This month's blog post was contributed by Tami Plein, Iowa OpenSciEd Field Test Coordinator. In 1982, when I started my teaching career, science curricula were not created with input from … Continue reading May 2025 Resource Highlight: OpenSciEd in Iowa

This month’s blog post was contributed by Shannon Brenner, Instructional Designer at Northeast Iowa Community College.  Open educational resources (OER) offer exciting opportunities for educators aiming to enhance their materials' … Continue reading April 2025 Resource Highlight: Using Course Blueprints with OER for Course Alignment

This month's blog post was contributed by Abbey K. Elder, Open Access & Scholarly Communication Librarian at Iowa State University. As more scholars have moved away from Twitter as their … Continue reading February 2025 Resource Highlight: Building Connections Online

This month's resource highlight blog post was contributed by Pam Rees, Director of Grand View University Library. Most institutions offer some version of a First-year experience or college success course. … Continue reading January 2025 Resource Highlight: Updates to College Success

This month’s blog post was contributed by Deb Lowman, Associate Dean of Libraries and Learning Resources District Lead, Scott Community College.  In today’s world of rising educational costs, Open Educational … Continue reading Unlocking Knowledge: The Role of OER in Iowa’s Public Libraries

This month’s blog post was provided by Anne Marie Gruber, Liaison and Textbook Equity Librarian at the University of Northern Iowa. Recently I received an email from an instructor that … Continue reading October 2024 Resource Highlight: Open Pedagogy Resources

This month's blog post was contributed by Jenni Breems, Director of Library Services, Dordt University. Each spring, Iowa OER collects usage statistics for open educational resources from colleges and universities … Continue reading Don’t Wait Until Spring: Collecting Iowa OER Usage Data

This month's blog post was contributed by Kevin Engel, Associate Professor and Science Librarian at Kistle Science Library at Grinnell College. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a ubiquitous topic.  Looking at … Continue reading August 2024 Resource Highlight: AI and Librarianship

The Iowa Open Education Action Team is excited to announce our third annual call for participation for our OER Communities of Practice! The purpose of these communities of practice (CoPs) … Continue reading Call for Participation: 2024/2025 OER Communities of Practice

This month’s blog post was contributed by Christine Whitney, Librarian & Media Specialist at Des Moines Area Community College.  One of the significant benefits of OER adoption is the opportunity … Continue reading June 2024 Resource Highlight: Trans Inclusion in OER