The Clark Library, in partnership with the Provost and each school/college, is excited to announce five stipends (one per school/college) of $200 each for faculty to review textbooks offered by the Open Education Network (OEN). The OEN hosts the Open Textbook Library, a repository of open textbooks available for classroom use. OEN relies on faculty reviews of textbooks to determine quality, and your review will help other faculty determine a book’s worth and relevance to their course, thus helping to encourage adoption of open textbooks. Applications to review OEN textbooks will be considered until March 18. If accepted, reviews must be completed by August 15. For questions, please contact Philip Vue.
Last week the library hosted an insightful panel discussion about the pros and cons of open educational resources based on the experiences of UP and PSU faculty members. The recording, along with more information, is available here: https://libguides.up.edu/openeducationalresources/oerup.