Open Oregon Educational Resources

Archived Webinar: Opt-In Models for Automatic Textbook Billing

This webinar shared an update on federal rulemaking along with case studies of two institutions that have successfully implemented opt-in models. Read more…

Oregon Celebrates Open Education Week, March 3-7, 2025

Join Oregon’s higher education community in the global celebration of Open Education Week! Read more…

AI Pause

Why we think it’s not a good use of resources to continue testing AI for the biggest open education projects that we’re working on – for now. Read more…

Students Testify for Basic Needs Bill

Oregon’s House Committee On Higher Education and Workforce Development held an informational hearing yesterday on a package that would provide funding for Open Oregon Educational Resources. Read more…

Archived Webinar: Ohio’s Innovative Approaches to Textbook Procurement

Watch this webinar to learn about two exciting, student-centered textbook affordability initiatives under way in Ohio. Read more…

Archived Webinar: Library-Led Textbook Affordability Initiatives

In this webinar, Mitchell Scott and Rachel Scott explore textbook affordability initiatives hosted by academic libraries, drilling down into workflows, considerations, strategies, and alignment with institutional mission. Read more…

Winter 2025 Virtual OER Review Workshops

Openly licensed course materials can help alleviate the burden of textbook costs for students and provide faculty with content that can be customized for their course. Register for one of Open Oregon Educational Resource’s three Spring 2024 Virtual OER Review Workshops, learn more about OER in your field, and find out how to complete a review of OER that pays a $200 or $300 stipend.