Reaching the Heart of the University: Libraries and the Future of OER

University libraries are well positioned to run or support OER production and publication operations. Many university libraries already have the technical, service, and policy infrastructure in place that would provide economies of scale for nascent and mature OER projects. Given a number of aligning factors, the University of Michigan (U-M) has an excellent opportunity to integrate Open.Michigan, its OER operation, into the University Library. This paper presents the case for greater university library involvement in OER projects generally, with U-M as a case study.https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/78006/1/ReachingtheHeartoftheUniversity-KleymeerKleinmanHanss.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/78006/4/ReachingtheHeartoftheUniversity-KleymeerKleinmanHanss.docxDescription of ReachingtheHeartoftheUniversity-KleymeerKleinmanHanss.pdf : Main articleDescription of ReachingtheHeartoftheUniversity-KleymeerKleinmanHanss.docx : Editable version (MS Word

altVerto: using intervention and community to promote alternative transportation

This paper was submitted to the CHI 2007 Conference as a student design competition project, winning the design competition.We seek to motivate drivers who regularly use web-based local and mapping services and have access to viable alternative transit methods — such as public transportation, carpooling, walking or bicycling — to use these alternatives instead of driving alone. altVerto works with users’ existing habits to intervene during trip planning, and then sustains long-term positive behavior through progress tracking and community-building around alternatives to driving. Our study investigates how computer-mediated intervention at decision making moments and online transit-related community motivates and sustains the use of alternative transit methods.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/78393/1/altVerto_2007_GukeisenHutchfulKleymeerMunson.pd

African Health OER Network Impact Research Plan

The goal of the evaluation research is to demonstrate the value and impact of the Network to funders, existing and potential institutional partners, OER creators and users, networks of African health education providers, and the international OER community. The successful 2010 Network grant proposal to the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation included a preliminary logic model and proposed a set of indicators for the first two years of the Network. This working paper reflects a revised understanding of how to promote OER to support health education in Africa, how to demonstrate the impact of OER on the health education sector, and when to expect various outcomes.William and Flora Hewlett Foundationhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/149179/1/2011.05.09_health_oer_network_impactresearchplan.pdfDescription of 2011.05.09_health_oer_network_impactresearchplan.pdf : Working Document (May 2011) (PDF

A Student Perspective on the Future of Community Informatics at the School of Information. Unpublished

A report from masters students Pieter Kleymeer and Garin Fons about community informatics academic and extracurricular activities at the School of Informationhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/98640/1/2007-KleymeerFons-Student Perspective on the Future of CI-CC BY.pd

Reaching the Heart of the University : Libraries and the Future of OER

University libraries are well positioned to run or support OER production and publication operations. Many university libraries already have the technical, service, and policy infrastructure in place that would provide economies of scale for nascent and mature OER projects. Given a number of aligning factors, the University of Michigan (U-M) has an excellent opportunity to integrate Open.Michigan, its OER operation, into the University Library. This paper presents the case for greater university library involvement in OER projects generally, with U-M as a case study