The 2025-27 Open Oregon Educational Resources grants have been awarded. Congratulations to our new cohort of grantees!
Taken together, the 30 projects include 12 Oregon institutions and have the potential to save Oregon students over $1 million during the two-year grant period. This represents an estimated impact of $4.15 in savings for each $1 of grant money spent. Beyond the pilot phase it is expected that these fully accessible and openly licensed course materials will be used even more widely and increase the student savings impact.
Many thanks to the Oregon Community College Distance Learning Association, the Community Colleges and Workforce Development office of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, and the Higher Education Coordinating Commission General Fund for this grant funding, and to the members of the Grant Evaluation Committees for their teamwork in evaluating the grant proposals.
| Course | Team Members | Institution | About |
|---|---|---|---|
| ID 100 | Amanda Davis | Portland Community College | Author open textbook for Design Drafting and Visual Communication |
| CJA 212 | Anne Nichol, Tim Krause | Portland Community College | Author open textbook for Criminal Law |
| Psy 202z, Intro to Psychology II | Chris Allen | Portland State University | Add multimedia to open textbook Introduction to Psychology as a Social Science |
| HEC 226 | Christina Belli | Portland Community College | Revise chapters 1-9 of the open textbook Understanding Human Development: Prenatal Through Adolescence |
| MTH 105Z, MTH 105S | Jacquie Coe, Julie Schmidt, Kelsey Adams, Rebecca Ramos, Sean Rule, Kirsten Hostetler | Central Oregon Community College | Author open textbook for MTH 105Z and develop ancillary materials for corequisite MTH 105S |
| COMM 100Z | Jay Frasier | Lane Community College | Revise Communication In the Real World |
| MTH 111 | Jenn Loseke, Miranda Ramsey | Oregon Coast Community College | Develop ancillaries in Desmos Classroom |
| STAT 243Z | Jennifer Ward, Cara Lee, Sonya Redmond, Sah Hanna, Peter Banwarth | Portland Community College | Develop ancillaries in My Open Math |
| MEC120 and RET223 | Jim Pytel | Columbia Gorge Community College | Develop video lessons for flipped/online classes |
| ESOL 260 | Julie Hastings | Portland Community College | Adopt Read Faster and Understand More and Short Stories from the Outer Circle of World Englishes |
| 0787 and 0791 | Sam May-Varas, Juliet Pursell | Portland Community College | Author open textbook for GED preparation |
| BT 169Z | Kaaren McGlynn | Lane Community College | Revise Learning how to use Microsoft Excel 365 |
| COMM 112 | Kelly Kehoe, Li-Ren Chang | Portland Community College | Revise/remix open textbook for World Schools Debate |
| ART204, ART206 | Kelsey Ferreira | Portland Community College | Develop ancillaries for Reframing Art History (Parts 5 and 6) |
| ESOL 164/ESOL 164N | Lara Mendicino, Tim Krause | Portland Community College | Author open textbook for Level 6 Academic Communication |
| Math 105Z | Larissa Shatalova | Lane Community College | Revise/remix Math in Society: Mathematics for liberal arts majors with AI |
| BI241, BI242, BI243 | Lindsay Biga, Staci Bronson, Devon Quick, Anna Ropka | Oregon State University | Author open interactive lab manuals for Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology sequence |
| Reading and Writing A | Maggie Mitteis, Tracy Henninger-Willey, Jen Sacklin | Lane Community College | Revise and expand Welcome to Maple Falls: Introduction to Reading, Writing, and Grammar for adult ESOL learners |
| Women and Gender Studies 201 | Mandy Webster | Columbia Gorge Community College | Adopt Global Women’s Issues: Women in the World Today, extended version |
| ENG109 (World Literature) | Marta Wozniak | Southwestern Oregon Community College | Adopt Compact Anthology of World Literature II |
| ECON 115, PS 201, PS 202 | Michael Torguson | Rogue Community College | Adopt Principles of Economics 3e for ECON 115, and adopt American Government 3e for PS 201 and PS 202 |
| GEOG 211 | Pat Kennelly, Scott Reich | Central Oregon Community College | Revise/remix open textbook for Introduction to Cartography |
| HST 104, History of the Middle East | Robert Flynn | Portland Community College | Update A History of the Middle East |
| ESOL 254: English Communication 7 | Sasha Krafft | Portland Community College | Revise and expand “Shark Tank” Communication |
| SOC 280 | Stephanie Wiley | University of Oregon | Develop ancillaries for Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System: An Equity Lens |
| ESR 171 and 173 | Taryn Oakley | Portland Community College | Update Portland Community College ESR 173 Reading List |
| MUL 212 | Teresa Meier | Lane Community College | Author open textbook for Adobe Photoshop |
| BIO 109, 209, 235, 255 | Travis Lund | Oregon Institute of Technology | Author AI Literacy materials across the curriculum |
| CHE221z, CHE222z, CHE223z, CHE227z, CHE228z, CHE229z | Travis Owen, Rachel Edwards | Oregon Institute of Technology | Adopt OpenStax Chemistry, Atoms First, 2e |
| BI 100 Survey of Body Systems | Valory Thatcher | Mt. Hood Community College | Adopt Boundless Anatomy & Physiology |
Community College OER Grant Committee
Funding for community college OER grants is provided by the Community Colleges and Workforce Development office of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
Julie Downing, Central Oregon Community College, Council of Instructional Administrators
Amy Hofer, Statewide Open Education Program Director, Open Oregon Educational Resources
Laird Sheldahl, Mt. Hood Community College, Past Grant Cohort
Marianne Tanner, Portland Community College, Community College Representative
Phyllis Petteys, Portland Community College, Oregon Association of Higher Education and Disability
Michael Weissenfluh, Tillamook Bay Community College, Oregon Community College Distance Learning Association
Community College & University OER Grant Workgroup
Funding for transfer degree grants is provided by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission General Fund.
Allia Service, University of Oregon, University Representative
Amy Hofer, Statewide Open Education Program Director, Open Oregon Educational Resources
Jason Bryant, University of Oregon, Instructional Designer
Michal Young, University of Oregon, Past Grant Cohort
Noelle Ebert, Southwestern Oregon Community College, Oregon Community College Library Association
Stefanie Buck, Oregon State University, University Representative
