WHO ARE YOUR HEROES? NOMINATE THEM FOR A TEXTBOOK HERO AWARD!
Co-sponsored by the Michael Schwartz Library and the Student Government Association, the Textbook Hero Award is awarded annually to a faculty member who has put forth significant effort to replace a traditional textbook with a low-cost or open alternative, and whose efforts had a high impact on textbook costs, classroom engagement, and student achievement.
STUDENTS: Do your professors consider the costs of your course materials when they choose them? So many CSU faculty do, and to all of them, CSU students say THANK YOU! Nominate your prof today, and help us encourage others to get on the bandwagon. We've already saved CSU students $1.7M in texbook costs!
FACULTY: If you are an affordability advocate, please encourage your students to nominate you for a Textbook Hero Award! This teaching award is presented by the CSU Student Government Association and can be a valuable addition to your promotion and tenure portfolio. Give your students a chance to formally say thank you!
Textbook Hero Award Application, due April 5th, 2024:
Nominate Your Hero Now!
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Creative Teaching Solutions: Open Pedagogy and Student-Centered Learning
a special guest presentation by Heather Miceli, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at AAC&U and former faculty member at Roger Williams University.
April 16th, 11:30-12:20pm ET
via zoom - Register here
Our students are looking for classroom experiences that are meaningful, engaging, and empowering. One way to achieve this is to employ open pedagogy, an approach to teaching that prioritizes student-centered learning and the use of open educational resources. Join us for a special guest presentation by Heather Miceli, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at AAC&U and former faculty member at Roger Williams University. Heather will share her own experience with open pedagogy and lots of practical tips for how to integrate this approach to teaching into your classroom.
About Heather Micieli
Dr. Heather Miceli is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Office of Curricular & Pedagogical Innovation at the American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U), where she is working on a Hewlett Foundation funded research grant investigating the impact of OER on student outcomes. Prior to working at AAC&U, Heather was a lecturer at Roger Williams University, where she taught non-majors science in their general education program. In those classes, she was a practitioner of open pedagogy and collaborative grading. She was a curriculum designer and is an instructor of the Certificate of Open Educational Practices offered by The Open Education Network and is on the OER Advisory Committee for the New England Board of Higher Education.