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Building A Community Of Practice: Strategies Developed By Librarians In The Sparc Opened Leadership Program, Amanda Larson, Abbey Elder, Elaine Thornton, Grace Atkins, Talea Anderson
Building A Community Of Practice: Strategies Developed By Librarians In The Sparc Opened Leadership Program, Amanda Larson, Abbey Elder, Elaine Thornton, Grace Atkins, Talea Anderson
OER From Vision to Action
Do you want to know how other universities develop their OER initiatives? This panel of five librarians will discuss their participation in the SPARC Open Education Leadership Program, a two-semester professional development experience aimed at building expertise and capacity to advance open education in academic libraries, and how it helped shape the development of OER initiatives at their institutions. Over two semesters, the program blends online, peer-to-peer, and project-based learning opportunities to develop participants into subject matter experts with the practical know-how to advance open education initiatives on their campuses.
The panelists will discuss how their participation in the SPARC …
“Open Education Resources: There’S Something In It For You.” Unearthing The Hidden Value Of Oer To A Mid-Size Academic Community, Stan Trembach
“Open Education Resources: There’S Something In It For You.” Unearthing The Hidden Value Of Oer To A Mid-Size Academic Community, Stan Trembach
OER From Vision to Action
As higher education in the United States has undergone radical transformation in recent decades, open education resources (OER) are becoming more and more vital for supporting core institutional missions of enriching student college experiences through research, teaching and learning. While academic libraries subscribe to the idea of making education more affordable despite the constraints of the current financial climate, they often face the challenge to devise innovative and concrete programming to promote the use of OER among members of their campus communities.
This lightning talk will highlight the efforts of Subject Librarians at James A. Michener Library, University of Northern …