Introducing mini-grant opportunities for instructors who participate in our OER initiatives! These grants are made possible by an $80,000 grant from the Davis Educational Foundation, established by Stanton and Elizabeth Davis after Mr. Davis’s retirement as chairman of Shaw’s Supermarkets, Inc. Grant Opportunties: Sonya Durney, Scholarly Communication Research & Teaching Librarian Questions & Contact Learn […]
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Open Educational Resources Grant
Our receipt of this $80,000 grant has been featured in the Portland Press Herald. Log in with your UNE access. We are excited to announce that UNE has been awarded a grant to advance campus-wide open educational resources (OER) initiatives over the next three years. The $80,000 grant was received from the Davis Educational Foundation […]
UNE Joins the Open Education Network
The University of New England has joined the Open Education Network (OEN), an alliance of colleges, universities and other organizations working together to promote the use of open educational resources (OERs), especially open textbooks, in higher education. OERs are defined as “teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been […]
Open Education Week
March 7-11 is Open Education Week! OE Week is a celebration of the global open education movement. The goal is to raise awareness about the movement and its impact on teaching and learning worldwide. Cost of course materials is a top concern for both students and parents as prices have risen four times the rate of inflation over […]