Guest post by: Lou Roberts, Associate Professor of Teaching, Department of Biology and Biotechnology When I reflect on my exposure to the primary literature as a Biology and Biotechnology major at WPI, I recall being introduced to journal articles by
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EmpOwERing Students to Develop their Scholarly Identities
Guest Post by Dr. Natalie Farny, 2022-2023 EmpOwER Fellow, Assistant Professor, Biology & Biotechnology As an undergraduate student, I had no understanding of the process by which the scientific literature came to be. In fact, the idea that I could
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OER Team Awarded 2nd Year of WIN Grant to Continue EmpOwER Fellows Program
The WPI OER Team has been awarded a grant from the Women’s Impact Network to continue past the pilot year our EmpOwER Faculty Fellows Program. The first year of funding supported seven fellows from a variety of disciplines – biological
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WPI faculty input invited on Open Educational Resources: survey open now!
The WPI AAC&U OER Initiative needs your input! To learn more about the course textbook environment at WPI, this fall the team invited students to share what they do to afford expensive textbooks – only 5 reported they “always’” buy
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Resources for the Social Justice Summit
On September 30th, the OER Team – in conjunction with colleagues from the College of Arts and Sciences @ WPI – participated in the Social Justice Summit. The two-day event highlighted inclusive practices and critical reflection on how we can
Join us at the Social Justice Summit
On Thursday, September 30th, we will be participating in the annual Social Justice Summit @ WPI, part of Arts and Sciences Week. We are planning a multi-faceted workshop that will discuss inclusive practices in the classroom – including accessibility, open