Oregon State University created infographics from the data collected in a 2012 survey of Florida students. These graphics have a CC BY-NC license so feel free to reuse and adapt with your own school’s logo. Read more…
This has been a year of OER planning and advocacy at PCC. Our OER Steering Committee adopted the goal of saving PCC students 1 million dollars by Fall 2017. We currently estimate student savings of $43,626 per term and counting. Read more…
OpenOregon.org hosted three OER workshops for librarians this spring and the archives are now available. Read more…
Lane Community College has released an Open Education Manifesto poster designed by Graphic Design student Char Houweling. The poster has a CC-BY-NC license so feel free to reuse and adapt with your own school’s logo.
Librarians across the country are working on exciting projects to not only integrate library content into courses, but also to make the discovery process simpler for faculty and less labor-intensive for library staff. Join this webinar to learn about several libraries’ solutions, share your own work, and consider next steps at your library.
In just over two years, BCcampus has nearly reached their goal of finding, adapting, or creating open textbooks that align with the 40 highest-enrolled courses in British Columbia and students have saved over $500,000. The next phase of the project will add 20 textbooks in CTE areas. Read more…
Central Oregon Community College will host an OER Day on June 5 at the COCC campus. Faculty, librarians, and students are actively pursuing OER at COCC. Read more…
Christie Fierro describes her conversion to OER as the result of an “educational emergency.” That got me thinking that the impact of my being mentored by someone who thought about student costs has saved nearly $16,000 for my students over 8 years. I asked around for more stories from other Oregon community college faculty. Read more…
Richenda Hawkins, Library Department Chair, summarizes textbook affordability efforts underway at Linn-Benton. The library spent $582 and a relatively modest amount of staff time to save students an estimated $16,435 to $22,977 per year. Based on these numbers, every library dollar spent represents a student savings of up to $40! Read more…
Open Education Week is March 9-13! Oregon community colleges are celebrating with events across the state. You can also participate in national and international online events all week. Read more…