Research Guides: Open Educational Resources (OER) &amp; Textbook Equity: OER Published at UNI

OER Textbooks Published at UNI since 2021

The following UNI-created OER textbooks combine to save UNI students more than $419,000 per year. They authored or edited by UNI instructors and published by Rod Library, in some cases in partnership with Iowa State University and University of Iowa. Due to external grant funds, the total UNI investment in these projects was just $15,000.

Communication for College, Career, and Civic Life by Ryan McGeough, Kyle Rudick, Danielle McGeough, and Kathryn Golsan
Call Number: ebook
Publication Date: 2024 (preview available currently)
Funded by Regents OER Grant Program, Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund. Saves UNI students $82,000 per year.
Comprehensive Musicianship: A Practical Resource by Randall Harlow, Heather Peyton, Jonathan Schwabe, and Daniel Swilley
Publication Date: 2023
Funded by Regents OER Grant Program, Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund. Saves UNI students $33,640 per year.
Ancillaries: Workbook for Comprehensive Musicianship: A Practical Resource and Aural Training and Sight Singing Supplement for Comprehensive Musicianship. Volume 2 forthcoming, funded by College of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences (CHAS) Dean's Office.
Cornerstone (2nd edition) by Nikki Harken, Deb Young, Sadé Barfield, Scott Bredman (Editors)
Publication Date: 2023
Saves UNI students $116,940 per year.
(1st edition)
Critical Writing about Literature: ENG 2120 by Erika Bass (Editor)
Publication Date: 2024
Saves UNI students $5800 per year.
Elements of Creative Writing by Jeremy Schraffenberger, Grant Tracey, & Rachel Morgan
Publication Date: 2023
Funded by UNI Textbook Equity Mini-grant Program. Saves UNI students $19,050 per year.
Graduate Research Project Guide: Secondary Data Analysis by Sei-Young Lee (UNI) & Siyon Rhee (CSU-LA)
Publication Date: 2023
Funded by UNI Textbook Equity Mini-grant Program. Saves UNI students $21,700 per year.
Media and Power by Bettina Fabos, Chris Martin, and Catherine Palczewski
Publication Date: 2023
Funded by UNI Textbook Equity Mini-grant Program. Saves UNI students $4000 per year.
Methods of Teaching Early Literacy by Nandita Gurjar (formerly at UNI), Sohyun Meacham (UNI), and Constance Beecher (ISU)
Publication Date: 2023
Funded by Regents OER Grant Program, Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund. Saves UNI students $52,200 per year.
Semillas: Elementary Spanish I by Giovanni Zimotti, Rachel Klevar, Eden Jones (UI), and Gabriela Olivares-Cuhat (UNI)
Publication Date: 2023
Funded by Regents OER Grant Program, Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund. Saves UNI students $65,000 per year.
Technology in Language Education by Penny Wang
Publication Date: forthcoming
Funded by UNI Textbook Equity Mini-grant Program. Saves UNI students $5500 per year.
Public Administration: The Essentials by Jayme Renfro
Publication Date: 2023
Funded by UNI Textbook Equity Mini-grant Program. Saves UNI students $14,000 per year.

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Rod Library archives OER created by UNI faculty, staff, and students. This collection ranges from entire textbooks to K12 lesson plans & curricula, workbooks, media, and more!