Book Title: Bridging the Gap
Subtitle: The OER Workforce Playbook for Higher Education and Industry
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.
Contents
Book Information
Book Description
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.
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.
Subject
Adult education, continuous learning