{"id":98678,"date":"2023-04-22T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-22T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=98678"},"modified":"2023-04-21T15:37:01","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T20:37:01","slug":"nu-open-education-events-set-for-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/04\/22\/nu-open-education-events-set-for-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"NU open education events set for this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>The NU Open Educational Resources Community of Practice is hosting several virtual events from April 25-27 to highlight open education efforts. All instructors are invited to these Zoom webinars to learn more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Focused on promoting initiatives to lower the cost of course materials for students, the Open Educational Resources Community of Practice includes ITS team members, instructional designers, librarians and registrars from all four University of Nebraska campuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Registration is not required for these webinars:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>NU OER Research Highlights<\/strong> \u2013 Tuesday, April 25, noon-1 p.m.&nbsp;<br>Dan Hawkins, PhD, director of online development and professor of sociology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and Julie Pelton, PhD, associate professor and chair of the UNO Department of Sociology and Anthropology, will present research on the use of no-cost and low-cost materials that are part of <a href=\"https:\/\/its.nebraska.edu\/innovation-hub\/open-nebraska\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Open Nebraska<\/a>. They will present preliminary results that compare grades earned and retention rates in Open Nebraska courses to courses that use traditional materials across three NU campuses. Use <a href=\"https:\/\/nebraska.zoom.us\/j\/99112687415\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this link<\/a> to join the webinar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Student Voices<\/strong> \u2013 Wednesday, April 26, noon-1 p.m.<br>A panel of students from each NU Campus will discuss their experiences with affordable textbooks. Use <a href=\"https:\/\/nebraska.zoom.us\/j\/96501272091\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this link<\/a> to join the webinar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>OER Curriculum Pathways<\/strong> &#8211; April 27, noon-1 p.m.<br>Two UNO faculty will discuss work on creating OER curriculum pathways.\u202fCraig Finlay, open education resources and STEM librarian, will discuss a team-based initiative to target high-enrollment general education and dual enrollment courses toward building an OER general education pathway. Dr. Hawkins will discuss the implementation of an OER degree pathway in the UNO Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Use <a href=\"https:\/\/nebraska.zoom.us\/j\/93737607837\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this link<\/a> to join the webinar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Email <a href=\"mailto:bsevera@nebraska.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brad Severa<\/a> with any questions about these events or implementing OER in classes.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Open Educational Resources efforts are aimed at lowering the cost of course materials for 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