Since 2018, Minnesota State faculty have been participating in the Open Educational Resources (OER) Learning Circles program, where they collaborate with colleagues from across the state who are committed to redesigning courses around OER, creating OER ancillary materials, and/or authoring primary course resources to help eliminate course material costs for students.
2023 OER Project Showcase
Learn how faculty from OER Learning Circle cohorts have been helping save students money at the OER Project Showcase. The showcase will be held virtually across five days in March and April with a handful of OER Learning Circle participants in each, presenting their work and answering questions. Preview the projects below and register for one or all five showcase events!
March 31, 2023 @ 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
| Project Title | Faculty | Campus | Project Type | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Active Calculus Module in MyOpenMath | Dale Buske | St. Cloud State University | Ancillary Materials | Math |
| Implementing OER in Introductory Biology | Alyssa Anderson | Southwest Minnesota State University | Ancillary Materials | Biology |
| Crash Course Videos For the Turbulent 60’s Course | Daniel Bernstrom & Kip Thorson | Minnesota West Community and Technical College | Ancillary Materials | English |
| Embedding Biology Texts in D2L​ | David Anderson | St. Cloud Technical and Community College | Course Redesign/ Ancillary Materials | Biology |
| Adapting Government Documents for OER​ | Steve Davis | Southwest Minnesota State University | Course Redesign/ Ancillary Materials | Economics |
| Important Writing Concepts PowerPoint Resource​ | Deb Bently and Lisa Lucas | Southwest Minnesota State University | Authoring OER | English |
April 6, 2023 @ 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
| Project Title | Faculty | Campus | Project Type | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Audio Production Redesign | Preston Weber | Central Lakes College | Course Redesign | Music Technology |
| Minnesota History and The Contested West – 19th-century Federal-Indigenous Conflicts West of the Mississippi | Kurt Kortenhof | Saint Paul College | Ancillary Materials | History |
| Constitutional Law, Affordability, and OER | Michael Gold-Biss | North Hennepin Community College | Course Redesign | Political Science |
| OER Text: Accessible Integration in D2L​ | Joseph Rodgers | Minnesota State University, Mankato | Course Redesign | Music |
| Bilingual Spanish-English Resource/Multiple Types of Assessment/Course Redesign: Media & Society | Bradley Wolfe | Ridgewater College | Ancillary Materials | Communication Studies |
| Math for Liberal Arts Course Redesign | Becky Groseth | Anoka-Ramsey Community College | Course Redesign | Math |
April 11, 2023 @ 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
| Project Title | Faculty | Campus | Project Type | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Using OER Materials in a Reading and Writing ESOL Course | Alicia Andre | Century College | Course Redesign | English for Speakers of Other Languages |
| Public Health Today | Hector Antunez | St. Cloud State University | Authoring OER | Public Health |
| Redesign of Composition I | Marie Lechelt | Riverland Community College | Course Redesign | English |
| Redesign of Online Nutrition Course for Nursing Students | Michele Prekker | Ridgewater College | Course Redesign | Nursing |
| Course Redesign | Jason Meier | Rochester Community and Technical College | Course Redesign | Communication |
| Online OER Course and Textbook | Dan Allosso | Bemidji State University | Course Redesign | History |
| Public Speaking, Personal Wellness, Open Resources | Robert Jersak | Century College | Course Redesign | Communication |
April 24, 2023 @ 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
| Project Title | Faculty | Campus | Project Type | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art of Film Ancillary Materials for Redesign | Nicole Hinrichs-Bideau | Century College | Ancillary Materials | Humanities |
| Developing ancillary materials for a Communication Public Speaking course | Amy Rawson | Century College | Ancillary Materials | Communication |
| Legal Environment of Business Course Redesign | Nick Heisserer | Central Lakes College | Ancillary Materials | Business |
| Music and World Cultures | Jonathan Laflamme | Central Lakes College | Course Redesign | Music |
| Modern World History | Juandrea Bates | Winona State University | Course Redesign | History |
| Developing Public Speaking Competence​ | Lori Halverson-Wente | Rochester Community and Technical College | Course Redesign | Communication Studies |
| Authoring a Primary Course Resource | Heather McIntosh | Minnesota State University, Mankato | Authoring OER | Mass Communications |
April 27, 2023 @ 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Graduate Student Showcase
| Project Title | Faculty | Campus | Project Type | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designing an OER Certificate for Graduate Students | Yalda Hamidi and 10 Graduate Students | Minnesota State University, Mankato | Redesigning a Course around OER | Women’s and Gender Studies |
The Summer OER Learning Circle cohort is now accepting applications until April 14, 2023.
In addition to virtual weekly meetings, OER Learning Circles utilizes a D2L Brightspace course to support faculty and takes place over a five-week period. Participants receive compensation in the form of release credit equivalency (RCE) of $1750 in combined salary and fringe.
Questions?
Contact Karen Pikula.
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