Book Title: Bridging the Gap

Subtitle: The OER Workforce Playbook for Higher Education and Industry

by Kaitlin Schilling; Apurva Ashok; Amber Hoye; and Victoria Brame

Book Description: This playbook serves as a practical bridge between higher education and industry, helping educators and employer partners co-create workforce-aligned OER. Inside, you'll find pathways and a shared framework, SKILLBRIDGE, for integrating these resources into learning journeys and closing the skills gap so students graduate prepared and employers gain work-ready talent.

License:
Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial

Contents

Book Information

Book Description

This playbook serves as a practical bridge between higher education and industry, helping educators and employer partners co-create workforce-aligned OER.

Inside, you’ll find pathways and a shared framework, SKILLBRIDGE, for integrating these resources into learning journeys and closing the skills gap so students graduate prepared and employers gain work-ready talent. It offers concrete strategies for mapping academic content to real-world competencies, embedding employer feedback into course development, and ensuring that OER stays current with evolving industry needs.

Authors

Kaitlin Schilling; Apurva Ashok; Amber Hoye; and Victoria Brame

License

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Bridging the Gap Copyright © 2026 by The Rebus Foundation (Kaitlin Schilling, Apurva Ashok, Amber Hoye, Victoria Brame) and DOERS (Jaimie Henthorn, Mindy Newfarmer) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Subject

Adult education, continuous learning

Metadata

Title
Bridging the Gap
Authors
Kaitlin Schilling; Apurva Ashok; Amber Hoye; and Victoria Brame
Reviewers
Beatrice Canales; Christine Rickabaugh; Lauren Arbaugh; Theresa Dooley; Dr. Latoya T. Paul; Dr. Ephraim Massawe; Dr. Hans Aagard; and Nahum Pacheco-Salazar
Illustrators
Kaitlin Schilling and Amber Hoye
Contributors
Mindy Newfarmer and Jaimie Henthorn
License

Icon for the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Bridging the Gap Copyright © 2026 by The Rebus Foundation (Kaitlin Schilling, Apurva Ashok, Amber Hoye, Victoria Brame) and DOERS (Jaimie Henthorn, Mindy Newfarmer) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Primary Subject
Adult education, continuous learning
Additional Subject(s)
Curriculum planning and development, Higher education, tertiary education, Teacher training, Open learning, distance education, Work experience, placements and internships, Industrial or vocational training, Competence development, Project-based learning, Business studies: general, Business strategy, Business innovation, Business process / operations management, Office and workplace, Educational: Other vocational education and training
Publisher
The Rebus Foundation
Publication Date
August 31, 2026