Calling all Faculty! If you are interested in textbook affordability for students, check out these opportunities through Open Oregon Educational Resources.
Submit an Open Education Resources Grant Proposal
Open Oregon Educational Resources is seeking grant proposals that implement high-impact, culturally relevant/inclusive, collaborative projects supporting open education and reduced textbook costs in lower-division courses.
For more information about grant proposals, including the six accepted categories for course redesign, eligibility requirements, rubric criteria and grant evaluation committees, visit https://openoregon.org/2021-oer-grants/.
Completed application forms are due July 9, 2021, and you can preview the application questions here. If you submit a proposal, make sure to check your email over the summer so that you’ll be available to answer follow-up questions and find out if you’re receiving funding. The grant committee will notify applicants by August 6, 2021. Project timelines may vary, but faculty must complete projects by June 1, 2023.
Register for the Equity and Open Education Faculty Cohort
If you’re interested in making your course materials relevant and accessible for all of your students, consider joining the statewide two-part Equity and Open Education Faculty Cohort.
Participants will earn a $200 stipend upon completion of “Part One – Explore” and will have the option to attend “Part Two – Implement” for an additional $300 stipend.
To indicate that you’re interested in joining the Equity and Open Education Faculty Cohort, submit this registration form by Monday, June 14. Enrollment in the cohort will be capped at 60 instructors. Please note that submitting a registration form does not guarantee enrollment. If more than 60 instructors register for the cohort, Open Oregon Educational Resources will consider each registrant’s availability for 90-minute weekly mini-group discussions, the credit status of courses taught, representation from all 24 colleges/universities, and past registration attempts.
Part One of the cohort will take place over four weeks from August 2 through 27 and will cover the following topics in the context of how to improve course materials and serve students more equitably:
- OER & Copyright Basics
- Culturally Responsive Teaching
- Universal Design
- Open Pedagogy
Part Two of the cohort will take place over four weeks from August 30 through September 24. It will provide instructors with the opportunity to implement some of the approaches learned in Part One by redesigning and sharing a unit of their materials. You can view examples of redesigned course components from Summer 2020 and Winter 2021.
The Equity and Open Education Faculty Cohort model was developed at Portland Community College by faculty librarian Jen Klaudinyi. Review a previous course site to browse the course content and read participant takeaways to see what other faculty thought about the course.
For additional information, visit https://openoregon.org/events/event/equity-and-open-education-faculty-cohort-registration-2/.
Receive a Stipend to Teach a College Success Course in Spanish with a Translation of Blueprint for Success
A free, Open Educational Resource, Blueprint for Success in College and Career is a student’s classroom and career success guide. This text, designed to show how to be successful in college and in career preparation, focuses on study skills, time management, career exploration, health, and financial literacy.
Contact Amy Hofer, Coordinator of Statewide Open Education Library Services, if you’re interested in receiving a $750 stipend to teach a college success course in Spanish with a translation of the Textbook Excellence Award Winner, Blueprint for Success and its ancillaries. Materials will be ready to pilot in Fall 2022.
Create or Adapt Open Educational Resources With an Equity Lens for Major Transfer Map Courses in HDFS and Sociology
Funding is available for faculty who’d like to create open educational resources (OERs) with an equity lens. Contact Amy Hofer, Coordinator of Statewide Open Education Library Services, if you’re interested in authoring, adapting, peer-reviewing, piloting, or sharing advice about HDFS and Sociology course materials.
Need a Textbook for your class? Try the library!
Library NewsThe textbook for your SOU class may be available from the library for 4-hour checkout. Ask at the circulation desk, email reserves@sou.edu, or call 541-552-6860 for help finding your assigned book. If we don’t have the textbook you need, you can submit a purchase request. If it’s in stock at the SOU Bookstore, we’ll buy it for you and make it available within 4 business days.
This program, called TextShare, is generously sponsored by the Associated Students of Southern Oregon University (ASSOU) and supported by the Hannon Library.
18 Items to Check Out for Pride Month
Library NewsHappy Pride Month! Hannon Library’s faculty and staff members have curated books, e-books, and other items in honor of Pride Month.
We’ve highlighted 18 items to check out below, but you can check out our Twitter, Instagram and Facebook pages for more recommendations.
1. Confessions of the Fox: A Novel by Jordy Rosenburg
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2. Detransition, Baby: A Novel by Torrey Peters
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3. Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
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4. Honeypot: Black Southern Women Who Love Women by E. Patrick Johnson
Access the ebook online.
5. Imagining Queer Methods edited by Amin Ghaziani and Matt Brim
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6. Men without Maps: Some Gay Males of the Generation before Stonewall by John Ibson
Place a hold for in-library pick-up.
7. Poor Queer Studies: Confronting Elitism in the University by Matt Brim
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8. Queer Freedom: Black Sovereignty by Ana-Maurine Lara
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9. Queer Resource Center Papers from Hannon Library’s Special Collections and University Archives
Find them in University Archives.
10. Real Life: A Novel by Brandon Taylor
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11. Secret Historian: The Life and Times of Samuel Steward, Professor, Tattoo Artist, and Sexual Renegade by Justin Spring
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12. Stone Butch Blues: A Novel by Leslie Feinberg
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13. Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality by Sarah McBride
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14. The Tradition by Jericho Brown
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15. Trans Allyship Workbook: Building Skills to Support Trans People In Our Lives by Davey Shlasko (Author) and Kai Hofius (Illustrator)
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16. Video Games Have Always Been Queer by Bonnie Ruberg
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17. Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women, and Queer Radicals by Saidiya V. Hartman
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18. Who’s Coming Out to Play: Disruption and Disorientation in Queer Community Sports by Claire Carter
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Meet Our Open Access and Government Information Librarian
Library NewsShe will also lead the coordination of our Federal Depository Library Program and our Oregon state depository collection. Holly has experience in promoting government resources and looks forward to helping students integrate these resources into their research. Holly holds degrees from Emporia State University (Portland Cohort) and Northern Illinois University. She is currently enrolled in the Certificate in OER Librarianship Program from the Open Education Network, in which she is gaining additional skills in open education and will strive to apply that knowledge to SOU’s specific culture and goals.
Having attended library school in Oregon, Holly is very excited to be back in Oregon and to live closer to her mother and sister, who reside in the PNW. She and her husband enjoy hiking, traveling, and standup paddleboarding, making them very eager to explore Southern Oregon. To get in touch with Holly, you can reach her at gabrielh@sou.edu.
Reading Recommendations: New to Hannon Library
Library NewsAs the end of the term draws near, borrow one of these new novels to cap off your spring reading.
1. All the Devils Are Here: A Novel by Louise Penny
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2. The Bad Muslim Discount: A Novel by Syed M. Masood
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3. The Cold Millions: A Novel by Jess Walter
Place a hold for in-library pick up.
4. Detransition, Baby: A Novel by Torrey Peters
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5. Fake Accounts: A Novel by Lauren Oyler
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6. Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
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7. Milk Fed: A Novel by Melissa Broder
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8. My Year Abroad: A Novel by Chang-Rae Lee
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9. The Nightworkers: A Novel by Brian Selfon
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10. The Removed: A Novel by Brandon Hobson
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11. The Searcher: A Novel by Tana French
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12. The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
Place a hold for in-library pick up.
13. We Run the Tides: A Novel by Vendela Vida
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Open Oregon Educational Resources Opportunities for Faculty
Library NewsCalling all Faculty! If you are interested in textbook affordability for students, check out these opportunities through Open Oregon Educational Resources.
Submit an Open Education Resources Grant Proposal
Open Oregon Educational Resources is seeking grant proposals that implement high-impact, culturally relevant/inclusive, collaborative projects supporting open education and reduced textbook costs in lower-division courses.
For more information about grant proposals, including the six accepted categories for course redesign, eligibility requirements, rubric criteria and grant evaluation committees, visit https://openoregon.org/2021-oer-grants/.
Completed application forms are due July 9, 2021, and you can preview the application questions here. If you submit a proposal, make sure to check your email over the summer so that you’ll be available to answer follow-up questions and find out if you’re receiving funding. The grant committee will notify applicants by August 6, 2021. Project timelines may vary, but faculty must complete projects by June 1, 2023.
Register for the Equity and Open Education Faculty Cohort
If you’re interested in making your course materials relevant and accessible for all of your students, consider joining the statewide two-part Equity and Open Education Faculty Cohort.
Participants will earn a $200 stipend upon completion of “Part One – Explore” and will have the option to attend “Part Two – Implement” for an additional $300 stipend.
To indicate that you’re interested in joining the Equity and Open Education Faculty Cohort, submit this registration form by Monday, June 14. Enrollment in the cohort will be capped at 60 instructors. Please note that submitting a registration form does not guarantee enrollment. If more than 60 instructors register for the cohort, Open Oregon Educational Resources will consider each registrant’s availability for 90-minute weekly mini-group discussions, the credit status of courses taught, representation from all 24 colleges/universities, and past registration attempts.
Part One of the cohort will take place over four weeks from August 2 through 27 and will cover the following topics in the context of how to improve course materials and serve students more equitably:
Part Two of the cohort will take place over four weeks from August 30 through September 24. It will provide instructors with the opportunity to implement some of the approaches learned in Part One by redesigning and sharing a unit of their materials. You can view examples of redesigned course components from Summer 2020 and Winter 2021.
The Equity and Open Education Faculty Cohort model was developed at Portland Community College by faculty librarian Jen Klaudinyi. Review a previous course site to browse the course content and read participant takeaways to see what other faculty thought about the course.
For additional information, visit https://openoregon.org/events/event/equity-and-open-education-faculty-cohort-registration-2/.
Receive a Stipend to Teach a College Success Course in Spanish with a Translation of Blueprint for Success
A free, Open Educational Resource, Blueprint for Success in College and Career is a student’s classroom and career success guide. This text, designed to show how to be successful in college and in career preparation, focuses on study skills, time management, career exploration, health, and financial literacy.
Contact Amy Hofer, Coordinator of Statewide Open Education Library Services, if you’re interested in receiving a $750 stipend to teach a college success course in Spanish with a translation of the Textbook Excellence Award Winner, Blueprint for Success and its ancillaries. Materials will be ready to pilot in Fall 2022.
Create or Adapt Open Educational Resources With an Equity Lens for Major Transfer Map Courses in HDFS and Sociology
Funding is available for faculty who’d like to create open educational resources (OERs) with an equity lens. Contact Amy Hofer, Coordinator of Statewide Open Education Library Services, if you’re interested in authoring, adapting, peer-reviewing, piloting, or sharing advice about HDFS and Sociology course materials.