As Steven C. Howey (2012) pointed out years ago, educators across the US are “frustrated with the challenge of how to motivate the ever increasing number of freshmen students entering
Like many others in the trenches of academia, we’ve chaired, taught, and advised in a small, understaffed, underfunded, and oversubscribed program. While other understaffed and oversubscribed departments limped along, ours
Many campuses are making small and large moves to lower textbook costs for students while increasing access to learning materials. Here we will discuss various options for achieving those goals,
Like many campus communities, Millersville University is a diverse place, with students, faculty, staff and administrators representing different content areas, research interests, and perspectives. With close to 8,000 undergraduate and
Discussions of open educational resources (OER) adoption and zero textbook cost (ZTC) courses often result in three types of data dissemination: cost savings, satisfaction, and materials. In this article we
The expansion of open educational resources (OER) adoption by faculty requires mentorship, guidance, and comradery to create a community of adopters. There is no one-size-fits-all approach. Here we outline the
Nestled in the heart of Lancaster County in South Central Pennsylvania, Millersville University is a public liberal arts institution that serves around 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students. As one of
To promote faculty interest in OER, Millersville University’s Open Education Working Group and Center for Academic Excellence began by studying research on factors that influence faculty involvement and motivation on
Encouraging an OER partnership to begin as and ultimately remain a grassroots effort is critical to its continued success. Programs and partnerships at Millersville University that are led by faculty
Millersville’s Open Education Working Group was initially formed by like-minded faculty, librarians, and staff who wanted to promote the use of OER across campus. The self-assembled group planned events for
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