The University of Colorado is one of 23 Colorado institutions of higher education to receive grant funding from the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) for open education projects.
This year, $1 million (http://masterplan.highered.colorado.gov/oer-in-colorado/) was awarded to 35 different grantees, among them:
- The University of Colorado Denver received $35,000 for ThinqStudio to establish an open education infrastructure for faculty and students to co-create course materials; and
- The University of Colorado System, which received $76,000 to further expand the successful Open CU OER Initiative on all four CU campuses.
Brad Hinson has assisted with both the Open CU and ThinqStudio initiatives; and actively teaches with open educational resources and practices in the SEHD’s Learning Design & Technology (LDT) program. He was nominated by OER colleague Ellen Metter of the Auraria Library for his advocacy and leadership in open education on the downtown campus.
CU’s inaugural OER Champion Awards Luncheon was held on March 4th at the CU System offices. Four campus faculty awardees, multiple nominees, and the Open CU team were honored at the luncheon, with certificates and digital badges awarded by Vice President Michael Lightner and the Office of Digital Education and Engagement (ODEE). The four faculty OER Champions also received a $500 stipend for their OER work:
- Dr. Julia Dixon (Anschutz Medical Campus)
- Brooke Huibregtse (Boulder)
- Brad Hinson (Denver)
- Linda Button (UCCS)