University of Minnesota
For Support Of The Open Education Network
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Amount$900,000
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Program
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Date Awarded4/23/2024
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Term24.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
The Open Education Network (OEN), part of the Center for Open Education at the University of Minnesota, is a community representing over 1,600 colleges and universities dedicated to improving educational equity through open educational practices. The OEN
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www1.umn.edu/twincities/index.php
Address
200 Oak Street SE, Suite 450, Minneapolis, MN, 55455-2070, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for promoting faculty adoption of open textbooks
Over the past two years, faculty advocates within the University of Minnesota have successfully worked with their peers to encourage the adoption of open textbooks. Project funding would allow the universitys Open Textbook Initiative, which aims to help faculty overcome barriers to adopting open textbooks, to expand to eight partner institutions. By engaging faculty to conduct peer reviews of open textbooks, this project raises awareness and helps improve OER quality markers, two factors necessary to increase OERs mainstream adoption.
