{"id":11491,"date":"2019-09-16T16:25:55","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T20:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/?p=11491"},"modified":"2019-09-16T16:25:55","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T20:25:55","slug":"oer-implementation-grants-for-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/2019\/09\/16\/oer-implementation-grants-for-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"OER Implementation Grants for 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;color: black\">The Weinberg Memorial Library is pleased to offer $1,000 OER Implementation Grants to successful full-time faculty applicants. These grants were made possible by University of Scranton Strategic Initiatives Funding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;color: black\">What is OER?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;color: black\">OER stands for Open Educational Resources. We define OER as any freely accessible or appropriately licensed, rigorous academic material that is a suitable replacement for expensive textbooks, readings, or other types of required course materials. OER Implementation Grants incentivize full-time faculty to consider replacing all, or some, of their for-cost, required course materials with resources that are free for students. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;color: black\">Why is it important?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;color: black\">According to the College Board\u2019s Annual Survey of Colleges, undergraduates at private 4-year nonprofit universities spend an average of $1,240 per year on textbooks. Numerous studies suggest that the high cost of textbooks lead many students to forgo purchasing course texts, which can affect students\u2019 participation and success within the course. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;color: black\">Awards<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;color: black\">The library will award up to two $1,000 OER Implementation Grants for Spring 2020 courses. 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