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Bates College

Lewiston, ME, United States
Official Website @BatesCollege

Type: Private 4-Year
Annual Enrollment: 1,773

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OER LibGuide

Overview

Our institution is committed to making courses more accessible to our students. In the library we have implemented a policy that requires us to purchase or source out every required course textbook for our reserves program. We are also starting to work with faculty to increase the awareness of OERs as well as pointing them towards alternatives.

Campus Details

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OER Programs

OER Stipend Program

The OER Stipend Program at Bates provides faculty with financial compensation for either writing peer-reviews for textbooks on the Open Textbook Library or for adopting OER in their courses. One of the most common issues faculty have with OER is the lack of peer-reviews. By providing a review of an OER you will be contributing to the community effort to remedy this issue. Funding for this stipend program was provided by a grant from the Davis Educational Foundation established by Stanton and Elisabeth Davis after Mr. Davis's retirement as chairman of Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc.

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Duration: 02/2020 - 01/2021

Program Webpage: https://libguides.bates.edu/scholarly-communications/OER

Scope: OER (open course content)

Primary OER Strategy: OER Review/Assessment

Secondary OER Strategies: OER Adoption

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Total Program Funding to Date: $ 5,000

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Total amount of incentive grants awarded to date: $ 4,844

Total number of incentive grants awarded to date: 12

Typical amount of each grant: $ 500

Digital Campus Committee - OER

Subcommittee of the Bates College Digital Campus group focused on cultivating awareness and adoption of Open Educaitonal Resources by faculty.

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Duration: 01/2018 - Present

Program Webpage: https://www.bates.edu/digital-campus/

Scope: Affordable course content, including cost-free course content and OER

Primary OER Strategy: OER Awareness

Secondary OER Strategies: OER Adoption

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OER Events

Open Education Network Campus Workshops

Thanks to a Davis Educational Foundation level two presidential grant we were able to join the Open Education Network. Our on-campus visit included a partners workshop with 33 attendees, a meeting with our Dean of the Faculty office, a meeting with students and a faculty workshop with 17 attendees.

Date: Feb. 25, 2020 - Feb. 25, 2020

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Scope: OER (open course content)

Approximate Attendees: 50

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Event Summary

Exploring the Development and Use of OER in Higher Education: A Regional Symposium

A one-day symposium, focusing on the creation and use of open educational resources (OER) in higher education. The workshop provided ways professionals can begin to engage with and participate in OER creation and adoption. Open education seeks to create a more accessible and equitable classroom. The ultimate goal of the day was to raise awareness and seed a conversation about how to address the issue of textbook affordability for students. We hope to share information of OER use at the institutional and regional level. Funding for this workshop was provided by a grant from the Davis Educational Foundation established by Stanton and Elisabeth Davis after Mr. Davis’s retirement as chairman of Shaw’s Supermarkets, Inc.

Date: April 26, 2019 - April 26, 2019

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Scope: Affordable course content, including cost-free course content and OER

Approximate Attendees: 90

Event Hashtag: #OERBates19

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Point of Contact

Krystie Wilfong
Associate College Librarian for Collection Management & Scholarly Communications