Grant project update: Writing for Robo-Graders
Understanding the different expectations of artificial intelligence grading can be important to overall student success and placement into college courses. Read more…
Author Archives: Amy Hofer
The Future of Learning Materials
This post responds to a controversy that began when the Open Education Conference invited commercial publisher representatives to join a keynote panel on the future of learning materials. Read more…
2019-21 OER Grants Awarded
The 2019-21 Open Oregon Educational Resources grants have been awarded. Congratulations to our new cohort of grantees! Read more…
HB 2871 Grant Projects
The HB 2871 grant program saved 10,041 students an estimated total of $1,544,200.60 in four years, representing $4.80 in student savings per program dollar spent. Read more…
Continuing Savings from Past OER Grants
In the two OER grant programs for which prior data is available, the estimated cumulative student savings is $4,658,871.75, or about $14 in student savings per program dollar spent. Read more…
2018-19 Grant Projects Complete
The 68 OER grant projects in the 2018-19 cohort represent 19 institutions and saved nearly 8,000 Oregon students an estimated $1.2 million in the pilot year of the program, approximately $2.50 in student savings for each $1 of grant money spent. Read more…
2019 Legislative Update
Oregon passed two new bills that went into effect on July 1, 2019, supporting the use of open educational resources in higher education. Read more…
Statewide OER Symposium: Student Panel
Watch a recording of our student panelists discussing the impact of textbook costs at the May 2019 OER Symposium. Read more…
OER Petting Zoos
Too often, faculty assume that the “O” in “OER” stands for “online” rather than “open.” Petting zoo collections are a fun and practical way to show that OER are available in many formats. Read more…
2019 Open Textbook Workshop Report
Open Textbook Review Workshops have resulted in an estimated $2,383,200 in student savings to date. Read more…