Dr. Jocelly Meiners Associate Professor of Instruction Department of Spanish and Portuguese Today we’re spotlighting the open education work of UT faculty member, Dr. Jocelly Meiners! Dr. Meiners is Associate Professor of Instruction in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. A native of San José, Costa Rica, she came to… read more
Open Educational Resources (OER)
OER Crash Course
Are you interested in learning more about OER, but don’t know where to start? Check out UTL’s OER Crash Course! This is a self-paced Canvas course, designed to broaden your knowledge about OER, as well as to provide ideas about how you might start implementing these resources into your learning… read more
Happy Open Education Week!
Today marks the start of Open Education Week! Open Educational Resources are openly licensed materials that can be: Retained Reused Revised Remixed Redistributed OER can make a huge difference to our students. In the 2022-2023 academic year alone, students saved over $1.8 million dollars because OER was prioritized over paid… read more
2024 Open Education Fellows
UT Libraries’ is pleased to announce the new cohort of Open Education Fellows: Professor Chikako H. Cooke, Department of Asian Studies Professor Midori Tanaka, Department of Asian Studies Dr. Simon J. Brandl, Department of Marine Science Dr. Jordan Casey, Department of Marine Science Dr. Sarah Jey Whitehead, Department of Spanish… read more
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest October 16 – October 31, 2023
Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Oct 27 Open Science sites.utexas.edu/openaccess/202… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Oct 26 Texas ScholarWorks Upgrade sites.utexas.edu/openaccess/202… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Oct 25 Resources for Support and Development of OER at UT Austin sites.utexas.edu/openaccess/202… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Oct 24 Wiley and DEAL Consortium to sign five-year agreement | Research Information – goo.gl/alerts/5puR21 Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Oct 24 Community Over Commercialization: OA… read more
Open Education Fellows call open
The UT Libraries (UTL) eagerly invites applications for a program to support faculty who will adopt and create open educational resources (OER): the Open Education Fellows Program. Through this program, we aim to reduce the cost of required course materials for UT Austin students and empower instructors to adapt or create course… read more
International Day for Universal Access to Information
In 2015, the UNESCO General Conference proclaimed September 28th the International Day for Universal Access to Information. UNESCO protects and promotes access to information as a fundamental human right. Free access to information is critically important for democracy, development, and equality. This year, the global conference is focused on the… read more
Texas ScholarWorks Twitter Digest April 1 – April 15, 2023
Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Apr 15 The Original Wilhelm Scream Recording Session Has Been Found pastemagazine.com/movies/filmmak… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Apr 12 OE Fellows Publish Textbook sites.utexas.edu/openaccess/202… Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Apr 11 Cambridge Open Access Fees Waived for Low- and Middle-income Countries – goo.gl/alerts/Cp9PmY Texas ScholarWorks @utdigitalrepo Apr 6 First steps taken by project mapping diamond open access – Research… read more
Upcoming Event
Open Education Week March 6th-10th, 2023 Join us as we celebrate and amplify the open education practices happening within the UT community during Open Education Week. Events, both in person and virtual, will be aimed at educating faculty and staff about OER, open pedagogy, and open education initiatives. Events OER… read more
Affordable Education Champions
Nominate faculty now through February 24, 2023! Have you had an instructor who increased access and equity by selecting free or low cost course materials for class? Nominate them as an Affordable Education Champion to let them know how much their choices meant to you! Submit nominations here: tinyurl.com/23Afford. Affordable Education… read more
