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University System of Maryland Scales Up OER at 12 Institutions

Campus Technology: The University System of Maryland (USMD) has selected 21 faculty and staff members to receive funding to increase the use of open educational resources (OER). Through the Maryland Open Source Textbook (MOST) initiative led by USMD’s William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation, more than 8,000 students will save $1.3 million in textbook costs over the upcoming fall semester.

Grantees at seven community colleges and five four-year institutions will participate in the MOST initiative’s High-impact OER Mini-Grant Program, which replaces traditional textbooks with OER. According to the announcement, digital course materials company Lumen Learning will help train faculty on effective OER design and scaling strategies, offering “support for OER adoption and delivery, access to a collection of curated OER courses, and a platform to build, edit and deliver their course.” With the platform, they can adapt and customize their instructional materials to align with their classroom needs.

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