Leveraging OER to Break Down Barriers to a College Education

Rawlins, Ben (PI)

Libraries

Status	Finished
Effective start/end date	8/1/21 → 7/31/24

Funding

Institute of Museum and Library Services: $249,297.00

Keywords

open educational resources
affordability
student success

Access Project

Texas A&M International University will address the issue of course material affordability at Hispanic-serving institutions and will have significant national impact through the creation of new open educational resources and research on the impact of course material costs on Hispanic students. This project seeks to serve as a culturally and academically relevant model for other Hispanic-serving institutions. The goals of this project are to (1) increase the adoption, adaptation, and creation of open educational resources; (2) connect faculty, staff, librarians, and administrators through workshops and professional development opportunities, and (3) conduct research on the impact of course material costs on Hispanic students.