Welcome to the LaGuardia OER Textbook Seminar. This seminar is funded by a New York State grant to promote Open Education Resources.
The purpose of the project is to train community college students to evaluate OER textbooks, with the goal of getting the voice of students into the OER textbook selection process.
Participants will spend up to four hours a week, both in-person, and at home, working on this project. Project work will include in-class activities and learning, textbook readings, and written textbook evaluations. Participants will be required to complete surveys, compose critical reviews of textbooks, write reflective essays and attend discussion sessions. A significant portion of this work will occur on a social blogging platform. There will also be a final project.
Based upon the terms of the grant, to qualify for the stipend:
- Students must complete all assignments, including the final project
- Students cannot have more than 2 unexcused absences
- Students must produce work demonstrating their in-class learning
Students meeting the above three criteria will receive their $1,000 stipend at the conclusion of the seminar. All work must be completed within the timeframe of the grant. Failure to complete any portion of these requirement will result in participant not receiving the stipend.
