Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
7-2018
Publication Title
The Evolution of Affordable Content Efforts in the Higher Education Environment: Programs, Case Studies, and Examples
Abstract
In 2015, the University of North Dakota (UND) had no institutional program to promote adoption, creation, or utilization of Open Educational Resources (OERs). Few faculty were using, creating, reviewing, or in any way supporting OERs. To our knowledge, just three faculty members had written two open textbooks, and they received no institutional support. The culture of OERs and Open Access was not well known or understood across campus, and no institutions in the North Dakota University System (NDUS, a coalition of 11 public postsecondary institutions in North Dakota) had undertaken widespread promotion or adoption of OERs.
Within two years, however, UND achieved a complete culture shift, with strong support for OERs integrated into the fabric of the university and into its procedures and documents, cross-campus involvement in OERs from every College, and broad financial support. This chapter outlines how we accomplished this and what we learned, and offers suggestions for others who wish to effect similar culture shifts at their institutions.
Recommended Citation
Walker, Stephanie R. “Facilitating Culture Change to Boost Adoption and Creation of Open Educational Resources at the University of North Dakota,” in The Evolution of Affordable Content Efforts in the Higher Education Environment: Programs, Case Studies, and Examples, eds. Kristi Jensen and Shane Nackerud. 2018. http://open.lib.umn.edu/affordablecontent/
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