SPEC Kit 351: Affordable Course Content and Open Educational Resources (July 2016)

Walz, Anita; Jensen, Kristi; Salem, Joseph

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“…Libraries are also increasingly both leading and funding open scholarship projects, including the development and implementation of OERs. In a 2016 survey of U.S. universities, 64% responded that it was the library who had originated affordable course content (ACC) or OER initiatives at their institutions 88 . For those with governing bodies overseeing these initiatives, 89% said that libraries were participating members and half said that libraries led the group.…”

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Building capacity through open approaches: Lessons from developing undergraduate electrophysiology practicals

McKiernan

Gómez

2021

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Background: Electrophysiology has a wide range of biomedical research and clinical applications. As such, education in the theoretical basis and hands-on practice of electrophysiological techniques is essential for biomedical students, including at the undergraduate level. However, offering hands-on learning experiences is particularly difficult in environments with limited resources and infrastructure. Methods: In 2017, we began a project to design and incorporate electrophysiology laboratory practicals into our Biomedical Physics undergraduate curriculum at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. We describe some of the challenges we faced, how we maximized resources to overcome some of these challenges, and in particular, how we used open scholarship approaches to build both educational and research capacity. Results: We succeeded in developing a number of experimental and data analysis practicals in electrophysiology, including electrocardiogram, electromyogram, and electrooculogram techniques. The use of open tools, open platforms, and open licenses was key to the success and broader impact of our project. We share examples of our practicals and explain how we use these activities to strengthen interdisciplinary learning, namely the application of concepts in physics to understanding functions of the human body. Conclusions: Open scholarship provides multiple opportunities for universities to build capacity. Our goal is to provide ideas, materials, and strategies for educators working in similar resource-limited environments.

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“…Despite library support for open initiatives, it seems other institutional policies have not necessarily caught up. Walz and colleagues 88 write, “survey responses indicate that current university-wide tenure and promotion policies do not explicitly encourage faculty adoption, adaptation, or creation of ACC/OER” (pg. 5).…”

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Building capacity through open approaches: Lessons from developing undergraduate electrophysiology practicals

McKiernan

Gómez

2021

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“…The scale and coordination of efforts may vary largely. In a 2016 survey of ARL members, less than 40% of responding institutions indicated that there was a formal committee or governing body overseeing OAER efforts across their campuses (Walz et al , 2016).…”

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Bridges to affordability: adopting a university OAER mandate with local implementation

Riehman-Murphy

Raish

Mross

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Purpose This paper aims to describe a case study of the open and affordable educational resources (OAER) initiatives led by Penn State University Libraries (UL) and implemented at its many campuses which are designed to address the challenges students experience accessing and funding their course materials. Design/methodology/approach This case study will show how a broad administrative mandate for high-level OAER initiatives created the environment for Penn State (PSU) to evolve from individual pioneering units into coordinated university-wide initiatives. This shift, spearheaded by administration with strong UL involvement, allowed for customized and targeted initiatives at its many campuses. By using UL’s centralized, but geographically dispersed, structure, library faculty and staff have been supported in their efforts to expand OAER from the ground up to meet individual contexts and campus needs. Findings As a result of its many open and affordable initiatives, PSUL has been able to demonstrate both savings and increased access for students across PSU’s many campuses and World Campus. Broad administrative support has created an environment which enabled UL faculty and staff to lead various initiatives. Originality/value UL has long been a leader and partner in open and affordability initiatives at PSU because of its core mission of providing access. By sharing the processes and logistics of how a large research institution with many campuses of various sizes implemented a wide variety of library-driven open and affordability initiatives through a centralized but geographically dispersed structure, academic libraries will be able to replicate similar initiatives in their unique contexts.

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“…Recently we have observed the focus in academic libraries shifting towards research and scholarship as developments in digital humanities, data curation, and open science have created opportunities for librarians to extend their roles in the research arena, which has resulted in several collections of case studies documenting emergent practices and innovative strategies for research support (Hoffman, 2016;Mackenzie & Martin, 2016;White, 2017). Developments in information literacy, instructional design, peer-assisted learning, and open educational resources have also produced case studies of new and improved library practices (Godbey, Wainscott, & Goodman, 2017;Jacobson & Mackey, 2016;Rinto, Watts, & Mitola, 2017;Walz, Jensen, & Salem, 2016;West, Hoffman, & Costello, 2017), but we have to go back to Brad Eden's 2015 volume for a set of case studies offering more comprehensive coverage of educational innovations in academic libraries.…”

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Innovations in Learning and Teaching in Academic Libraries: Alignment, Collaboration, and the Social Turn

Corrall

Jolly

2019

New Review of Academic Librarianship

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SPEC Kit 351: Affordable Course Content and Open Educational Resources (July 2016)

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Building capacity through open approaches: Lessons from developing undergraduate electrophysiology practicals

Building capacity through open approaches: Lessons from developing undergraduate electrophysiology practicals

Bridges to affordability: adopting a university OAER mandate with local implementation

Innovations in Learning and Teaching in Academic Libraries: Alignment, Collaboration, and the Social Turn

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