Six UNI faculty were honored at the inaugural Iowa Open Educational Resources (OER) Awards, which recognizes instructors across the state who have created or adopted OER in innovative ways. Nominated by Rod Library and the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning, UNI awardees include:

• Gabriela Olivares-Cuhat (Languages & Literatures)

• Deb Diamond Young (Languages & Literatures)

• Nikki Harken (Communication & Media)

• Sadé Barfield (Communication & Media)

• Scott Bredman (Communication & Media)

• Heather Schaffner (History)

UNI faculty transitioning course materials to open educational resources have saved students more than $2.9 million since 2016.

Read more about the award winners