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Moraine Park Technical College starts the discussion of OER and AER resources. The pitch is to lower costs for students and to be able to market this information to students as well.

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Hans, the library services coordinator, is tasked with researching OER/AER resources. Hans and his team provided educational training on OER/AER services during inservice times. This team is still currently providing training sessions during inservice.

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The MPTC nursing program received a grant to implement OER resources and spear-headed OER for the college.

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MPTC faculty received more communication about OER/AER and the initiative to reduce costs for students in terms of textbooks. Faculty had to review their program required course materials and indicate costs for each course.

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Bobbi Fields was appointed as the OER/AER main contact at MPTC. Bobbi was promoted to Associate Dean of Business and IT. She previously came from the medical assistant and nursing programs.

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OER/AER resources are put on MyMPTC for both students and faculty. Training was provided during the fall team meetings. OER/AER are strongly encouraged and faculty are tasked with double-checking that current textbooks are not offered already through these services.

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OER/AER resources are still being highly recommended and I believe this will continue or be "forced" in the future. Curriculum development has also been tied into this initiative when working on new curriculum development with Instructors.