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…
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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…
OER Petting Zoos
Too often, faculty assume that the “O” in “OER” stands for “online” rather than “open.” Petting zoo collections are a fun and practical way to show that OER are available in many formats. 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…
2018-19 OER Grants Awarded
The 2018-19 Open Oregon Educational Resources grants were awarded on June 1. Congratulations to our grantees! 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 webinar: 2017 Textbook Affordability Conference Report
Meredith Schreiber, Chemeketa’s Bookstore Director, presents highlights and takeaways from this year’s Textbook Affordability Conference. Read more…
2016-17 Grant Projects Complete
The 2016-17 OER grant projects are complete – congratulations grantees! 8,370 students at 21 institutions have saved over $1,000,000 to date. Read more…
Open Textbook Workshop Report 2.5
Open Textbook Review Workshops have resulted in an estimated $607,700 in student savings to date. Read more…
Open Geology Website
OER Champion Shannon Othus-Gault at Chemeketa Community College uses open pedagogy to showcase student work on a mineralogical website.