Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

UTSA celebrates faculty advocacy for affordable textbooks

UTSA celebrates faculty advocacy for affordable textbooks

Laynie Clark, Editor-in-Chief March 26, 2024

UTSA Libraries and Academic Innovation met to commend the progress of their most recent initiatives involving Open Educational Resources (OER). OER aims to change the landscape of expensive educational...

OER is revolutionizing textbook use at UTSA

OER is revolutionizing textbook use at UTSA

Faith Kouadio, Staff Writer February 27, 2024

UTSA Libraries’ Open Educational Resources (OER) are changing the landscape of expensive educational materials on campus. Through open licensing, digital and print textbooks, videos, class assignments,...

New grant will improve OER awareness and engagement

New grant will improve OER awareness and engagement

Gauri Raje, News Editor April 4, 2023

UTSA recently received a $10,000 grant to “promote faculty adoption and student awareness” of open educational resources, also known as OERs. OERs are openly licensed educational resources, including...

UTSA Libraries has been offering grants for OER implementation since 2016.

New design grants awarded to faculty members for development of open educational resources

Gauri Raje, News Editor November 7, 2022

As part of its Adopt a Free Textbook Initiative, UTSA libraries awarded 13 grants to faculty members for the 2022-2023 academic cycle to incorporate Open Educational Resources (OERs) into their curriculum....

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