Open Education Resources at UMass Amherst
UMass Amherst Libraries Open Educational Resources Site
OEI Staff
Marilyn Billings
Scholarly Communication & Special Initiatives Librarian
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The Open Education Initiative is a faculty incentive program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst that encourages the use of existing low-cost or free information resources to support our students’ learning.
Name | Department | Proposed Project | Date | Semester |
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Karen Kurczynski | Art History | Utilize available sources from art databases such as Google Art, Khan Academy, Architecture Daily, and Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. | 2017 | Spring |
Katie Kirakosian | Anthropology | Create an Introduction to Archaeology in North America open textbook with a facilitation guide with lesson plans. | 2017 | Spring |
Kimberly Dion | Nursing | Use library journals and state & federal websites. | 2015 | Fall |
Kinuyo Kanamaru | Geosciences | Use recorded lectures, free online videos, scientific articles & open online educational applications. | 2015 | Fall |
Laetitia La Follette | Art History | Art History 100: Survey of Art | 2013 | Spring |
Laetitia La Follette | Art History | Art History 115: Introduction to the Visual Arts | 2012 | Fall |
Leda Cooks | Communication | Communication 620: Qualitative Methodologies | 2011 | Fall |
Leda Cooks | Communication | Communication 694: Food Cultures | 2012 | Spring |
Lisa DePiano | Stockbridge School of Agriculture | Permaculture 197G: Introduction to Permaculture | 2012 | Fall |
Lori Astheimer Best | Psychology | Create detailed lecture slides with original open access visual materials, use excerpts from existing textbooks, and utilize articles from library databases. | 2017 | Spring |
Marc Liberatore | Computer Science | Rewrite course lecture notes and assignments into a short, readable text and set of associated exercises and assignments. | 2017 | Spring |
Maria Jose Botelho | Sport Management | Education 615N: Children and Their Literacies | 2011 | Fall |
Melba Jensen | English | Create eBook with public domain literature, use library articles, & have students create knowledge base. | 2015 | Fall |
Michael Knapp | Chemistry | Use the free OpenStax Chemistry textbook with the Perusall reading comprehension tool. | 2017 | Spring |
Mila Getmansky Sherman | Management | Work with PhD candidates to identify web-based materials and work with students to develop their own materials. | 2015 | Fall |
Miliann Kang | Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies | Women's Studies 187: Gender, Sexuality and Culture | 2012 | Fall |
Nicholas Reich | Pre-Dental | Public Health 590F: Introduction to Statistical Computing and Data Visualization | 2012 | Fall |
Pam Trafford | Accounting | School of Management 797: Financial Reporting for Decision Making | 2011 | Fall |
Pam Trafford | Accounting | School of Management 630: Accounting for Decision Making | 2011 | Fall |
Patricia Bianconi | Chemistry | Chemistry 342: Inorganic Chemistry | 2013 | Spring |
Philippe Baillargeon | French and Francophone Studies | Use public domain and library resources as well as free online newspapers. | 2015 | Fall |
Sanjiv Gupta | Resource Economics | Sociology 212: Introductory Statistics | 2011 | Fall |
Sara E. Jackson | Germanic and Scandinavian Studies | Collect free/open reading assignments, grammar exercises & work-sheets to accompany German-language films. | 2015 | Fall |
Sergio Brena | Civil & Environmental Engineering | Civil & Environmental Engineering 433: Reinforced Concrete Design | 2013 | Spring |
Shona Macdonald | Social Thought and Political Economy | Art 697: Graduate Teaching Workshop | 2012 | Spring |
UMass Amherst Libraries Open Educational Resources Site
Marilyn Billings
Scholarly Communication & Special Initiatives Librarian
University of Massachusetts Amherst
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