Council

CT Open Educational Resources Coordinating Council

Charge

The council was established in 2019 through Public Act Number 19-117. Among other roles, this statewide body is charged with:

Identifying high-impact courses for which Open Educational Resources (OER) can be developed, converted, or adopted
Administering a program of competitive grants for faculty members of institutions of higher education in the state for the development, conversion, or adoption of OER for high-impact courses
Promoting strategies for the production, use and access of OER

Legislative Reports

CTOER_2024_LegislativeReport.pdf

The council's Legislative Reports are archived at this link.

Council Members

Council membership contains faculty, staff, administrator, and student representation from the Connecticut State Community College, Connecticut State Universities, Charter Oak State College, the University of Connecticut, and the Connecticut Independent Colleges.

Tiara Arnold
Research Services Coordinator
Fairfield University

Rachael Barlow
Director for the Center for Faculty Career Development
Wesleyan University

Patrick Carr
Program Manager for Library Consortium Operations
Connecticut State Colleges & Universities (Chair)

Paula Dowd
Interim Dean of Faculty
Connecticut State Community College Naugatuck Valley

Sara Harrington
Associate University Librarian for Academic Engagement
University of Connecticut

Caroline Kelly
Student, University of Connecticut

Aura Lippincott
Instructional Design
Western Connecticut State University

Ariela McCaffrey
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Connecticut State Community College Three Rivers

Desmond McCaffrey
Director, UConn Online
University of Connecticut

Kristi Newgarden
Instructional Design
Charter Oak State College

Sasha Teplyaev
Professor, Mathematics
University of Connecticut

Bob Wyckoff
Professor, English
Connecticut State Community College Housatonic

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