Greeley, CO, United States
Official Website
• @UNC_Colorado
Type: Public 4-Year, Research University
Annual Enrollment: 12,050
Founded in 1889, the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) is a public doctoral research university committed to the success of its 13,000 students, with more than 100 undergraduate programs and 120 graduate programs.
The UNC Open Educational Resources (OER) Committee provides leadership for our campus OER efforts. The committee formed in 2018, and recent work includes:
• Working with university leadership to include open educational resources as a strategy in UNC strategic plans.
• Applying for a 2019-20 Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) OER grant with the goal of building on the previous grant and impacting larger numbers of UNC students via high enrollment courses
• Partnering with the bookstore manager, registrar’s office, and information management & technology to market and notate low/no cost materials to students including on the UNC bookstore website and course catalog
• Providing professional development for UNC faculty members via Open Textbook Network and other means
• Publicizing results of the OER grant work and other successes to the UNC campus community and the CDHE
The OER Committee includes representatives from the University Libraries, Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, the Bookstore, student body, faculty, Disability Resource Center, and Information, Management, and Technology.
Campus Entities Most Active in Efforts Advancing OER:
Library Departments Active in Efforts Advancing OER:
Academic Subjects With Greatest OER Traction:
Mechanisms to Support OER Included in the Following:
OER Staff Location:
Jen Mayer
Associate Professor and Head of Library Research Services
@Ms_jenmayer