2023 Course Redesign Sprint Report
171 instructors who participated in the course redesign sprint since 2019 have saved 18,677 students an estimated $1,995,637. Read more…
2023 OER Review Workshop Report
OER review workshops have resulted in an estimated $13,789,700 in student savings since 2015, representing $51.44 in student savings per program dollar spent. Read more…
Evaluating Oregon’s Textbook Affordability Policies
Ramona Bias, Adriana Flowers, Esmeralda Flores, Tram Anh Hoang, and Katie Inger, Master of Public Administration students at the University of Oregon School of Planning, Public Policy and Management, completed a capstone research study on the effectiveness of textbook affordability policy implementation at Oregon’s 24 public community colleges and universities. Read more…
OER and Disciplinary Associations: SPARC Capstone Project by Kristin Whitman
Kristin Whitman, Library Director, Portland-Metro Campus, at Oregon Institute of Technology, completed her capstone project for the SPARC Open Education Leadership Program. Read more…
Estimated 2021-23 Student Savings in No-Cost/Low-Cost Courses
Courses with the no-cost and low-cost designation in the schedule at 20 institutions are estimated to have saved 900,000 students (by headcount) in 50,000 course sections $70 million in two academic years. Read more…
Fall 2023 Virtual OER Review Workshop
Are you an instructor who is concerned about the impact of high textbook costs on your students? Students are already facing new hardships due to illness and unemployment. This is the right time to make changes to your course materials that enable students to manage their budgets. Open Educational Resources (OER) Openly licensed course materials… Read More »
Archived Webinar: Copyright for Complete Beginners
Join Elsa Loftis, Copyright First Responder, for an explanation of copyright and open licenses. We’ll assume that you have no prior knowledge and start from scratch. Read more…
Archived webinar: Panel on OER Maintenance
It takes a lot of momentum to get your OER publishing program up and running… but what happens next? This panel explores the challenges of OER maintenance from a variety of perspectives. Read more…
Statewide OER Symposium Materials
On April 28, 2023, Oregon hosted a Statewide OER Symposium. Session materials are available! Read more…
2023 OER Champion Awards
Open Oregon Educational Resources recognizes OER champions who have done outstanding open education work in Oregon’s community colleges and universities. Congratulations champions! Read more…