Alternative Credit College of DuPage full time faculty can use textbook replacements projects for Alternative Credit. See the Contractual Agreement 2019-2023, Section J1, for details. The process includes completing the Alternative Credit form and working with your Dean to approve the project. Semester-equivalent credits are conferred upon completion of the project. Please contact your AlternativeContinue reading “Alternative Credit”
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Student Stories
Students! We want to hear your thoughts about textbooks. Record a video or submit a brief essay using your google account and your dupage.edu email address. You’ll be entered into a drawing for a $100.00 Follett gift card! Deadline is May 10 at Midnight! https://bit.ly/codstories
OpenEd 2020!
The OER Steering Committee is pleased to announce that we’re supporting registration for 55 faculty to attend the OpenEd 2020 conference. November 9-13. All online. (Sigh.) https://openeducationconference.org We are inviting: Eight (8) classroom faculty from EACH division. Six 9-month faculty from Counseling (3) and from the Library (3). And one faculty member from Continuing Ed. Adjunct faculty are welcome! To submit your interestContinue reading “OpenEd 2020!”
Faculty Grants Announcement
The OER Steering committee is inviting applications for OER grants for COD Faculty! Read all the details on the Support page. Here’s a quick explainer:
Scholarly Teacher Conversation
September 28 at 3:00 p.m. Jennifer Kelley, librarian and faculty professional development coordinator, is hosting a 50-minute discussion of a recent article in Scholarly Teacher: Using Open Education Resources to Enhance Student Engagement. COD Faculty should register for this discussion in Cornerstone to get the zooooom link. Contact Jenn for more details!
Federal Grants Program
The application period for the U.S. Open Textbooks Pilot program is now open. State entities and consortia of higher ed institutions can apply for part of $6M funding, minimum 500K, maximum 2M. The focus is on high enrollment programs; participation of community colleges and minority-serving institutions is encouraged. Read a great summary of the applicationContinue reading “Federal Grants Program”
New!
This is the brand-new website for the Open program at COD. With a blog that does fancy things like connecting to social media. 🙂
