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Minitex News articles tagged with "OER" (19):

Kickoff event for the Minitex Network for Open & Affordable Practices (MNOP) program is open for registration

The Minitex Network for Open & Affordable Practices (MNOP) is officially kicking off with an event on November 14, 2024. Join us for program lead Greg Argo providing more detail about the program, a little interactive polling and discussion, and guest speaker Abbey Elder, the Open Access & Scholarly Communication Librarian at Iowa State University and the Iowa Statewide Open Education Coordinator.

Next week: Minnesota OER and Affordable Content meeting

Discuss with librarian colleagues Open Educational Resources (OER) basics and planned actions to support no-cost classes for the 2023-24 academic year. We will share concerns and best practices as we create a community to support efforts to make our institutions more affordable.

Minitex Network for Open & Affordable Practices website now live

The Minitex Network for Open & Affordable Practices (MNOP) is a new Minitex program supporting librarians and other academic support staff in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota working to increase adoption of open educational resources and library affordable content strategies. Its website has soft launched in advance of the program's official kickoff in November.

OER/No Cost Resources Librarian Workday

An afternoon of virtual presentations and panels from Minnesota librarians working on open or no-cost resource issues.

Registration funding available for Open Pedagogy and Information Literacy course

**UPDATE 8/21/24: ALL AVAILABLE SEATS FOR THE OPEN PEDAGOGY & INFORMATION LITERACY COURSE HAVE BEEN FILLED.** Learn more about open pedagogy through this Library Juice Academy course! This course offering is a pilot program and the course runs from September 2 through September 29. It is open to library staff from Minnesota and funding is available for up to eight attendees.

Registration Funding Available for Creative Commons Certifications

This pilot program will continue this summer, with the course running June 10 through August 18. It is open to library staff from Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota.

Minnesota Open Educational Resources and Affordable Content meeting scheduled for January 18

Discuss with librarian colleagues the role of libraries in open and no-cost content. How do you participate in affordability at your institution? How do you communicate the library role to others? We will share concerns and best practices about OER and affordable content.

MN Open Educational Resources and Affordable Content community of practice meeting: October 10, 3PM

Discuss with librarian colleagues OER basics and planned actions to support no-cost classes for the 2023-24 academic year. We will share concerns and best practices as we create a community to support efforts to make our institutions more affordable.

Registration and Call for Proposals are now open for the “E”ffordability Summit

Minnesota State is a sponsor of the 5th annual “E”ffordability Summit held in person at University of Wisconsin-Stout, in Menomonie, Wisconsin, on April 4-5, 2023. This year’s theme is Sustainability in Open Education.

MN Open Educational Resources and Affordable Content community of practice meeting: February 2, 3PM

Join the OER and AC community of practice meeting to discuss how to support instructional design principles and diversity through open and affordable resources.