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Fourteen McMaster University faculty, instructional assistants, and staff are receiving grants to support nine projects that will foster the creation of free online textbooks and other openly licensed digital educational materials.
The McMaster Open Educational Resources (OER) Grant Program is supported by the Office of the Provost, McMaster University Library, McMaster Students Union, and the MacPherson Institute. It provides successful applicants with funding to create or adapt and customize OERs, enabling new pedagogical approaches and costs savings for students. The program also offers an award for instructors to peer review an existing open textbook.
“Open Educational Resources have the potential to make higher education more affordable and accessible for students,” said Helen Kula, associate university librarian, Teaching and Learning at McMaster University Library. “The library is pleased to partner on the awarding of these nine OER grants as part of its commitment to ensuring equitable access to knowledge and learning materials for our community.”
McMaster’s OER Grant Program initially launched as a pilot program in 2020. It expanded in 2023, with twice as much funding of $60,000 available annually for the next three years.
Susan Tighe, provost and vice-president, Academic, said: “The positive response and increasing interest about Open Educational Resources since the launch of the pilot shows this is an important project for McMaster educators and students. The project’s expansion advances McMaster’s priorities of supporting teaching and learning innovation and inclusive excellence.”
The following faculty members, and their corresponding projects, will be supported as they build and integrate OER into their teaching in the coming year:
DeGroote School of Business
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Humanities
Open Content Creation: The AI for Artists Workbook
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Social Sciences
To learn more about the McMaster OER Grant Program or to get support on finding and using OER in your teaching and learning, visit the OER Research Guide or email oer@mcmaster.ca.
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