Think Open Fellowships were designed to support faculty in adopting Open Educational Resources (OER) in the courses they teach. The Think Open Fellowship program was intended to reduce barriers to student success by supporting the use of low or no‐cost course materials in place of traditional textbooks.

Sunset in 2025, The Think Open Fellowship saved University of Idaho students over $500,000 in costs over the course of its activity.

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For questions contact Marco Seiferle-Valencia, Open Education Librarian, marcosv@uidaho.edu

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Past Projects

CORS 246: Catalyzing Change: Co-Creating Climate Futures

Nick Koenig

2024 • Earth and Spatial Sciences

Creating a zero cost syllabus for CORS 246 - Catalyzing Change: Co-Creating Climate Futures

CRIM 329: Homicide

Kristine Levan

2024 • Culture, Society and Justice

This fellowship will focus on identifying new Open and other zero cost solutions for CRIM 329 Homicide. In addition to seeking out an open textbook...

SOC 201: Social Problems

Kristin Haltinner

2024 • Culture, Society and Justice

Creating a zero cost syllabus for SOC 201 - Social Problems. This fellowship will create a zero cost syllabus for the upcoming summer 2024 version ...

ENG 201: English Grammar Key Concepts and Terms

Jamaica Ritcher

2024 • English

Creating a zero cost syllabus for ENGL 201 - English Grammar: Key Concepts and Terms. This course is transitioning from 1 to 3 credits. This fellow...

HIST 344: The Roman Empire

Alyson Roy

2022 • History

Creating a zero-cost version of course materials, combining primary source documents and objects with ebook texts/chapters and articles in an easil...

EDSP 448/548

Aleksandra Hollingshead

2022 • Curriculum and Instruction Department Chair, Special Education

Developing open reading list to replace outdated and high-cost textbook.

PHIL 312: Intro to Decision Theory

Bert Baumgaertner & Bert Baumgaertner

2022-2021 • Politics and Philosophy

Revising and improving interactivity on a complete open text on Decision Theory.

FTV 100: Film History & Aesthetics

Russell Meeuf

2021 • Journalism and Mass Media

Building a zero cost or very low cost film studies course that still utilizes contemporary and exciting titles for students.

ART 100: Introduction to Art

Lauren McCleary

2021 • Art and Architecture

Creating a zero cost syllabus for a high-enrollment Introduction to Art Course - Art 101.

CRIM 101: Introduction to Criminology and CRIM 420: Substance Use and Society

Matthew Grindal

2021 • Culture, Society & Justice

Develop course readers that support these two courses utilizing existing open texts.

OER for outreach, service, and research in conjunction with English teachers from crisis contexts around the world.

Janine Darragh

2021 • Curriculum and Instruction

Create fresh OER entries on OERCommons to transition content from a locked in app to a more accessible format.

MVSC 486 and MVSC 586- Healthy Active Lifestyles Assessment and Program Planning

Helen Brown

2021 • Movement Sciences

Creating an interactive workbook to support student progress over the semester.

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