2018-2019 Cohort

Courtney Hillebrecht

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Courtney Hillebrecht

Political Science

POLI 160 (WH Thompson): Introduction to International Relations.

Enrollment: 25

Project

Convert to more up-to-date and flexible OER material. Make course more interactive and engaging and reduce costs for students. Trial OER for use in several other sections and courses.

Savings

$55-160/student

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David Mabie

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David Mabie

Biological Systems Engineering

MSYM 109: Physical Principles in Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Enrollment: 350

Project

Convert textbook to OpenStax book and create supplemental materials as OER.

Savings

$100/student

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Carolyn Brown Kramer

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Carolyn Brown Kramer

Psychology

PSYC 288: Psychology of Social Behavior.

Enrollment: 469

Project

Adopt an OER textbook to replace the current publisher book with no negative impact on learning. Reduce student cost and expand knowledge of OER to promote its use in other sections of this course.

Savings

$66-243/student

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Patrice McMahon

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Patrice McMahon

Political Science

POLI/GLST160H Introduction to International Relations.

Enrollment: 200

Project

Convert to more up-to-date and flexible OER material, make the course more interactive and engaging, and reduce costs for students.

Savings

$60-100/student

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Allan Donsig & Nathan Wakefield

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Allan Donsig
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Nathan Wakefield

Mathematics

MATH 101: College Algebra. Enrollment: 960

MATH 101A: Intermediate Algebra. Enrollment: 560

MATH 102: Trigonometry. Enrollment: 350

Project

Identify OER to replace current course packet and edit and remix existing content to match new OER material. This will replace the current publisher textbook. Materials used in these courses are also used in MATH103 resulting in a total enrollment of about 1,900 students and a total savings of a minimum of $130,000.

Savings

MATH101A: $94-162/student
MATH101: $101-170/student
MATH102: $92-161/student

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Guy Trainin

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Guy Trainin

Teaching, Learning & Teacher Education

Elementary Education Program (TEAC 297A, 297B, 297E, 397A, 302, 311 313, 317, 305, 307, 308, 315.

Enrollment: 75

Project

Transform Elementary Education program to OER-based materials in 13 courses. Model OER as a way for education to move beyond publishing companies.

Savings

$593/student

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Return to OER Seed Grants