Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education

For Support Of Advocacy For OER Adoption In Higher Education

Amount

$450,000
Program

Education
Date Awarded

3/30/2017
Term

36.0 Months
Type of Support

General Support/Program

Strategies

Open Education

Overview

The WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET) is a member-driven nonprofit that leads on practice, policy, and advocacy of technology-enhanced learning in higher education. WCET will undertake a comprehensive program to reduce the price of attendance for college students by promoting the adoption of OER at the state and system levels.

About the Grantee

Grantee Website

www.wiche.edu/wcet

Grants to this Grantee

Oct 25, 2023

$86,300

for supporting leadership coaching and communication

All Grants to this Grantee

Sep 8, 2022

$399,571

for increasing access, affordability, and equity using OER

In partnership, the four higher education regional compacts — Midwestern Higher Education Compact, New England Board of Higher Education, Southern Regional Education Board, and Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education — aim to increase access, affordability, and equity using OER. The compacts have formed the National Consortium of Open Education Resources to advance OER across their member states. With this grant, WICHE (as a member of the consortium) will build capacity for policy and effective practice, enable substantial research, and develop open education solutions that promote equitable learning across the country. (Substrategy: Sustainable Systems)

All Grants to this Grantee

Nov 1, 2005

$213,000

for development of a business plan and strategy to insure the sustainability of EduTools and for support of the WCET Director to serve as an ambassador for Open Educational Resources at various meetings throughout the world

All Grants to this Grantee