April 4 – 5, 2023 In-Person at UW-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin Minnesota State is a sponsor of the 5th annual “E”ffordability Summit held in person at University of Wisconsin-Stout, in Menomonie,... Continue Reading →
Registration and Call for Proposals are now open for the “E”ffordability Summit
April 4 – 5, 2023 In-Person at UW-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin Minnesota State is a sponsor of the 5th annual “E”ffordability Summit held in person at University of Wisconsin-Stout, in Menomonie,... Continue Reading →
Apply for Z-Degree Funding in 2023
Background The Minnesota State system office invites campuses within the system to submit an interest application as the first step to participate in the Minnesota State Z-Degree Project. The Z-Degree project,... Continue Reading →
New OER opportunities for faculty collaborating with Concurrent Enrollment instructors
Minnesota State faculty are now able to collaborate with their high school Concurrent Enrollment (CE) instructors in OEN Webinars and OER Learning Circle projects. We are able to provide a... Continue Reading →
OER Community Conversation Series: Creating Equity through Connection
The 2022 -2023 OER Community Conversations is a series of four presentations that represent how we can use Open Educational Resources (OER) to address equity through connection, the Network for... Continue Reading →
Save the date for the 5th Annual “E”ffordability Summit
April 4 - 5, 2023 In-Person at UW-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin The 5th annual “E”ffordability Summit will be held in person at University of Wisconsin-Stout, in Menomonie, Wisconsin, on April 4-5, 2023. This year’s... Continue Reading →
New year of OER Events available!
Minnesota State has a variety of educational development opportunities dedicated to open educational resources (OER). We support and facilitate the adoption of open, low-cost, high-quality resources to help students save... Continue Reading →
Get reimbursed for taking the Creative Commons Certificate Course
The Creative Commons Certificate is an in-depth course about Creative Commons (CC) licenses, open practices, and the ethos of the Commons. The course ten weeks long and is composed of... Continue Reading →
Toward Convergence: Creating Clarity to Drive More Consistency in Understanding the Benefits and Costs of OER
The report describes six principles to help define efforts to identify savings and returns from open educational resource (OER) investments and offers two frameworks for making those calculations. Throughout the report, there are examples and artifacts of how others are approaching these determinations. Its guidance equips policymakers and other officials as well as advocates to communicate the full benefit of OER in a clear and accurate way.