FAIRify your OER: Workshop Recap
Published on: October 14, 2026
How can teaching materials remain findable, accessible and reusable in the long term? This question was explored by participants in a workshop on Open Educational Resources (OER) and the FAIR principles.
The workshop began with an introduction to the basics of OER. During an open discussion, participants shared their experiences with creating and reusing teaching materials. Challenges such as unclear usage rights, quality assurance issues and technical barriers were also discussed. The focus then shifted to the FAIR principles and the importance of metadata, suitable file formats and open licences for long-term reuse.
During the practical session, participants applied the first steps of a presented workflow to their own teaching materials. This provided an opportunity to test an outcome of the FDM.SH bOERse project directly in practice. They recorded metadata, identified missing information and discussed in small groups how these gaps could be addressed.
The final discussion focused primarily on the practical applicability of the workflow. It became clear that the effort involved was assessed differently depending on the area of application and the resources available. Another topic was how teaching materials can be made available not only for access but also for editing and further development. In this context, participants discussed the possibilities and limitations of Moodle (https://moodle.org), H5P (https://h5p.org/), Git-based systems and Markdown.
An Important Step for FDM-SH bOERse
The workshop marked an important step for the FDM-SH bOERse project: the developed approach was not only presented but also applied to concrete use cases together with the participants and discussed from different perspectives.
Further information about the “FDM-SH bOERse” project: https://fdm-sh.de/unsere-themen/fdm-sh-boerse/