On February 10, Open Oregon presented at a CCCOER webinar along with Regina Gong, Manager of Library Technical Services and Systems, Lansing Community College. This presentation covers what’s been happening at Oregon’s community colleges over the past year of having an OER coordinator, along with a look ahead to 2016. Read more…
Open Oregon seeks grant proposals that implement high-impact, collaborative projects in support of open education and reduced textbook costs for students. Proposals are invited in four categories and completed application forms are due Friday, January 29, 2016. Read more…
Open Oregon joins leaders representing over 75 institutions from across the country at the first meeting of the Open Textbook Network (OTN), hosted by the University of Minnesota. Read more…
Open Oregon joined a broad coalition calling on the White House to take administrative action ensuring that federally funded educational materials are made available as Open Educational Resources (OER) that are free to use, share, and improve. Read more…
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…
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.
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…
Join the Open Oregon Google Group to share news, questions, and lessons learned about OER implementation. Read more…