Creating Greater Transparency about Instructional Materials through Course Marking
Channel: USM Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation
Date: 2023-01-23

In this webinar, colleagues from Montgomery College and Towson University will discuss their institutional efforts to undertake course marking related to instructional materials. Course marking is the process of assigning attributes to courses in an institution’s student information system to provide important information about courses to students, including information about the nature and cost of instructional materials. The webinar presenters will discuss their motivations for pursuing course marking of instructional materials, their processes and stakeholder engagement, challenges encountered along the way, and benefits for students and for their institutions. Special emphasis will be placed on discussing the pros and cons of marking courses for the use of open educational resources (OER) compared to broader attributes related to cost-savings (free, zero-cost, affordable, or low-cost).

Presenters:
Shinta Hernandez, Dean of the Virtual Campus, Office of E-Learning, Innovation, and Teaching Excellence (ELITE), Montgomery College; 

Jennifer Scott, Professor, Department of Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences, Towson University; 

Patricia Westerman, Assistant Provost, Faculty Academic Center of Excellence at Towson (FACET), Towson University