Fall 2022 OER Grant Update
The 2022-23 Open Oregon Educational Resources grants have been awarded, and the 2021-23 OER grant cohort has saved over $500,000 and shared their work. Congratulations to all of our OER grantees! Read more…
The OER Movement Needs a Change
Dylan DeLoe, Library and Learning Support Assistant, Blue Mountain Community College, shares ideas about how the OER movement can advance beyond its foundational ideas in order to achieve its foundational principles. Read more…
Grant project update: Teach in Spanglish
An OER grant team has published a website and presented at two conferences on their project, Teach in Spanglish. Read more…
Fall 2022 Virtual OER Review Workshops
Are you an instructor who is concerned about the impact of high textbook costs on your students? Attend the Virtual OER Review Workshop and learn more about OER in your field. After the workshop, you’ll receive a stipend if you write a short review of an OER. Read more…
Two Year Followup: Course material costs for four-year degrees at Oregon’s universities
When we talk about the cost of textbooks at Oregon’s universities, how much money are we really talking about? Read more…
Six Years of Community College Cost Savings: Impact of statewide funding for textbook affordability
During the six years that Oregon has invested statewide funding in textbook affordability, our community colleges have significantly reduced the cost of course materials for two-year transfer degrees. Read more…
Oregonians at 2022 NCORE Conference
Oregon college and university representatives attended and presented at the 2022 National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education. Read more…
Archived webinar: Copyright for Complete Beginners
Join Stefanie Buck, Copyright First Responder, for an explanation of copyright and open licenses. We’ll assume that you have no prior knowledge and start from scratch. Read more…
Archived webinar: Thinking about Fair Use as a Tool
Kael Moffat, Copyright First Responder, presented an interactive session that helped participants develop a more practical sense of the fair use doctrine. Read more…
Call for Proposals: Open Educational Resources Grants
Open Oregon Educational Resources seeks grant proposals from community college instructors that implement high-impact, culturally relevant/inclusive, collaborative projects in support of open education and reduced textbook costs in lower-division courses. Proposals are due July 11, 2022. Read more…