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ERIC Number: EJ1132175
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 4
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0146-3934
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The Brightly Illuminated Path: Facilitating an OER Program at Community College
Blick, William; Marcus, Sandra
College Student Journal, v51 n1 p29-32 Spr 2017
The use of Open Education Resources represents a noble cause, but the idea often remains elusive for many faculty members. In 2015, librarians at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York, implemented a campaign to promote and facilitate the use and development of OERs. The primary objective was to reduce the growing financial burden on students in textbook purchase requirements. Concomitant goals were to provide instructors with greater academic control and freedom in course content, and to add to the pool of knowledge and resources for collaborative faculty work. The core of the Queensborough campaign was the offer of grants to foster the creation of OERs. The campaign was successful, resulting in the growing presence of OERs on campus steadily gaining momentum.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Two Year Colleges; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York
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