Accessibility in OER Design Workshop (Sept. 6th, 12-1 pm) Description: Join us for a discussion about how to design or adapt open educational resources so they are more accessible for all learners. We’ll share tools and best practices from a training that we participated in this summer by ISKME & CAST. We’ll provide time at the end… Read more: OER Workshops for Faculty This Fall
To raise awareness about Open Educational Resources (OER) at MTSU, we’re excited to share a brief interview with OER advocate, Dr. Angela Hooser, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Elementary and Special Education.
Hello MTSU community! My name is Ginelle Baskin, and I am the new Student Success & Open Education Librarian in the James E. Walker Library. Although I am not new to MTSU, I am probably a new face for many of you. I’ve worked in the library in a variety of professional positions, but in… Read more: Introducing Ginelle Baskin: Student Success & Open Education Librarian
In Spring 2022, Suzanne Mangrum and Kim Godwin both completed the Creative Commons Certificate. The purpose of the certificate was to strength our own knowledge of copyright and Creative Commons (CC) policies and procedures. Why would we need this? In the digital world, we often drop images into an online course or classroom presentation, but… Read more: Using Creative Commons Certificates to Enhance Courses
The OER Steering Committee is pleased to announce the funding of 15 grants across over 12 disciplines. We’re so thrilled to support faculty’s work toward adopting, adapting, and creating OER materials to increase access and equity at MTSU. Below, you’ll find a list of the grant teams and their foci. Over the next few months, we’ll post periodic blog updates and feature stories about their work!
As the OER Grant Steering Committee continues to raise awareness about Open Educational Resources (OER) at MTSU, we’e excited to share a second brief interview with an OER Faculty Advisory Council (FAC) member, Dr. Richard Tarpey, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management at the Jones College of Business.
As the OER Grant Steering Committee continues to raise awareness about Open Educational Resources (OER) at MTSU, we’re excited to share a second brief interview of OER Faculty Advisory Council (FAC) member, Dr. Sam Zaza, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Systems and Analytics.
In an effort to increase awareness of Open Educational Resources (OER) at MTSU, the OER Grant Steering Committee decided to conduct brief interviews of each OER Faculty Advisory Council (FAC) member about their experiences with OER. Members of the FAC will help the Steering Committee evaluate grants after they are submitted on Friday, April 23, 2021. This interview features Dr. Bethany Wrye, Associate Professor of Public Health.
It all started on Thursday, February 18, when MTSU broke the news of MTSU’s team winning one of the Tennessee Board of Regents’ $100K grants for OER. We’re not attention mongers – none of us is – but the project made quite a splash. Over the weekend, we received congratulatory phone calls and reposts on… Read more: MTSU’s OER Grant Gets Great Press