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SIU trustees hear OER task force update and $10,000 grant to explore statewide publishing hub
Summary
Members of the system Open Educational Resources task force told the board that OER adoption is reducing student costs and expanding access; they said a $10,000 grant from the Midwestern Higher Education Compact will fund a spring hybrid mini‑conference to assess using SIU Press as an OER publishing hub.
Members of the Southern Illinois University system’s Open Educational Resources (OER) Task Force told trustees on Dec. 4 that expanding free, openly licensed course materials is lowering student costs and strengthening teaching across SIU campuses. "OER reduce students’ financial stress and improve access," task force member Elsa Ibra Sheva said during the Academic Matters Committee meeting.
Sheva and colleague Amy Etcheson described systemwide efforts that have trained faculty…
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