# Office Hours: The Invisible Labour of OER (25 April 2019, 2pm EST/ 6pm UTC)
**URL:** https://forum.rebus.community/t/office-hours-the-invisible-labour-of-oer-25-april-2019-2pm-est-6pm-utc/1221
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**Created:** [March 21, 2019, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.rebus.community/t/office-hours-the-invisible-labour-of-oer-25-april-2019-2pm-est-6pm-utc/1221 "2019-03-21T20:31:55Z")
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### Author:  [@apurva](https://forum.rebus.community/u/apurva)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2019, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.rebus.community/t/office-hours-the-invisible-labour-of-oer-25-april-2019-2pm-est-6pm-utc/1221/1 "2019-03-21T20:31:55Z")
**Topic:** The Invisible Labour of OER
**When:** Thursday, April 25, 2019, 2 pm EST / 11 am PST / 6 pm UTC
**Guest Speakers:** **Ali Versluis** (Open Education Resources Librarian, University of Guelph), **Monica Brown** (OER Coordinator, eCampus Center - Extended Studies, Boise State University), **Esperanza Zenon** (Physical Science Instructor, River Parishes Community College), and **Melissa Ashman** (Instructor & Interim Department Chair, Applied Communications, School of Business, Kwantlen Polytechnic University)
OER work is hard work—and valuable work—but it is too often undervalued, under-compensated, and hidden from sight. The notion of doing OER “stuff” on the side, in addition to a heavy load of formal duties, is all too familiar, and the emotional investment from many of us is considerable. Much of the movement’s progress has been driven by the passion and commitment of people willing to go the extra mile, but what is the impact of this reliance on invisible and unpaid labour? How does it affect our ability to build a more inclusive and equitable open education framework in the long term? How does it limit participation? What are the implications for sustainability in the ecosystem, including establishing business models? And how might we commit to moving forward with more recognition and value of the labour invested in OER development?
The recording is now available. [Watch here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL9Ep56IFH0&feature=youtu.be) and [read the transcript here](https://about.rebus.community/2019/04/29/april-office-hours-defining-the-invisible-labour-of-oer-audio-and-chat-transcripts/).
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### Author:  [@apurva](https://forum.rebus.community/u/apurva)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2019, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.rebus.community/t/office-hours-the-invisible-labour-of-oer-25-april-2019-2pm-est-6pm-utc/1221/2 "2019-03-21T20:32:04Z")
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### Author:  [@will.get.back](https://forum.rebus.community/u/will.get.back)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.rebus.community/t/office-hours-the-invisible-labour-of-oer-25-april-2019-2pm-est-6pm-utc/1221/4 "2019-04-18T15:16:06Z")
will watch this on YT later for sure.
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### Author:  [@LeighKP](https://forum.rebus.community/u/LeighKP)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2019, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.rebus.community/t/office-hours-the-invisible-labour-of-oer-25-april-2019-2pm-est-6pm-utc/1221/5 "2019-04-27T18:02:45Z")
I really enjoyed this session of Office Hours. Thanks to everyone who joined, listened, shared their stories and their resources.
Speaking of resources, here are a few I collected during the session. If I’ve missed any, please add them and any other texts of interest.
- @jmitchell recommended _[The Epistemic Injustice: Power and the Ethics of Knowing](http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198237907.001.0001/acprof-9780198237907)_ by Miranda Fricker (sadly behind a paywall)
- Jessica Norman from SAIT recommended a rubric for addressing the faculty questions “How do I know this OER is any good?” [Find it here](https://www.sait.ca/Documents/About%20SAIT/Administration/Policies%20and%20Procedures/AC.2.21.1%20Open%20Educational%20Resources%20Schedule%20A.pdf).
- Nathalie Steinfeld Childre from COERLL shared this page that highlights OER of Language instructors and grad students. [Find it here](https://community.coerll.utexas.edu/).
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### Author:  [@apurva](https://forum.rebus.community/u/apurva)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2019, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.rebus.community/t/office-hours-the-invisible-labour-of-oer-25-april-2019-2pm-est-6pm-utc/1221/6 "2019-04-29T14:03:02Z")
Thanks for putting together this list, Leigh! I had one more resource on my list:
- Jessica Norman’s [workflow document for OER projects](https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1XVJpU9S4Bb32K3GblNVw4uy1Ely9rTXnr8bkFDM5-yk/edit?usp=sharing) (still in process) to make the work more visible at her institution, SAIT. This document is based on a [workflow created by Billy Meinke-Lau](https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/19hRxHQE855GUx4pg0YgUkn68Jfpq7f3d8LmDteyMeXY/edit) at University of Hawaii.
I too found the session immensely valuable. Huge thank you again to Ali, Melissa, @esperanzazenon1966, and Monica for sharing your insights. Thanks also to everyone who attended the session and shared their thoughts in the chat.
For those who were wondering: the recording and chat transcript will be shared very soon!
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### Author:  [@LeighKP](https://forum.rebus.community/u/LeighKP)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2019, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.rebus.community/t/office-hours-the-invisible-labour-of-oer-25-april-2019-2pm-est-6pm-utc/1221/7 "2019-04-30T14:40:56Z")
The recording for this session is now available!
Also, as requested [the chat transcript is available along with the audio transcript](https://about.rebus.community/2019/04/29/april-office-hours-defining-the-invisible-labour-of-oer-audio-and-chat-transcripts/).