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This sample syllabus for an all-OER introductory writing course includes class policies, a course calendar, and a brief rubric for evaluating student essays.  According to its Creative Commons license, it is free to reuse, remix, and share, provided that it is for non-profit, educational use only.

In place of a printed grammar and style manual, the class relies on links to the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (Purdue OWL), the University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Writing Center.  I have obtained permission to link to each site for the purposes of an introductory writing class.  Please see the terms and conditions of use for each to make sure you are also in the clear, should you adopt this syllabus (or anything like it).

In place of a printed course reader, the class relies on work from several alternative sources: (1) online essays with Creative Commons licenses, (2) work from the public domain, (3) works accessible to my students through library subscription databases, (4) authorized reproductions of student work, and (5) proprietary handouts, some of which I will be uploading to Merlot for wider use.  Though this syllabus is OER, many of the works assigned in the course calendar are not.  Please keep your own counsel about copyright issues to make sure that you are in the clear, if you choose to adopt this syllabus or any version thereof.

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