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Introduction to OER Adoption Virtual WorkshopÂ
This virtual workshop on Friday, October 18 from 12:00-1:30 pm will introduce faculty to open textbooks — a type of open educational resource (OER) — and the benefits these textbooks offer: affordability, pedagogical practice, student learning, and engagement. Faculty are then invited to engage with open textbooks by writing a brief review of a book in the .
Several 51ÁÔÆæ courses use Open Textbooks, removing textbook cost as a barrier to student success. For more information about 51ÁÔÆæâ€™s Open Textbook and OER initiative, see the .
Please register to attend. Participants are asked to select an open textbook for review. Instructors who complete the review process will be eligible for a $200 stipend.  Stipends are awarded as an S&E transfer from GPR/101 to GPR/101 lines only.
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Contact Kristin Woodward (kristinw@uwm.edu) for additional details or to request accommodations.
