Archived webinar: Oregon Textbook Affordability Policy Update
Get an update on Oregon’s textbook affordability policies as of March 3, 2021, and celebrate the winning entry in the student badge design competition. Read more…
Category Archives: Policy
Archived webinar: Textbook Affordability Plan Examples: Drafted and Completed Plans for Oregon’s HB 2213
Learn about textbook affordability plans and drafts underway in Oregon! Read more…
Making the Case for Open Education, Part 3
Current events make the need for open education greater than ever, but there are fewer resources available to support this work. Part 3 of 3 looks at balancing two claims – not too big, not too small – to shift the conversation about open education. Read more…
Making the Case for Open Education, Part 2
Current events make the need for open education greater than ever, but there are fewer resources available to support this work. Part 2 of 3 looks at causal loop diagrams to shift the conversation about open education. Read more…
Making the Case for Open Education, Part 1
Current events make the need for open education greater than ever, but there are fewer resources available to support this work. Part 1 of 3 looks at adding more information to the frame to shift the conversation about open education. Read more…
Legislative Update: HB 2871 and HB 2213
HB 2871, passed in 2015, requires Oregon’s public community colleges and universities to add no-cost/low-cost designations to their course schedules. HB 2213, passed in 2019, requires Oregon’s public community colleges and universities to develop textbook affordability plans. Read more…
Archived Webinar: On-time Course Materials Adoption Reporting
Chemeketa, Umpqua, and Linn-Benton Community Colleges will share how they implemented workflows to dramatically increase on-time adoption reporting. Read more…
Archived Webinar: Advocate for OER Policy
Lobbyist Amanda Dalton shares her approach to advocacy, including what you need to do to be prepared, handle meetings of any length (even 30-second elevator rides), stay on message, and get a positive response to your ask. 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…
Advocate for affordable textbooks and open education!
This message is for all Oregonians! HB 2214 is a bill to fund affordable textbooks and open education in Oregon’s colleges and universities. Will you please help let our legislators know how important this issue is? If you are represented by a member of the Joint Ways & Means Committee, or the Education Subcommittee of… Read More »