Minot State University faculty receive fellowships, stipends
MINOT, N.D. – Several Minot State University faculty have been awarded North Dakota University System (NDUS) fellowships and stipends for open education resources.
The North Dakota University System Open Education Resources Faculty Fellowship and the North Dakota University System Open Education Resources Faculty Stipend supports expansion of open education resources (OER) within the NDUS to reduce student debt and enhance learning experiences.
OER materials for teaching and learning are made available for free or at substantially lower cost than traditionally published materials.
Three faculty members received fellowships to stimulate and facilitate projects to improve their teaching, to advance their scholarly and creative work, to enhance the institution's academic programs, and to realize institutional goals.
- Bernard Halloran, assistant professor of biology, for Integration of Biological Impedance Analysis into Undergraduate Labs;
- James Ondracek, professor of business administration, for Open Education Resources to Support Undergraduate Management Studies; and
- Daniel Ringrose, professor of history and chair of the Division of Social Science, for The Reiten Papers: Family Ties, American Ingenuity, Nordic Origins, and Prosperity on the Great Plains.
Five faculty members received stipends to adopt, adapt, create, or reuse OER resources as alternatives to high-cost textbooks and course materials.
- Andy Bertsch, professor of business administration, for OER in International Culture and Management;
- Lacey Long, adjunct instructor of special education, for Course Materials for SPED 202;
- Mary Mercer, adjunct instructor of special education, for Developing OER for SPED 446: Interdisciplinary Taming and Community Collaboration in Human Services;
- James Ondracek , professor of business administration, for BADM 301 Fundamentals of Management: An Open Educational Resource (OER) Course; and
- Mark Singer, associate professor of history, for OER Primary Source Reader for World Civilizations I.
“OER materials reduce costs for our students,” said Laurie Geller, vice president for academic affairs. “I appreciate the continued support of the NDUS and the efforts of our faculty to develop and implement these materials.”
Individuals selected for the faculty fellowship are encouraged to promote the use of OERs at Minot State and to share their research findings and experiences with others at the North Dakota Open Education Resources Conference in March 2021.
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Published: 10/07/20
