Kaleidoscope faculty team member, Ronda Neugebauer, recently wrote a blog post sharing her experience with the project.
At the start of the [Kaleidoscope] project, all I could really grasp was replacing the expensive textbook I was using with high quality, peer-reviewed, free materials called OER. It seemed obvious that OER was good because it saved students money. The true gift, however, was Kaleidoscope’s model in utilizing OER. It extended beyond the freedom from the textbook: it was in the opportunities to collaborate cross-institutionally, understand the value of sound course design, and use empirical data instead of a hunch to make meaningful change.
Ronda’s full post is well worth the read. Thank you, Ronda!
We would we pleased to include experiences from other project participants as well.