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…
Category Archives: Grants
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…
Call for Proposals: Open Educational Resources Grants
Open Oregon Educational Resources seeks grant proposals 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 8, 2019. Read more…
Grant Project Update: ESOL materials at Chemeketa and PCC
Genevieve Halkett, Davina Ramirez, and Amy Hofer presented at the Oregon Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages 2018 Fall Conference to share open ESOL materials. Read more…
Grant Project Update: A Different Road to College
Alise Lamoreaux, Dave Dillon, and Amy Hofer presented at the 2018 Oregon GED® Program Summit to share open college success textbooks. Read more…
Call for Proposals: Community College Oregon Transfer Compass Grants
Open Oregon Educational Resources seeks grant proposals from community college instructors in Oregon Transfer Compass courses. Application deadline is November 9, 2018. Read more…
Grant Project Update: Math Review Resources
Steve Simonds discusses the accessible math review site he is building at Portland Community College. Read more…
2018-19 OER Grants Awarded
The 2018-19 Open Oregon Educational Resources grants were awarded on June 1. Congratulations to our grantees! Read more…
Grant Project Update: ENVS 171 at Oregon Coast Community College
Matthew R. Fisher discusses his work to adapt a open textbook for environmental science at Oregon Coast Community College. His recently published research finds that students saved money and liked the book, while he enjoyed the ability to customize. Read more…