Team (Iowa OER) has built upon DOERS3's OER in Tenure & Promotion Matrix to help faculty and staff advocate for the inclusion of open educational practices (OEP) in the promotion, tenure, and faculty evaluation practices at their institutions.

Accompanying Handout for Advocates

by Abbey K. Elder

Published: Aug 24, 2021

This handout has been created to help faculty and staff advocate for the explicit inclusion of OEP in promotion and tenure documentation at their institutions.

Getting OER into Promotion and Tenure Documents

by Abbey K. Elder

Published: Aug 24, 2021

NOTE: This is a working document and not meant to be cited as an original work of scholarship. Instead, please feel free to use this document to locate potentially useful resources for your OER program.

Updating a Commitment to Openness

by Abbey K. Elder

Published: Mar 09, 2022

In 2021, the Iowa State University Library passed a new Open Access Commitment, replacing an outdated document with one that better supports the diverse range of work done by the library staff at Iowa State University.

How to Start and Maintain an OER Initiative

by Abbey K. Elder

Published: Mar 03, 2022

This article is an adapted version of a keynote presented at the 2022 Iowa OER Summit, held virtually March 1–3, 2022.

The Problem: Misconceptions and Mislabeling

by Shannon M. Smith and Abbey K. Elder

Published: Oct 17, 2022

Why having clear lines between OER initiatives and other affordable course material programs can support better and more productive work for each.

Classifying Open Educational Resources and Affordable Materials

by Shannon M. Smith and Abbey K. Elder

Published: Oct 17, 2022

Definitions and explanations about OER and affordable course materials, including key differences and similarities.

Threading the Needle of Interwoven Programming

by Shannon M. Smith and Abbey K. Elder

Published: Oct 17, 2022

Ideas for those leading OER and affordable course material programs to foster better communication about the affordable course material options available.