Wednesday, August 9, 2023

BLUFORD LIBRARY RECEIVES LSTA GRANT TO LOWER CLASS COSTS, BOOST OER USE - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

]F.D. Bluford Library at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has received a $31,902 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant to support an Open Educational Resources (OER) syllabus review service. This service is designed to lower the cost of classes for N.C. A&T students and increase the use of high-quality OER within the university. Bluford Library will pilot the syllabus review service where the grant team will evaluate the cost of a particular class. Each instructor will be provided with a list of free or low-cost alternatives to their course materials, which could include Open Educational Resources or materials licensed by the library.

https://www.ncat.edu/news/2023/08/library-open-educational-resources.php