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Collaborative Test Bank Development: Multi-Institutional & Pandemic Style, Anita Walz, Eli Jamison, Candice Vander Weerdt, Mandi Goodsett Sep 2021

Collaborative Test Bank Development: Multi-Institutional & Pandemic Style, Anita Walz, Eli Jamison, Candice Vander Weerdt, Mandi Goodsett

Michael Schwartz Library Publications

During 2020-21 two business faculty from different institutions together with OER librarians, undergraduate students, and graduate assistants conspired to create a faculty-access-only test bank aligned to senior undergraduate-level open textbook, Strategic Management (2020) and AACSB Standards. Test bank development followed instructional and ethical practices for non-disposable assignments including faculty development of assignments, student ownership of student work, student “opt in” to go public, choice of no or some student attribution, financial incentives for various project participants, project MOUs, professional copyediting, and public release to vetted requestors. This presentation describes our respective motivations, process, how we found one another, why the …


What Do Oer Librarians Need To Know? Lessons Learned From The Certificate In Oer Librarianship, Mandi Goodsett Jul 2019

What Do Oer Librarians Need To Know? Lessons Learned From The Certificate In Oer Librarianship, Mandi Goodsett

Michael Schwartz Library Publications

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Toll Free: The Library As Driver Of Open Access Resources, Mandi Goodsett, Allen Reichert, Michael Dziabiak Apr 2019

Toll Free: The Library As Driver Of Open Access Resources, Mandi Goodsett, Allen Reichert, Michael Dziabiak

Michael Schwartz Library Publications

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Interdisciplinary Collaboration And The Development And Integration Of A First-Year Writing Open Access Textbook, Mandi Goodsett, Melanie Gagich, Emilie Zickel Jan 2019

Interdisciplinary Collaboration And The Development And Integration Of A First-Year Writing Open Access Textbook, Mandi Goodsett, Melanie Gagich, Emilie Zickel

Michael Schwartz Library Publications

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Five Ways To Cultivate Open Education On Your Campus, Mandi Goodsett Oct 2018

Five Ways To Cultivate Open Education On Your Campus, Mandi Goodsett

Michael Schwartz Library Publications

As academic institutions focus attention on student retention and rising higher education costs, increasing attention has been paid to reducing the costs of instructional materials. Studies show that the high cost of textbooks, for instance, can impact student course choices, academic performance, and retention. Many faculty have found free, open textbooks and other open educational resources to be a successful alternative to expensive commercial textbooks. However, initiating an open education or affordable learning program on your campus can be tricky. Faculty are sometimes resistant to open education, administrators don’t always understand it, and librarians only have so much time to …


The More We Work Together: Leading Campus Oer Initiatives Through Library-Faculty Collaboration, Mandi Goodsett, Barbara Loomis, Marsha Miles Sep 2016

The More We Work Together: Leading Campus Oer Initiatives Through Library-Faculty Collaboration, Mandi Goodsett, Barbara Loomis, Marsha Miles

Michael Schwartz Library Publications

With the rising costs of tuition and textbooks, Open Educational Resources (OERs) are becoming increasingly important. The university library, in collaboration with faculty, is a natural leader of OER initiatives at institutions of higher education. Cleveland State University’s Michael Schwartz Library embraced this leadership role by assisting a faculty member with developing an OER, which involved balancing the workload between librarians and the faculty member, determining successful modes of communication, taking advantage of graphic design skills, and more. The success of this initial collaboration has led the Library to expand its support of OER initiatives on campus.