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THECB spotlights STAR Award honorees; South Plains emphasizes OER and AI in career programs
Summary
THECB recognized 2025 STAR Award recipients focused on career development; South Plains College described a faculty‑led OER and AI‑supported redesign that reduced textbook costs, improved engagement and expanded technical-program capacity; UTSA highlighted Najim Center strategist projects linking students to paid consulting work and industry partners.
Assistant Commissioner Brandon Griggs opened the major policy discussion by describing the 2025 STAR Awards 'From Classroom to Career' category and the board heard presentations from South Plains College and the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Heather Medley of South Plains College said the college undertook a system‑level Open Educational Resources (OER) initiative and used AI tools to help faculty write and maintain course modules. Medley said the program…
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