affordable open educational resources
Register for free OER summit
The Missouri Statewide Open Educational Resources Summit will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, at the Missouri State Historical Society, located at 605 Elm St. in Columbia, Missouri.
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Faculty forum on choosing course materials coming up
All early career faculty are invited to a forum about choosing course materials 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, in Room 202 of the Curtis Laws Wilson Library. Dr. Dan Reardon and Dr. Klaus Woelk will co-lead this session with the instructional design and development team.
Read More »Professors help students save money on textbooks
Thanks to the University of Missouri System’s Affordable and Open Educational Resources, students are realizing big savings on the cost of textbooks – and even getting free textbooks for some courses. Read more.
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UM System, McGraw-Hill Education expand access to affordable course materials
The University of Missouri System and learning science company McGraw-Hill Education announced on March 7 an agreement that will increase student access to affordable course materials. The cost of all McGraw-Hill Education electronic textbooks will be lowered by an additional 38 percent to meet the university system’s definition of low cost.
Read More »Apply for grants to save students money on textbooks
Grants are available through the University of Missouri System’s Affordable & Open Educational Resources (A&OER) initiative. The program encourages faculty experimentation and innovation in finding new, better and less costly ways to deliver learning materials to students. Spring 2018 funding applications are due Friday, March 23. Get details at www.umsystem.edu/ums/aa/oer.
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Save students money on course materials
AutoAccess is a collaborative program between the S&T Store, faculty and publishers, that provides textbooks and other course materials at a reduced cost to students. Sign up for an AutoAccess webinar 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb.27, via Zoom. Participants will learn more about:
- saving students money on course material
- accessing course material on the first day of class
- supporting the University of Missouri System’s Affordable and Open Educational Resources Initiative
S&T faculty receive grants for affordable, open educational resources
Six Missouri S&T faculty are working to help students save money on textbooks with grants from the University of Missouri System. The grants are provided through the UM System Affordable & Open Educational Resources (A&OER) initiative. The program encourages faculty experimentation and innovation in finding new, better and less costly ways to deliver learning materials to students. The grants are awarded for three levels of costs and cost savings. The levels and S&T faculty recipients are:
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