About OER Schema

What is OER Schema?

OER Schema is a vocabulary for describing the pedagogical relationships in Open Educational Resources (OER), and is aimed at fostering the production of open knowledge. It provides a standardized way to mark up educational content, making it more discoverable and interoperable.

By using this schema, content creators, educators, and platform developers can create a more connected and reusable ecosystem of educational resources.

History and Development

Developed at Penn State University in 2018 by Michael Collins, Katrina Wehr, and Alex Boyce, OER Schema was created to address the need for additional pedigogical vocabulary, expanding the "semantic web." It builds on standards like schema.org and Dublin Core while adding additional flexibility relevant to educational contexts.

The schema is maintained through a collaborative process and continues to evolve to meet the changing needs of the OER ecosystem.

How to Contribute

OER Schema is an open community initiative. Contributions are welcome in various forms:

• Suggesting new terms or modifications to existing ones
• Providing examples of schema implementation
• Reporting issues or inconsistencies
• Creating tools that work with the schema

Visit the GitHub repository to get involved.