OER at Kennesaw State University
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Open Educational Resources (OER) are any type of educational materials that are in the public domain or introduced with an open license. The nature of these open materials means that anyone can legally and freely copy, use, adapt and re-share them, depending on the license. OER range from textbooks to curricula, syllabi, lecture notes, assignments, tests, projects, audio, video and animation, according to UNESCO.
Affordable Learning Georgia (ALG) is a USG initiative to promote student success by supporting the implementation of affordable alternatives to expensive commercial textbooks, particularly OER.
ALG Grants Round 26 RFP Due October 28 2024:
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News, Data, Research and Resources on Open Education
Here, we provide essential news, data, research updates, and resources on Open Education at KSU. Explore the OER LibGuide, Affordable Learning Georgia initiatives, and guidelines for using generative AI in open educational resources. Discover the impact of ALG grants on students and faculty, and dive into research addressing perceptions and experiences with OER.
- OER LibGuide
- ALG OER Training
- Affordable Learning Georgia
- Affordable Materials Grants
- Guidelines for Using Generative AI Tools in Open Educational Resources
- Data on ALG Impact on Students at KSU
Read about how KSU's ALG grants are impacting students and faculty.
Benefits and Usage of OER at KSU
Open Educational Resources (OER) at Kennesaw State benefit both students and faculty members by reducing the cost of textbooks and enhancing course flexibility. Students can access essential materials at no cost, easing financial strain, while faculty can easily update and customize their courses with current KSU platforms. OER supports dynamic learning through their adaptability and the 5 R’s of Openness: Retain, Reuse, Revise, Remix, and Redistribute, making education more affordable and accessible.
Student Perspectives
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College of Humanities and Social Sciences Affordability Pilot
Faculty in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences participated in an Affordability Pilot. Four faculty created syllabi and course schedules using open educational resources to create low and no cost courses that can be easily adapted by anyone, anywhere. The revised materials are linked below.
ENGL 4340: Shakespeare
Dr. Cindy Bowers
WRIT 3140: Workplace Writing
Dr. Laura Howard
IAD 3230: User Interface Design
Dr. Uttam Kokil
HIST 1111: Pre-Modern World History to 1400
Dr. Jamie McCandless
Faculties Affordable Learning Georgia Textbook Transformation Grants
In addition, Kennesaw State University faculty and staff have been participating in Affordable Learning Georgia Textbook Transformation Grants since Spring 2015. The following materials are a direct result of the grants awarded to KSU faculty and staff over the years, which are now saving students an approximated $5,000,000 on course materials per year.
Current and Archived Grants
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2023
Round 25: Spring 2023
CE 3780:
Dan Hu
ENGL 1101/ENGL 0999:
Rebecca FlynnIET 3322/ISYE 3450:
Robert KeyserEE 3701/ECET 3420/ENGR 2341:
Sumit ChakravartyCGDD 4303/CGDD 4203/CGDD 2012/CGDD 2014/CGDD 3103:
Yi LiIT 4713/IT 4833/IT 4853/IT 4793:
Jamie JamisonCS 5000:
Lingyan WangIT 6823/IT 7143/IT 7323/IT 6413:
Shirley TianGEOG 1110/GEOG 3305:
Ulrike IngramResearch Grant:
Ulrike Ingram -
2022
ENGL 1102:
Jeanne Law-BohannonASIA 3001:
Ginny Q. ZhanENGL 1101/ENGL 1102:
Amelia LewisENGR 3601:
Sandip DasCS 3410:
Sarah NorthCSE 4973/IT 4863/IT 4883/IT 4773:
Shirley TianIT 6923/IT 6933/IT 7113/IT 7503/ IT 7343:
Ying XieENGL 1101:
Tamara PowellCS 4504:
Kun SuoENGL 1101:
Tamara PowellENGL 2110:
Tamara PowellIT 3883/IT 4153/IT 3703/IT 1113:
Maria ValeroIT 7123/IT 7513/IT 7523/IT 7533:
Shirley TianCS 3503:
Tu NguyenEE 2301:
Crain ChinIT 5413/IT 6423/IT 7333/IT 7133:
Shirley TianTCOM 2010/TCOM 3030/WRIT 3140:
Tiffany TijerinaIT 4723/IT 4333/IT 3003/IT 3223:
Donald Privitera -
2021
ENGL 1101:
Christine HarkreaderIT 7303:
Hossain ShahriarCS 4524:
Yong ShiASIA 1102:
Ginny ZhanGEOG 1102:
Ulrike K. IngramEE 2301:
Sandip DasIT 6413:
Lei LiSOCI 4200:
Daniel FarrLING 3040:
David JohnsonIT 3203/IT 4323/IT 3843/IT 4683:
Hossain ShahriarIT 4423/IT 5433/ IT 7103/ IT 7923:
Lei LiENGL 1101:
Tamara M. PowellENGL 2130:
Erin SleddIT 3123/IT 3503/IT 4733/ IT 4823/IT 4893:
Hossain ShahriarSTS 1101:
Julie R. NewellCS 7125:
Yong ShiIT 5413/IT 5423/IT 5443/IT 7723/IT 7993:
Lei LiENGL (multiple courses):
Erin Bahl -
2020
SOCI 1101:
Daniel Farr, Joel Crombez, Cristina Gheorghiu-Stephens, Wendell Johnson, Linda Treiber and William White.
Grant ProposalTCID 3400 (Mini-Grant):
IT 4323 (Mini-Grant):
Uttam Kokil
Grant Proposal
Meng Han and Xin Tian.GEOG 3315:
Ulrike Ingram, Mark Patterson, Allison J. Bailey, Amber R. Ignatius, Katayoun Mobasher.CS 3410 / CS 4265 / CS 4722:
Sarah North, Xiaohua Xu, Dan Lo, Yong Shi, Alan Shaw.ENGR 1100 / IET 4451:
Lin Li, Robert S. Keyser, Meng Han.IT 4603 / IT 4773 / IT 4883 / IT 4863:
Rebecca H. Rutherfoord, Meng Han, Ying Xie, Seyedamin Pouriyeh, Hossain Shahriar.CSE 1300:
Kaleigh Kendrick, Deepa Muralidhar.ITAL 1001, ITAL 1002, ITAL 2001 (Mini-Grant):
Renata Creekmur, Federica Santini, Andrea Scapolo.CS 4322 (Mini-Grant):
Selena HeIT 4853:
Maria ValeroIT 6103:
Chi Zhang
Grant DocumentsIT 4153:
Lei LiCS 4712:
Sarah North
Grant DocumentsMUSI 1111/MUSI 1112/MUSI 2111/MUSI 2112:
Benjamin K. Wadsworth -
2019
IT Group:
Lei Li, Richard Halstead-Hussloch, Ying Xie, Hossain Shahriar, and Meng Han.
IT 5413, 5423, 6773, 7833, and 7993
Grant ProposalIT Group:
Rebecca Rutherfoord, Shirley Tian, Hossain Shahriar, Susan Vandeven, and Jack Zheng.
IT 1113, 3883, 4213, 4323, 4893
Grant ProposalCRJU 1101:
Daniel Farr, Angela Nava, and Leann Cabage.
Grant ProposalIT 6713 (Mini-Grant):
Jack Zheng and Chi Zang.
Grant ProposalCS Group:
Selena He, Patrick O. Bobbie, Jose Garrido, Dick Gayler, and Chih-Cheng Hung.
CS 3305, 3305L, 5502, 4306, and 4632
Grant ProposalGEOG 1130 and 3305:
Tiffani Reardon, Ulrike Ingram, and Jason Rhodes.
Grant ProposalENGL 2110:
Tiffani Reardon, Kristin Rajan, and JoAnn LoVerde-Dropp.
Grant Proposal
Open World LiteratureIT 3703 and 4733:
Meng Han, Guangzhi Zheng, and Ying Xie.PSYC 2103:
Ginny Zhan, Nicole Martin, Teresa Neal, Dorothy Marsil, and Amanda Wolfe.
Grant ProposalSWE 4490 (Mini-Grant):
Reza Parizi.
Grant ProposalIT 6843 (Mini-Grant):
IT 7713 (Mini-Grant):
Hossain Shahriar and Chi Zhang.
Grant Proposal
Jack Zheng and Meng Han.
Grant ProposalGRMN 1001, 1002, 2001, and 2002:
Shane Peterson, Sabine Smith, Dylan Goldblatt, and Susanne Estrella.
Grant ProposalIT 6513, 6523, 6533, 6733, and 7999:
Hossain Shahriar, Lei Li, Svetlana Peltsverger, Chi Zhang, Shirley Tian, Seyedamin Pouriyeh.
Grant ProposalTCOM 2010:
Tiffani Reardon and Jonathan Arnett.
Grant ProposalIT 3003, 3423, 4403, 4333, and 4673:
Rebecca Rutherfoord, Susan VandeVen, Zhigang Li, Jack Zheng, Hossain Shahriar, Meng Han.
Grant ProposalSOCI 3364:
Daniel Farr and Judy Brown-Allen.
Grant ProposalSWE 6613, 6673, and 6883:
Paola Spoletini and Reza Parizi.
Grant ProposalIT 6833 (Mini-Grant):
Lei Li and Meng Han.
Grant ProposalCSE 2300 (Mini-Grant):
James Rutherfoord and Rebecca Rutherfoord.
Grant ProposalCSE 3801 (Mini-Grant):
Rebecca Rutherfoord and Mona Chavoshi.
Grant ProposalTCOM 2010 and 2050 (Mini-Grant):
Tiffani Reardon and Jonathan Arnett.
Grant Proposal -
2018
IT and CSE Group:
Rebecca Rutherfoord, Rich Halstead-Nussloch, Dawn Tatum, Susan VandeVen, Jim Rutherfoord, and Zhigang Li.
IT 3123, IT 3223, IT 4683, IT 4723, and CSE 2300
Grant InformationCourse Materials:
- IT 3123: Hardware/Software
- IT 4683: Management of IT
- IT 4723: IT Policy and Law
- CSE 2300: Discrete Structures
GEOG 1101 and 1102:
Tiffani Reardon, Vanessa Slinger-Friedman, Jason Rhodes, and Ulrike Ingram.Grant Information:
ED Group:
Charity Bryan, Jennifer Purcell, and Sandra Jones.
HPE 3100, LDRS 3400, CSE 1301Grant Information:
COM 2020:
Lindsey Hand, Erin Ryan, and Karen Sichler.
Grant InformationIT Group:
Lei Li, Rebecca Rutherfoord, Svetlana Peltsverger, Rich Halstead-Nussloch, Guangzhi Zheng, and Zhigang Li.
IT 6103, IT 6413, IT 6423, IT 6863, and IT 7113Grant Information:
- IT 6103: IT Policy and Law
- IT 6413: IT Service Delivery
- IT 6423: IT Systems Acquisition and Integration
- IT 6863: Database Security and Auditing
- IT 7113: Data Visualization
Course Materials:
- IT 6103: IT Policy and Law
- IT 6413: IT Service Delivery
- IT 6423: IT System Acquisition and Integration
- IT 6863: Database Security and Auditing
- IT 7113: Data Visualization
TCOM 2010 and WRIT 3140 (Mini-Grant):
Tiffani Reardon, Tammy Powell, and Jennifer Nguyen.
Grant Proposal
Final Report
Sexy Technical CommunicationCS Group:
Shi Yong, Dan Lo, Selena He, Sarah North, and Mingon Kang.
CS 5424, CS 7125, CS 4322, CS 3503, CS 4712, and CS 7267
Grant ProposalSOCI 3303:
Dawn Baunach and Tammy Powell.
Grant ProposalIT 4203 and 4303:
Meng Han and Guangzhi Zheng.
Grant ProposalSWE Group:
Reza Parizi and Paola Spoletini.
SWE 3313, SWE 6623, and SWE 6733
Grant ProposalITAL 1101 and 1102:
Andrea Scapolo, Renata Creekmur, and Federica Santini.
Grant ProposalIT 5433 (Mini-Grant):
Lei Li and Rebecca Rutherfoord.
Grant ProposalCSE 3153 (Mini-Grant):
Rebecca Rutherfoord and Lei Li.
Grant ProposalEE 3401 (Mini-Grant):
Sandip Das, Walter Thain, and Sheila Hill.
Grant ProposalIT 3503 and 6503 (Mini-Grant):
Chi Zhang and Hossain Shahriar.
Grant ProposalIT 4843 (Mini-Grant):
Hossain Shahriar
Grant Proposal -
2017
IT Group:
Lei Li, Zhigang Li, Hossain Shahriar, Rebecca Rutherfoord, Svertlana Peltsverger, Dawn Tatum.SOCI 2251:
Evelina Sterling and Daniel Farr.
Grant Information
Social Problems: Continuity and ChangeENGL 1101 and 1102:
Tiffani Reardon, Patrice Brown, Amelia Lewis, Bridget Doss, and Laura Howard.
Grant Information
Open Comp-Owl-SitionIT and CSE Group:
Meng Han, Lei Li, Zhigang Li, Svetlana Peltsverger, Ming Yang, and Guangzhi Zheng.
CSE 3203, IT 4323, IT 4833, IT 6203, and IT 6823Grant Information:
- IT 4323: Data Communication and Networking
- IT 4833: Wireless Security
- IT 6823: Information Security Concepts and Administration
- IT 6203: IT Design Studio
Course Materials:
MUSI Group:
Jeffrey Yunek and Benjamin Wadsworth.
MUSI 1111, MUSI 1112, MUSI 2111, and MUSI 2112
Grant Information
Free Music DictationsCRJU 1101:
Daniel Farr and Angela Nava.
Grant Information
Criminal Justice: An Overview of the SystemIT 5302 (Mini-Grant):
Guangzhi Zheng and Zhigang Li.
Grant Proposal
Course Materials
Course Videos -
2016
Round 5: Spring 2016
IT 3503 and 6503:
Chi Zhang and Bob Brown. -
2015
NURS 4402:
Camille Payne and Rachel Myers.
Grant Proposal
Grant Report
Course MaterialsAADS 1102:
Seneca Vaught, Griselda Thomas, and Nikki Hill.
Grant Proposal
Grant Report
Course MaterialsCSH 4630:
John Isenhour, Ophelia Santos, and Charles Marvil.
Grant Proposal
Grant Report(SPSU) MATH 2254:
Lake Ritter and Shangrong Deng.
Grant Proposal
Grant Report
Selected Readings from Calculus: Transcendentals and APEX Calculus(SPSU) IT 5302:
Guangzhi Zheng and Zhigang Li.
Grant Proposal
Grant Report
Course Materials
Course Videos(SPSU) CHEM 1211:
Lu Kang and Zhigang Li.
Grant Proposal
Grant Report
Introductory Chemistry, v. 1.0CSE & IT Group:
Lei Li, Rebecca Rutherfoord, Svetlana Peltsverger, Jack Zheng, Zhigang Li, and Nancy Colyar.Course Materials:
ASIA 1102:
Ginny Zhan, May Gao, and Yumin Ao.
Grant InformationTCOM 2010 and WRIT 3140:
Tamara Powell, Jonathan Arnett, Monique Logan, Cassandra Race, and Tiffani Reardon.
Grant Information
Sexy Technical CommunicationKSU 1111:
Carlton Usher and Linda Lyons.
Grant InformationSOCI 1101:
Daniel Farr and Tiffani Reardon.
Grant Information
OpenStax Sociology 2ePSYC 2000, 2300, and 3301:
Sharon Pearcey, Christopher Randall, Jen Willard, Beth Kirsner, Adrienne Williamson, and Tricia Mahaffey.Grant Information:
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