Engineering Fundamentals’ implementation of OER probably began with EGR 115. This course moved away from textbooks several years ago during a move to hybrid course delivery. That course has continued with video resources even after it resumed a more traditional course schedule. Caroline Liron, Matthew Kindy, Lulu Sun, and Kelsey Rodgers have all had a hand in developing the video resources for that course. When I taught EGR 115, it was a straightforward adoption of those resources. For EGR 101, Lisa Davids and several other faculty in the College of Engineering created a low-cost textbook for EGR 101 students that is very specific to ERAU and ERAU projects. When the OER initiative came about, I encourage Lisa to make the textbook available for free on ERAU's OER website. Within one semester it was available and now students have access to the text for free. Until recently, EGR 120 traditionally had two textbooks. Over the years I noticed that students were only using the text for assignments and weren't really reading it. I began to phase out the use of the text and supplement it with free resources. I led the creation of interactive Canvas modules that serve as core lessons that have replaced one text. In response to COVID, all EGR 120 instructors made videos to supplement the other text and we adapted those videos and previous interactive lessons into an iLEARN framework developed by Sarah Grigg.
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