A Tale of Two Campuses: Open Educational Resources in Florida and California Academic Institutions

Abstract

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An Embedded Librarian’s Experience Piloting a Subject-Specific OER Initiative

“…The librarians continued to build the library's OER initiative during the 2016-2017 academic year with faculty outreach opportunities including a new faculty orientation presentation (Nann et al, 2017). With additional funding, the librarians welcomed nine more faculty to review and adopt an OER course text.…”

“…With additional funding, the librarians welcomed nine more faculty to review and adopt an OER course text. The librarians supported awardees with regular in-person and email check-ins (Nann et al, 2017). They also received additional funding to pilot the Library Open Textbook Review, which allows faculty to receive a $250 stipend in exchange for a written review about an appropriate textbook for their course.…”

“…They also received additional funding to pilot the Library Open Textbook Review, which allows faculty to receive a $250 stipend in exchange for a written review about an appropriate textbook for their course. Twenty-three faculty were accepted into the review pilot (Nann et al, 2017), though it is unknown to this author how many SOLES faculty participated. The two programs offered faculty two different engagement levels for OER participation.…”

“…The education dean, had expressed interest in increasing the school's OER use and-perhaps more importantly-showed a willingness to financially support the local development of OER. Studies from Hess, et al (2016) and Nann et al (2017) previously demonstrated the importance of financial incentives for encouraging faculty buy-in at the institution. The library dean then encouraged the education librarian to meet with the education dean to confirm his interest, financial support, and his goals.…”