University of Mississippi
For Support Of OER Adoption In Higher Education
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Amount$450,000
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Program
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Date Awarded5/19/2017
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Term36.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
The University of Mississippi, the flagship research university in the state, is a national leader in OER research and implementation in higher education classrooms. With this grant, the university will extend its current work by expanding the OER degree in public universities and community colleges in the region; steering OER options to students who have dropped out of higher education; and researching and articulating open educational practices for higher education faculty.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
olemiss.edu
Address
306 Kinard Accounting Office Office of Research and Sponsored Programs 100 Barr Hall, University, MS, 38677, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for development of OER for higher education classrooms by expanding upon the Z-degree model
The University of Mississippi is the flagship research university in the state and a leader in researching and implementing OER in higher education classrooms nationally. By seeding OER throughout Mississippi’s higher education system, the University would expand upon the Z-degree model—a pathway developed at Tidewater Community College for students to achieve two- and four-year degrees with zero textbook costs. This work promotes OER adoption and equitable access to education for all learners.
for the Open Education Collaborative Documentation Project
As OER continue to garner attention around the world, it is becoming increasingly important to articulate a common definition of this field that the public can easily understand. The University of Mississippi, working with the consulting firm WikiStrategies, proposes a series of in-person and virtual workshops to engage the OER community in developing this definition and set of Wikipedia resources.
for support of OER adoption in higher education
The University of Mississippi, the flagship research university in the state, is a national leader in OER research and implementation in higher education classrooms. With this grant, the university will extend its current work by expanding the OER degree in public universities and community colleges in the region; steering OER options to students who have dropped out of higher education; and researching and articulating open educational practices for higher education faculty.
