See the history of projects awarded funding since the initiative's inception in 2018. Click bars below to review projects by year.
Nancy Tannery Grants for OER 2025
The Office of the Provost provided Nancy Tannery Grant for Open Educational Resources (OER) funding to 11 projects during the spring 2025 term.
OER funding supports faculty to adapt, adopt and/or create OER for use in an existing course. These projects will enhance the educational experiences of Pitt students, save students money on course materials as well as provide these faculty with the ability to customize their courses.
Integrating the Creative Arts for Primary Teachers
Jessica McCormick
Education, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
Developing an Interactive Textbook: OER for Introduction to Epidemiology
Sharon Welburn
Epidemiology, School of Public Health
Enhancing OER Adaptations with Self-assessments to Boost Student Accountability in GEOL 0840
Anusha Balangoda
Geology and Environmental Science, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Design a Spaceship: OER Toolkit for Introducing Universal & Inclusive Design Principles through Science Fiction
Jessica FitzPatrick
English, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Online Homework system for Economics – adapting existing STEM systems
Katherine Wolfe
Economics, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Linear Algebra and Its Machine Learning Applications: open interactive material to supplement the course textbook.
Marina Barsky
Computer Science, School of Computing and Information
Remixing an interactive, open textbook for Cognitive Psychology
Jane Elizabeth Richey
Psychology, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Adoption of Text and Establishment of Instructor Resources for Medical Terminology
Rebecca Webb
Biology, Natural Sciences Division, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Disciplinary Focused Academic Integrity Modules
Marian Hampton
University Library System
Expanding Access to Writing Instruction: Developing Open Educational Resources for the Western Pennsylvania Writing Project
Khirsten Scott
Teaching, Leading, and Learning, School of Education
High-dimensional problems of data science
Stephan Wojtowytsch
Mathematics, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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The Office of the Provost provided Nancy Tannery Grants for OER funding to 10 projects during the spring 2024 term.
OER funding supports faculty to adapt, adopt and/or create OER for use in an existing course. These projects will enhance the educational experiences of Pitt students, save students money on course materials as well as provide these faculty with the ability to customize their courses.
Practice Problems for Algebra-Based Physics 1
Beta Keramati
Physics, University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownUpdating Introductory Biochemistry to Accommodate OER
Anthony Schwacha
Biological Sciences, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and SciencesBuilding Bridges: Connecting Cultures through Chinese Language and Community in Pittsburgh
Fan Fan
East Asian Languages and Literatures, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and SciencesConnect and Reflect: Contextualizing Experiential Learning in Libraries and Information Environments
Rebecca Morris
Information Culture and Data Stewardship, School of Computing and InformationBuilding Science Literacy: Understanding Graphical Data in Scientific Literature
Laura Zapanta
Biological Sciences, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and SciencesEducational Psychology: Applications for PK-12 Education
Melissa Marks
Education (Behavioral Sciences), University of Pittsburgh at GreensburgEspañol Sencillo II (Previously "Conexiones")
Max Jensen
Division of Communication & the Arts, University of Pittsburgh at BradfordJourney to Fluency: OER for Intermediate BCMS Conversations
Ljiljana Duraskovic
Slavic Languages and Literatures, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and SciencesThe Sounds of Russian
Kathleen Manukyan
Slavic Languages and Literatures, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and SciencesSpanish for Heritage Speakers
Dolores Lima
Hispanic Languages and Literatures, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences - Open Education Resources Grants 2023
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The Office of the Provost provided Open Education Resources (OER) funding to 10 projects during the spring 2023 term.
OER funding supports faculty to adapt, adopt and/or create OER for use in an existing course. These projects will enhance the educational experiences of Pitt students, save students money on course materials as well as provide these faculty with the ability to customize their courses.
How to Talk with a Work of Art
Gretchen Bender
History of Art and Architecture, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and SciencesOER Adaptations – CHEM 0110 & 0120
Laura Giovannelli
Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh at GreensburgPhysician Assistant Studies Podcast
Jason Hare
Physician Assistant Studies Department, School of Health and Rehabilitation SciencesOpen Access Supplement to Wheelock's Latin Textbook
Ellen Lee
Department of Classics, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and SciencesOER Emergent Literacy
Jessica McCormick
Education, University of Pittsburgh at GreensburgA True OER for the Third Semester of Italian Language and Culture
Chiara Montera
French & Italian Languages & Literatures, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and SciencesA Guide to Medieval French Literature for Undergraduate Students
Barbara Petrosky
Humanities/Foreign Languages, University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownDecolonizing Indigenous Education Policy Resources through OER Capstones in the Applied Anthropology of Education Seminar
Maureen K Porter
Education Foundations, Organizations and Policy, School of EducationENGLISH 100 Course and Reference Text
Josie Rush
Communication and the Arts, University of Pittsburgh at BradfordA 21st Century Guide to Argument Writing (Working Title)
Matthew Salvia
English, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford - Open Education Resources Grants 2022
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The Office of the Provost recently provided Open Education Resources (OER) funding to 7 projects during the spring 2022 term.
OER funding supports faculty to adapt, adopt and/or create OER for an existing course. These projects will enhance the educational experiences of Pitt students, save students money on course materials as well as provide these faculty with the ability to customize their courses.
Student Teaching Experience
Jeanne Burth
Education, University of Pittsburgh at GreensburgOER for Intermediate Greek Course on Law and Identity in Ancient Greece
Taylor Coughlan
Department of Classics, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and SciencesJournalism, Democracy, Disinformation, and OER
Jessica Ghilani
Communication, University of Pittsburgh at GreensburgAcademic Integrity OER
Urszula Lechtenberg
University Library SystemOER for sophomore level Organic Chemistry II
Manisha Nigam
Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownOER Textbook for GEOL 1641: Ecosystem Ecology
Kyle Whittinghill
Department of Geology and Environmental Science, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and SciencesOER Development for Artificial Intelligence Hardware Design
Peipei Zhou
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Swanson School of Engineering - Open Education Resources Grants 2021
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The Office of the Provost recently provided Open Education Resources (OER) funding to seven projects during the Spring 2021 term.
OER funding supports faculty to adapt, adopt and/or create OER for an existing course. These projects will enhance the educational experiences of Pitt students, save students money on course materials as well as provide these faculty with the ability to customize their courses.
OER Development for Physics of the Human Body
Matteo Broccio
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Computational Biology for All! Development of an interactive, accessible, and student-customizable computational biology text
Nathan L. Brouwer
Department of Biological Sciences, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Development of Open Educational Resources Suitable for a Majors Microbiology Course
Candice Damiani and Erica McGreevy
Department of Biological Sciences, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Open Interactive Simulations for Teaching Computer Systems
Sherif Khattab, Vinicius Petrucci, Luis Oliveira, and Wonsun Ahn
Department of Computer Science, School of Computing and Information
OER for Sophomore Level Organic Chemistry
Manisha Nigam
Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Gender, Education, and Development
Maureen Porter
Department of Educational Foundations, Organizations, and Policy (EFOP), School of Education
OER for Screenwriters of Digital Media, TV, and Film
Christopher Prouty
Film and Media Studies, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences - Open Education Resources Grants 2020
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The Office of the Provost recently provided Open Education Resources (OER) funding to 14 projects during the spring 2020 term.
OER funding supports faculty to adapt, adopt and/or create OER for an existing course. These projects will enhance the educational experiences of Pitt students, save students money on course materials as well as provide these faculty with the ability to customize their courses.
Exceptional Learners in the Regular Ed Classroom
Jeanne Burth, Education, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
A True OER for First-Year Italian Language and Cultural Courses
Lorraine Denman, Department of French and Italian, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
OER Printable 3D Digital Models of Brain Structures
Erika Fanselow, Department of Neuroscience, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
OER Children’s Literature Textbook
Marietta Frank, Catherine Baldwin, Renee Kiner & Clare Withers, University Library System
Physics Custom Ebook
Beta Keramati, Natural Science, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Access to Global Literature
Tuangtip Klinbubpa, Humanities, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Industrial Engineering Modules for Healthcare Financial Management
Caroline Kolman, Swanson School of Engineering
OER for Human Anatomy and Physiology
David Merwine, Biological and Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
Peer Teaching in a Large Enrollment Class
Linda O'Reilly, Department of Biology, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
OER Adoption in BIOL 217
Denise Piechnik, Biological and Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
Oceans of Data Science
Ravi Patel, School of Pharmacy
Microbiology Lab OER
Kimberly Payne, Department of Biology, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Adaptation of OER in International Economics
Carey Treado & Svitlana Maksymenko, Department of Economics, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences - Open Education Resources Grants 2019
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The Office of the Provost recently provided Open Education Resources (OER) funding to 19 projects during the spring 2019 term.
OER funding supports faculty to adapt, adopt and/or create OER for an existing course. These projects will enhance the educational experiences of Pitt students, save students money on course materials as well as provide these faculty with the ability to customize their courses.
Child Development OER
Kristen Asplin, Psychology, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
Writing Lesson and Unit Plans
Jeanne Burth, Education, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
Beginning Quechua OER
Alana DeLoga, Department of Linguistics, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Converting Directing and Devising class to OER
Kevin Ewert, Theater Arts, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
An Inquiry-Based Manual for Music Fundamentals
Joshua Groffman, Music, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
Introduction to Digital Filmmaking
Jeffrey Guterman, Broadcast Communications, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
Conexiones (Connections)
Max Jensen, Foreign Language, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
Introduction to Psychology at UPJ
Stephanie Jimenez, Psychology, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Customized e-books for Introduction to Physics I and II
Beta Keramati, Natural Science, Physics, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Development of Open Educational Resources for Core Electrical Engineering Courses
Robert Kerestes, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Swanson School of Engineering
Redesigning Beginning Latin with an Online Hour
Andrew Korzeniewski, Department of Classics, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Energy 101 as an OER
Matthew Kropf, Engineering Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
Digital Photography I: Experiential OER
Anna Lemnitzer, Fine Arts, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
Development of Python textbook for Statistical Inference and Data Science
Kiatikun Luangkesorn, Industrial Engineering, Swanson School of Engineering
Introduction to Psychology transition to OER
John Mullennix, Psychology, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
OER for Pitt-Bradford Concepts of Biology
Sarah Ruffell, Biology, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
OER Human Physiology Figures
Alan Sved, Department of Neuroscience, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Online Spaced Repetition Radiology Anatomy Self-Learning Module
Suvendra Vijayan, School of Dental Medicine
My Racial Journey
Shannon Wanless, School of Education - Open Education Resources Grants 2018
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To support the development of open education resources, the Provost has provided funding for the 11 projects listed below. These projects will enhance the educational experiences of Pitt students as well as provide these faculty with the ability to customize their course materials.
LON CAPA-ONLINE Homework
Angela Athanas, Department of Mathematics, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and SciencesDevelopment of a Laboratory Techniques Manual for Chemistry for the Health Professions (CHEM0910); A First Step Towards a General Chemistry Techniques Manual
Peter Bell, Department of Chemistry, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and SciencesProposal to create OER for First Amendment course
William Carter, School of LawMicroeconomics
Shailendra Gajanan, Division of Management and Education, University of Pittsburgh at BradfordPrinciples of Macro - OpenStax Integration
David Hewitt, Department of Economics, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and SciencesRunet: Learning Russian Through Russian Internet
Olga Klimova Magnotta, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and SciencesGlobal Health Systems & Policy Resource Portfolio
Wesley Rohrer, Department of Health Policy and Management, Graduate School of Public HealthData Structures using Java Textbook
Stephen Sarma-Weierman, Computer Science, University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownDeveloping a New Open Education Textbook for Teaching C# Programming Language
Ye Wang, Division of Management of Education, University of Pittsburgh at BradfordDeveloping an OER textbook for GEOL 0840 Environmental Science
Kyle Whittinghill and Danielle Andrews-Brown, Department of Geology and Environmental Science, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and SciencesFlipping Engineering Statics with OER Videos
Eunice Yang, Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
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