/geography/ en /geography/2023/12/19/sarah-schlosser-advancing-education-open-educational-resources-oer-initiative <span>Sarah Schlosser Advancing Education with Open educational resources (OER) Initiative</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-12-19T15:36:22-07:00" title="Tuesday, December 19, 2023 - 15:36">Tue, 12/19/2023 - 15:36</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/geography/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/img_0441.jpg?h=ddb4aa55&amp;itok=x8HkYtd0" width="1200" height="800" alt="Woman on mountain"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/geography/taxonomy/term/1071"> Newsletter </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/geography/taxonomy/term/1417" hreflang="en">Sarah Kelly</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p><strong>Sarah Schlosser's OER Grant for GEOG 3053 GIS: Mapping at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder</strong></p><p> </p><div class="align-left image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/geography/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/img_0441.jpg?itok=Xyk-8IgN" width="750" height="688" alt="Woman on mountain"> </div> </div> The University of Colorado System is embarking on&nbsp;a multi-campus&nbsp;Open educational resources (OER) initiative.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cu.edu/open-cu" rel="nofollow">Open ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ</a>'s goal is to&nbsp;have a positive impact on thousands of students in financial savings and will increase the quality of student learning experiences.&nbsp;OER specifically address the high cost of educational materials and inspire a renewed approach to collaborative, social, and open pedagogical practices.&nbsp;<p><a href="/geography/node/2318" rel="nofollow">Sarah Schlosser</a>, Associate Teaching Professor, applied for a grant through ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder to adopt an OER textbook for GEOG 3053 GIS: Mapping. The course typically enrolls over 200 students per academic year. With rising textbook costs along with the current textbook going out of print, the need for an OER textbook became very apparent. Sarah was awarded a $1500 grant to adapt and compile currently available&nbsp;resources &nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 19 Dec 2023 22:36:22 +0000 Anonymous 3634 at /geography