We are happy to announce the outstanding accepted proposals for the Connecticut College OER Grant. This round included more applications than we have seen since pre-pandemic. These are innovative projects that not only result in cost savings but exemplify transformative teaching strategies.
Congratulations to the faculty below and thank you for your work.
Sana Abdi, Jacob Levi and Robyn Pront, French
Adoption plus creation of supplementary materials
- Ongoing work reorganizing the open textbook Liberté and creating supplementary resources resulting in zero-cost materials for students. Newly created content will be published with a Creative Commons license and shared publicly.
Carla Parker-Athill, Biology
Adoption plus creation of supplementary materials
- Creation of video and learning objects on sickle cell disease for BIO 120 resulting in zero-cost materials for students. Newly created content will be published with a Creative Commons license and shared publicly.
Adam Kleman, Chemistry
Adoption plus creation of supplementary materials
- Creation of 10 pre-lab video lectures and demonstrations of equipment and techniques resulting in zero-cost materials for students. Newly created content will be published with a Creative Commons license and shared publicly.
Andrea Lanoux, Slavic Studies
Adoption plus creation of supplementary materials
- Creation of open book for FYS 1051: Being Ukraine resulting in zero-cost materials for students. Newly created content will be published with a Creative Commons license and shared publicly.
Tanya Schneider, Chemistry
Adoption plus creation of supplementary materials
- Adoption of OER and the creation of videos and supplementary materials for CHM 223 organic chemistry I, resulting in zero-cost for students. Newly created content will be published with a Creative Commons license and shared publicly.
Luke Wilczek, Chemistry
Adoption plus creation of supplementary materials
- Creation of supplementary resources for CHM 223L resulting in zero-cost materials for students. Newly created content will be published with a Creative Commons license and shared publicly.
Yong Jin Park, Economics
- First OER adoption in the Economics department with the use of an OpenStax textbook. In addition, professor Park will adopt interactive technologies to create a more open and interactive environment for learning.
