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Education Week, a global awareness campaign about the impact of open education on teaching and learning ... . This episode focuses on open textbooks, a type of open educational resource (OER) commonly used at ... I thought if I could divide up the book into chapters and then have graduate students help write it, it ...

Textbook Library Each year, the rising cost of a college education puts pressure on students and families ... loan STEM textbooks to low-income first-year students. The Books for Cats program--though limited in ... how students make decisions about getting textbooks for class.” Interested in learning more about Open ...

likely you’ve heard of Open Educational Resources. Open Educational Resources or OER are free teaching ... Busted: The Top 5 myths about OER Setting the Open Educational Resource Record Straight A version ... you're an educator who has had to navigate the remote learning landscape of the past year, it’s very ...

Pilot Program to save students $179K in first year Open Educational Resources Grants Posted May ... 23, 2019 by  Lauren McKeen The newly launched Open Educational Resources (OER) Grant program was ... the course-specific needs of instructors. Some examples of OER include textbooks, websites, ...

Open Educational Resources for All How to begin using OER--without making it yourself If you’re an ... educator, you’ve probably heard of OER by now. OER stands for Open Educational Resources — resources that ... course. Undergraduate level focus. OASIS:  full textbooks, modules, homework sets, A/V materials, and ...

use and creation of  open educational resources (OER)  for undergraduate courses. Commercial textbooks ... and educational materials in order to reduce course materials costs for students and highlight the ... New Funding Opportunity- Open Educational Resources Grants Apply now through April 15 The ...

experiences of graduate-level seminar courses when offering them in a blended learning format?  What factors ... format courses within the professional graduate program was conducted from Spring 2016 through Winter ... from faculty and students. Capture.PNG Table 1. Background and Context of Blended Format Courses. Each ...

teaching online courses. Students are scattered across time zones with varying internet access, speed, and ... Teaching–Online Quizzes and Exams   Learning Communities Resource Hub Across Campus Online Learning Canvas ... signal strength. The fact that students received tasks and complete assignments online makes closed-book ...

Education, University Libraries, Northwestern IT’s Teaching and Learning Technologies, Human Resources, the ... to foster student engagement, participation and learning, and make the classroom more equitable. The  ... Northwestern Principles of Inclusive Teaching  outlines eight principles and their impacts on learning, calling ...

http://dl.sps.northwestern.edu/blog/2018/05/spring-cleaning-five-ways-to-spruce-up-your-course-site/ SPS Distance Learning Christine Scherer Northwestern Schools:  School of Professional Studies ... students–it can communicate that the instructor doesn’t pay much attention when copying the course from ... a new resource with your students, but you don’t want to replace any of the current assignments? Add the ...

teaching and learning will require you to adapt your course in many ways. Consider alternative assignments ... that allow you to maintain the learning objectives of your course. For example, if a student is unable ... Both you and your students are facing an incredible transition in teaching and learning. Reach out for ...