Collecting local data to advocate for Oregon State students
Oregon State University surveyed students and found that 61% of the respondents do not purchase their textbooks because of cost. Read more…
Category Archives: Campus report
Portland State Faculty Adopt OER to Save Students Money
At Portland State University, three faculty will save 1,020 students $155,650 this academic year via a donor-funded grant initiative. Read more…
OER Petting Zoo Impact Story
Dylan DeLoe, Library and Learning Support Assistant at Blue Mountain Community College, shares a personal story from a student perspective about the impact of an OER Petting Zoo event during Open Education Week. Read more…
Archived webinar: Library/Bookstore Integration at Columbia Gorge Community College
CGCC’s library/bookstore integration improves student access to course materials and addresses ongoing equity and affordability concerns on an individual and statewide level. Read more…
Remembering Alise Lamoreaux
Alise Lamoreaux, OER champion at Lane Community College, died unexpectedly this September. Read more…
Estimated 2019-21 Student Savings in No-Cost/Low-Cost Courses
Courses with the no-cost and low-cost designation in the schedule at 18 institutions are estimated to have saved over 600,000 students (by headcount) in 32,000 course sections almost $50 million in two academic years. Read more…
Faculty Testimonials from Central Oregon Community College
Celebrate Open Ed Week with three faculty testimonial videos shared by Central Oregon Community College. Read more…
Linn-Benton Campus Report
Linn-Benton Community College faculty have saved students $5M in five years by adopting free and affordable course materials. Read more…
MHCC Featured in Course Marking Book
Heather White recently published a case study on Mt Hood Community College’s implementation of the No Cost and Low Cost course labels required by HB 2871. Read more…
Writing During the Pandemic
After the initial shock and depression of realizing that I wouldn’t get to see any of my students face-to-face for a long time, I realized: I don’t have a textbook for my Spring 2020 Math 110 class, and class starts in two weeks. Read more…