Minnesota State Academic and Student Affairs
Contribute to the exceptional value of Minnesota State by creating a path to zero-cost course resources. Since 2020, students in Z-degree courses have saved an estimated $4.2 million on course... Continue Reading →
Register for the next OER Community Conversation on October 13th from 3:00 - 4:00 pm. Host Karen Pikula, Minnesota State OER Faculty Development Coordinator, and guest speakers will discuss how... Continue Reading →
Background The Minnesota State system office invites campuses within the system to submit an interest application as the first step to participate in the third Minnesota State zero textbook cost degree (Z-degree)... Continue Reading →
Minnesota State has a subscription for full featured Pressbooks that allows faculty and staff to develop up to 30 textbooks each year. Minnesota State faculty and staff who have interest in creating a new or adapting an existing textbook... Continue Reading →
What is H5P? H5P makes it easy to create, share and reuse HTML5 content and applications, empowering everyone to create rich and interactive web experiences more efficiently - all you need is... Continue Reading →
Please see below the upcoming open educational resources (OER) opportunities available from Minnesota State for faculty and staff for the 2021-2022 academic year. Join the OER Community Site to receive... Continue Reading →
Minnesota State has a subscription for full featured Pressbooks that allows faculty and staff to develop up to 30 textbooks each year. Minnesota State faculty and staff who have interest in creating a new or adapting an existing textbook... Continue Reading →
Young Seob Son is a Business Administration faculty at Bemidji State University who participated in the fall 2020 OER Learning Circle cohort.
H. Giovanni Antunez is an Epidemiology and Public Health faculty at St. Cloud State University who participated in the fall 2020 OER Learning Circle cohort.
Open educational resources (OER) are teaching, learning and research resources that make use of appropriate tools, such as open licensing to permit their free reuse, continuous improvement, and re-purposing by others... Continue Reading →
Grant will help increase diversity of the teacher education pipeline across Minnesota ST. PAUL, Minn., June 15, 2021 – The United States Department of Education (DoEd) has awarded Minnesota State... Continue Reading →
Academic librarians are critical partners in efforts to provide open educational resources (OER) for both students and faculty. Educational Innovations is happy to announce two virtual opportunities for librarians and library staff from across... Continue Reading →
Learn about how faculty from OER Learning Circle cohorts have been helping save students money by adapting their courses to OER at the OER Project Showcase. The showcase will be held virtually across four days in April with a handful of OER Learning Circle participants in each, presenting their work and answering questions.
Minnesota State is participating in Open Education Week (March 1 - 5, 2021) by offering Minnesota State faculty and staff a series of sessions and a panel that are free to join.
In the summer of 2019 Minnesota State launched a bold initiative to establish zero textbook cost degree programs at 6 college campuses within the system. Campus faculty and instructional support... Continue Reading →
Please see below the upcoming open educational resources (OER) opportunities available from Minnesota State for faculty and staff. Join the OER Community Site to receive a weekly email of upcoming... Continue Reading →
Minnesota State is happy to announce the second round of Zero-Textbook Cost Degree (Z-degree) Project participants. This is a continuation of the direction from the State of Minnesota 91st Legislature (SF2415). There were three categories of Z-degree... Continue Reading →
Background The Minnesota State system office invites campuses within the system to submit an interest application as the first step to participate in the second Minnesota State zero textbook cost degree (Z-degree) funding opportunity. ... Continue Reading →
Each year Educational Innovations at the Minnesota State system office conducts a survey of textbook cost savings resulting from the use of open textbooks the past academic year. This data... Continue Reading →
The 4th Annual OER Librarian’s Workshop Day has been reconfigured into a virtual format and presents two entry points for engagement based on background knowledge and experience in OER: OER... Continue Reading →
Mark Gucinski, OER Learning Circles Cohort Spring 2018 and Summer 2020 Mark Gucinski is a biology faculty member at St. Cloud Technical and Community College. What was your first experience... Continue Reading →
Monica Roth Day, member of OER Learning Circles Spring 2019 and Spring 2020 Monica Roth Day is a social work faculty member at Metropolitan State University. Can you briefly describe your OER Learning Circle project? Social work research is a class... Continue Reading →
Kate Brau, OER Learning Circle participant Spring 2018, OER Learning Circle Leader Fall 2018 Kate Brau is a Health and Physical Education faculty at Hibbing Community College. Having revised online... Continue Reading →
The Creative Commons (CC) Certificate course is an in-depth course about CC licenses, open practices and the ethos of the Commons. The course is composed of readings, quizzes, discussions and... Continue Reading →
Please see below the upcoming open educational resources (OER) opportunities available from Minnesota State for faculty and staff for the 2020-2021 academic year. Join the OER Community Site to receive... Continue Reading →
Monday, April 6, 20203:00 - 4:00 pm Our work has changed a lot recently, but know that you are not alone. Grab a cup of coffee (or beverage of your choice) and... Continue Reading →
Avenues to OER: A panel discussion February 24, 2020 | 3:00 - 4:00 pm There are many avenues to begin your OER journey, hear from two Minnesota State faculty members,... Continue Reading →
Minnesota State is partnering with the University of Wisconsin, Stout, for the annual "E”ffordability Summit: Access The Future. The "E"ffordability Summit will be held March 17 – March 18, 2020... Continue Reading →
Each year Educational Innovations at the Minnesota State system office conducts a survey of textbook cost savings resulting from the use of open textbooks the past academic year. This data... Continue Reading →
Supported in part by funding through the State of Minnesota Legislature, Minnesota State announces its Zero-Textbook Cost Degree (Z-Degree) Project participants. Z-Degree Large Grant The following six colleges have received... Continue Reading →
