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…
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2015 Grant Projects: One Year Later
The 2015 OER Grant projects continue to extend their impact one year later. Read more…
OER Champion Awards
Open Oregon Educational Resources recognizes OER champions who have done outstanding open education work in Oregon’s community colleges. Congratulations champions! Read more…
Library resources as course materials
This post explores several strategies that libraries can pursue to encourage the use of library content as course materials. While library materials are not the same thing as open educational resources, they can be an important component in solving the problem of high textbook prices. Read more…
Grant Project Update: Statewide Support for Open Oregon Grantees
Three members of the 2015 Open Oregon grant cohort received new funding to continue working on open courses. Read more…
2015 Grant Projects Complete
The 2015 Open Educational Resources grant projects are complete – congratulations grantees! 707 students at 22 institutions saved $77,234.30 in the 2015-2016 academic year. Read more…
2016-17 OER Grants Awarded
The 2016-17 Open Educational Resources Special Project Grants have been awarded. Congratulations to our grantees! Read more…
OER Grant Project Updates
The 2015 OER Grant Cohort has been hard at work and making excellent progress on their projects. Read more…
2015 OER Special Project Grants Awarded
The 2015 Open Educational Resources Special Project Grants have been awarded. Taken together, the projects represent collaborations with 13 different institutions that have the potential to save thousands of Oregon students an estimated $227,175.26 to $386,921.50 per year. Read more…
Linn-Benton Campus Report
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…