Brigham Young University
For Evaluating Learning Efficacy And Cost Savings When Using Open Textbooks In Public High Schools
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Amount$82,071
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Program
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Date Awarded7/20/2010
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Term18.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
We propose a grant to Brigham Young University (Provo, UT) to support a research project based on embedding open textbooks (as OER) into a suite of K12 classrooms in Utah. This project will not only directly expand the use and awareness of OER in public formal education; it will also provide much-needed data regarding impacts (fiscal and educational) based on the use of OER.
The Center for the Improvement of Teacher Education and Schooling (CITES), based at BYU, will manage the project and house the necessary personnel. The data and outreach that result from this project are expected to provide policy support for OER adoption in Utah and beyond.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
openedgroup.org
Address
ORCA A-285 ASB, Provo, UT, 84602, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for studying OER implementation in higher education
The Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University will conduct research to develop a framework of implementation for OER and affordability programs in postsecondary institutions around the country. The final report will include findings from surveys and interviews of OER program leaders and will provide insight into how postsecondary institutions can support effective implementation of OER.
for support of research and for capacity building
The Open Education Group at Brigham Young University is an interdepartmental research group focused on increasing access to high-quality education through OER. The research group will facilitate the mentoring of graduate students in OER research in order to increase the quality and quantity of published research, the availability of research, and the capacity of future OER researchers. This work increases the research base regarding OER and builds the capacity of researchers interested in the field.
for OER adoption in community colleges
For many years, Brigham Young University has been a hub for research on the impact of OER and open textbooks. This grant would support the adoption of OER in Virginia community colleges and the launch of a library of open assessments and problem sets to make open textbooks more adoptable. This effort is designed to increase the supply of OER materials in the mainstream and encourage institutions to adopt them.
