Illinois SCOERs Awardee Information and Links

CARLI held three successful application rounds for “Illinois SCOERs: Support for the Creation of Open Educational Resources” Subgrants, funded by the Open Textbooks Pilot Grant received from the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE) and the U.S. Department of Education.

CARLI received excellent proposals to create Open Education textbooks and ancillary materials in the focus area, “The Human Condition: Care, Development, and Lifespan.” Open textbooks are free to students and free to be remixed and reused by others. Books created by awardees will utilize 3d printing as a pedagogical tool and were available for use beginning Summer 2023. The Open Educational Resources (OER) textbooks created through the subgrants will save Illinois college students the cost of the textbooks.

 Among the institutions who received the grant funds are community colleges, state universities, and private colleges and universities across the State of Illinois. Two of the nine grants represent multi-institutional collaborations.

City Colleges of Chicago, Olive-Harvey College, “Institutional Strategies for Increasing Student Success: Equity and Open Educational Resources,” $59,984.70. Instruction to Psychology - Psyc201 Dr. Kristee Davis

College of DuPage, "College of DuPage OER Accelerator for Physics and Addictions Counseling Courses", $65,457.15 Addictions Counseling Essentials by Andrea Polites; Bruce Sewick; Jason Florin; and Julie Trytek and Conceptual Physics by Alyssa J. Pasquale, Ph.D.; David R. Fazzini, Ph.D.; and Carley Bennett, Ph.D.

Columbia College Chicago, "Authoring Culture: The Foundations of Twenty-first Century Writing”, $65,457.15 by the Authoring Culture Collective

Concordia University Chicago, "Preparing College of Business students for the post-pandemic world by updating required content in two core courses with open access materials", $62,790.48 Principles of Management by Karen Calendo, Ph.D. and Principles of Marketing for Transformation by Elisabeth Dellegrazie, Ph.D.

Governors State University, “Human Sexuality from A Sex Positivity Perspective” – $57,920.40

Illinois Central College, “Nurse Assistant Training OER,” $59,572.80. Caregiving for the Human Condition - An OER for Nursing Assistant Instruction by Lari Labello and Jessica Blackmore 

Illinois Institute of Technology, “Freshman Experience in Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality in Engineering Graphics Using Open Educational Resources” - $59,198.04 Introduction to Engineering Drawing and Design by Edoarda Corradi Dell’Acqua and Jamshid Mohammadi

Lincoln Land Community College, “Lessening Financial Barriers and Increasing Inquiry and Community Engagement for Health Professions and Science Students: An OER for Human Nutrition“ - $59,895.83 An Introduction to Human Nutrition by Erin Shanle, Ph.D and Jan Dowell Ms, MHS, RDN

Moraine Valley Community College, “Pharmacology-Principles/Application for Medical Assistants” - $59,931 Pharmacology - Principles and Application for Medical Assistants by Anna Jannak RN APN MSN AHI9AMT)

Morton College, “Diverse Approach to Language Development,” $23,220 A Diverse Approach to Understanding Language Development in Children remixed with addition by Juhelia Thompson

National Louis University, “Cultural Humility in Public Administration,” $58,922.23

Northern Illinois University, "Teaching Photography: Critical Literacies for Creative Practice", $65,457.15 Fundamentals of Photography and Creative Practice by Jessica Labatte and Larissa Garcia

Parkland College, “Traces: An Open Invitation to Archaeology” – $51,643.44 edited by Isabel M. Scarborough, Jennifer M. Johnson Zovar, Ian S. Ray, and John A. Donahue

Roosevelt University, DePaul University, and Harper College, “Development and Implementation of Open-Access Problems and Activities for Health-Focused Chemistry Courses,” $59,961.60 General, Organic, and Biochemistry with Problems, Case Studies, and Activities Tim French, Associate Professor of Chemistry, DePaul University, Author, Kyle Grice, Associate Professor of Chemistry, DePaul University, Author, Luisel Lemkau, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Harper College, Author, Bob Seiser, Chair of Biology, Physics, and Health Sciences, Roosevelt University, Author, Carrie Southern, Associate Professor of Chemistry, DePaul University, Author, Joe Wachter, Professor of Chemistry, Harper College, Author, Roxanne Spurlank, Assistant Director of Advanced Practice Nursing, DePaul University, Industry Sector Representative and Author

Roosevelt University, “Development of Ancillary Teaching Materials and Labs for Anatomy and Physiology”, $65,457.15

Southern Illinois University Carbondale, “Anatomy and Physiology for Allied Health Professions,” $59,254.20

Southern Illinois University Carbondale, “Foundational Courses in the Theory and Practice of Media Arts” - $59,990

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, "The OER Guide to Media Writing", $62,790.48 by Mark Ooepsle, Ph.D.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, "Creating an Interactive Textbook and Ancillaries for Nurse Anesthetist Students", $65,457.15 Essentials of Physiology for Nurse Anesthetists by Dr. Chaya Gopalan

Triton College, “Development of Open Educational Resources for the Laboratory in Foundational Chemistry Course", $44,750.80

University of Illinois Chicago, “Advancing Open Educational ReSources and Visual Pedagogy for DIverRse StudEnts: ASPIRE,” $59,999.40 Essentials of Pharmacology by Dr. Karen Vuckovic

University of Illinois Springfield, “The Psychology of Exceptional Children,”$52,982.64 by Dr. Diana Zaleski

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Carle Illinois College of Medicine) and Knox College, “The Female Reproductive System and Women’s Health Through a Multidisciplinary Lens,” $59,989.68 edited by Margaret Burnette, MSLIS, Samar Hegazy, MD, Ph.D., MEPH (Project PI), and Judith Thorn, Ph.D.

Please join CARLI in congratulating the awardees for their successful proposals and stay tuned for more news about the projects and upcoming workshops related to OER creation and publications.

For more information about these OER, read the project abstracts.

For questions about the Illinois SCOERs grant, contact Project Director Michele Leigh.