Applications are now open for a fourth year of faculty training on Open Educational Resources! Open Educational Resources (OER) are free, openly licensed course materials that can be used to replace costly textbooks and customize learning experiences. This summer workshop is designed to help faculty learn about OER and implement new, openly licensed materials in Read More…
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An OER update: Three years of growth
Today marks the end of Open Education Week 2022, a global celebration of the Open Education movement, and a perfect opportunity to share an update on how UW Tacoma is growing and supporting the use of Open Educational Resources on campus. UWT OER advocates have been working hard to grow the use of these resources Read More…
Application Open: 2021 Open Educational Resources Workshop
Program Description, Expectations, and Deliverables Applications are now open for a third year of faculty training on Open Educational Resources! Open Educational Resources (OER) are free, openly licensed course materials that can be used to replace costly textbooks and customize learning experiences. This multi-day, summer workshop is designed to help faculty learn about and implement Read More…
Application Open: Sustaining Momentum for OER
Thanks to a UW Tacoma Strategic Initiative Fund grant, the UW Tacoma Library will be hosting a second year of faculty workshops on Open Educational Resources (OER). These workshops are designed to help faculty learn about and implement these free, openly licensed learning materials in a course of their choice. Selected applicants will be offered Read More…
Library Happenings: March 2020
This week the Library is recognizing and celebrating both Open Education Week and UW Libraries Student Employee Appreciation Week. I’m not sure if these two honorary weeks have occurred in the same week in years past, but for me, the coincidence seems apt. Thanks to these “two weeks in one,” I have an excuse to Read More…
Five ways to celebrate Open Education Week at UW Tacoma
Happy Open Education Week, friends! Open Education Week (March 2 – 6, 2020) is an annual, global event focused on raising awareness about open education. The open education movement works toward a world where all people can access, share, and contribute to human knowledge regardless of their income, geographic location, or other potential barriers. According Read More…