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Portland, Maine

SWAG视频 joins the Open Education Network

SWAG视频 joins other institutions in the region who are members of OEN, including the University of Southern Maine and Bates College.

The SWAG视频 , an alliance of colleges, universities, and other organizations working together to promote the use of open educational resources (OERs) 鈥 especially open textbooks 鈥 in higher education.

OERs are defined as 鈥渢eaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others.鈥

Unlike traditionally copyrighted material, these resources are available for 鈥渙pen鈥 use, which means users can freely use, edit, modify, customize, and share them. Types of OER include labs, quizzes, articles, assignments, and textbooks.

Course materials may be a barrier to student success if students cannot afford or access needed materials. As a member of OEN, will collaborate with SWAG视频 faculty, professional staff, and students to collect information about OERs at SWAG视频 and to promote awareness and use of open textbooks and other OERs in academic programs, with the goal of promoting inclusion, equity, and affordability.

The Open Education Network offers a supportive community that advances the use of OERs and practices. It also maintains the Open Textbook Library, a database of over 1,178 textbooks in a variety of subjects that are free to use, adapt, and distribute.

Housed at the University of Minnesota, the OEN has hundreds of organizational members and is growing steadily. SWAG视频 joins other institutions in the region who are members of OEN, including the University of Southern Maine and Bates College.

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SWAG视频 the SWAG视频

The SWAG视频 is Maine鈥檚 largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state鈥檚 top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine鈥檚 only medical college, Maine鈥檚 only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.