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OER & Estimating Student Savings Developed in January 2022, the OER Steering Committee recommendation outlines a formula for estimating savings resulting from OER use in KBOR System institutions. While it's difficult, if not impossible to accurately capture savings due to a variety of factors, the Steering Committee members believe that Kansas System institutions benefit from a common method to estimate savings, when appropriate and possible. This paper outlines our recommendations, sites other research and policies around estimating cost savings, and explains the rationale behind developing this formula. |
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2024 Open Education Initiatives in Kansas Higher Education Report (pdf) January 2021, the OER Steering Committee sent out the first survey to gather information on how Open Education Resources (OER) are currently being implemented across the public higher education institutions in Kansas. The survey has been repeated each spring. |
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The Kansas Board of Regents Open Educational (OER) Steering Committee Action Plan (pdf) was developed as a result of the 2019 student-focused survey conducted by the Kansas Board of Regents Student Advisory Committee and collaborative discussion among members of the OER Steering Committee. The plan explains what OER are as well as the statewide priorities. |
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The Textbook Affordability Survey 2019 Results & Report (pdf) was conducted by the 2018-2019 Student Advisory Committee to provide concrete data behind the burden of textbook costs that students attending our universities are facing. |
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KBOR OER systemwide Initiatives
Annual OER Survey
The KBOR OER Steering Committee distributes a survey to all public higher education institutions in Kansas to gather OER implementation progress across the state. The 2021 survey was created to gather baseline information on how Open Educational Resources (OER) are currently being implemented across the various colleges and universities in the state. A full report of the annual survey is located below.
Reports:
2024 KBOR OER Survey Full Report
2023 KBOR OER Survey Full Report
2022 KBOR OER Survey Full Report
2021 KBOR OER Survey Full Report
Additional Resources:
KBOR OER Survey Instrument
2024 Open Educational Resources Annual Report Presentation
Kansas Libretexts Commons
LibreTexts Commons, a key platform used by many Kansas institutions, provides an extensive library of open educational resources designed to enhance teaching and learning. Check out the Kansas LibreTexts Commons page.