Last Spring, the Dean of the Faculty and the Tutt Library announced Colorado College’s first Faculty Curriculum Development grants related to Open Education. We are excited to highlight the impact of several of your colleagues who are exploring Open Education and report on our successes. We are also excited to announce another round of grants to support Open Pedagogy coming in February.
2023-2024 OER Grant Summary
This year, the grant funding supported 14 faculty here at Colorado College with direct financial support and hands-on help from librarians specializing in OER and Open Education. With a direct investment of $36,000, the program is estimating a direct savings for students of $113,573! Development money for faculty, savings for students, and open pedagogy and resources that have the potential to change education.
Here are the numbers:
List of Awardees
14 awardees using OER in 24 different courses
10 academic departments represented
$36,000 awarded
$113,573 direct savings for students after the first year (remember that these courses will be taught again)
3 to 1 return on investment
We want to CONGRATULATE the faculty that participated this year and remind the rest of the community that there are folks in the library available to help anyone with Open Access and Open Education questions throughout the year. Watch for that announcement of development grants in February.
Here are some tools to help anyone, anywhere, all at once:
OER Office Hours with OER Librarian
Every Thursday from 1pm-2pm From December 7th 2023 until May 9th 2024. (excluding winter and spring breaks).
OER Consultation Request
Use this form to request an OER Consultation.
OER Guide
Information about OER, Open Education Curriculum Development Grant, where to find OER materials, OER news, and Faculty OER Resources
Crown Center for Teaching OER Guide
Sincerely,
Dustin Fife
College Librarian
