The University of Iowa Libraries has awarded 11 OpenHawks grants for the development of open educational resources (OER). OpenHawks is a campuswide grant program that funds faculty efforts to replace or avoid high-cost textbooks with OERs for enhanced student success. The projects, which are set to be completed in January 2026, will save UI studentsContinue reading “Announcing the 2024–25 OpenHawks OER grant recipients”
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OpenHawks grant program promotes open educational resources, saves students money
Are you looking for a way to enhance your teaching, save your students money, and contribute to the global knowledge commons? If so, consider applying for the OpenHawks grant program at the University of Iowa. Over the last several years, OpenHawks has funded over 60 Open Educational Resources (OER) projects across a broad range ofContinue reading “OpenHawks grant program promotes open educational resources, saves students money”
Announcing the 2024 OpenHawks OER grant recipients
The University of Iowa Libraries has awarded 14 OpenHawks grants for the development of open educational resources (OER). OpenHawks is a campuswide grant program that funds faculty efforts to replace or avoid high-cost textbooks with OERs for enhanced student success. The projects, which are set to be completed in summer 2024, will save UI studentsContinue reading “Announcing the 2024 OpenHawks OER grant recipients”
Regents OER grant celebration
The Iowa Regents university libraries are proud to announce the upcoming publication of 5 new free, openly-licensed textbooks developed by faculty teams from across our institutions. These textbooks, including topics as diverse as public speaking, Spanish, musicianship, early literacy, and science education, were funded by the Regents Open Educational Resources (OER) Grant Program, a one-timeContinue reading “Regents OER grant celebration”
2023 OpenHawks grants to help students save on textbooks
University Libraries is pleased to announce another 12 OpenHawks grants for the development of open educational resources (OER). OpenHawks is a campuswide grant program that funds faculty efforts to replace or avoid high-cost textbooks with OERs for enhanced student success. The cohort of projects, which are slated to be completed in 2023, will save UIContinue reading “2023 OpenHawks grants to help students save on textbooks”
Spanish Language OER with Giovanni Zimotti
By Georgia Page, UI Libraries Student Specialist, Scholarly Impact, georgiab-page@uiowa.edu In early March, UI Libraries celebrated Open Education Week in order to raise awareness about open educational resources (OER) and other open education practices. However, many students and faculty on campus are not yet familiar with the positive impact that OER has on students’ academicContinue reading “Spanish Language OER with Giovanni Zimotti”
Regents OER Grant Recipients Announced
The Regents university libraries are proud to announce the awarding of grants to 5 faculty teams to support creation of free, openly-licensed course materials. This funding opportunity provides intensive training and support for faculty writing open textbooks or other materials to replace expensive, traditional textbooks. In addition to saving UNI, UI, and ISU students anContinue reading “Regents OER Grant Recipients Announced”
Iowa Regents libraries offer new grants to support open educational resources
Libraries at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa announce a joint funding opportunity for the creation of Open Educational Resources (OER). This program is open to small teams of faculty, graduate students, and staff at any of the three Board of Regents State of Iowa public universities. TheContinue reading “Iowa Regents libraries offer new grants to support open educational resources”
Celebrating Open Education Week
Open Education Week (March 1-5, 2021, #OEWeek) is a time when educators around the world come together to learn and share practices around Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Pedagogy. While there are a host of excellent webinars and events to tune into this week, let’s also celebrate our local faculty who are creating openly licensed resources, tailoring existing OER to better fit the needs of their students, and creating courses with fewer barriers to learning. Integrating OERContinue reading “Celebrating Open Education Week”
Considering OER? Get some funding with OpenHawks!
The Libraries are happy to announce our second round of OpenHawks funding, available to any faculty member or graduate student who is interested in using or developing Open Educational Resources (OER) for a UI course. If you are concerned about the cost or quality of your existing textbooks and would like to explore OER, thisContinue reading “Considering OER? Get some funding with OpenHawks!”