Revised for 2018: Textbook Affordability Student Toolkit
Download materials that student groups can use to promote textbook affordability on campus. 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…
Evaluating Oregon’s Open Educational Resources Designation Requirement
No-cost/low-cost schedule designations are an important way for students to make informed choices at the point of registration. Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission requested a research report evaluating the effectiveness of different implementations at Oregon’s colleges and universities, as required by HB 2871, passed in 2015. The report was completed in June 2018 by Brooke Freed, Amber Friedman, Sarah… Read More »
Archived Webinar: Conference and Campus Report
Join representatives from two of Oregon’s community colleges for a report on a national conference and a campus update. Read more…
Archived Virtual Conference: Open Practices for PNW Librarians
Pacific Northwest librarians to share concrete, implementable ideas about how to incorporate open practices into all aspects of library work. Read more…
Archived webinar: Open Math Platforms
Recorded webinar for math instructors who are ready to break up with their expensive copyrighted product but don’t want to lose functionality. Read more…
Estimating student savings from no-cost/low-cost course materials
Spring is here – does that make anyone else think about collecting data? 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 for students. Proposals are due April 27, 2018. Read more…
Archived webinar: Getting Started with OER in Writing/English Courses
This one-hour presentation covers currently available resources, case studies of incorporation, and solutions to common OER issues for writing/English courses. Read more…
Archived webinar: Textbook Affordability: Student Perspectives and Advocacy
Student activists talk about strategies that they have pursued to promote affordable textbooks on their campuses. Read more…