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Category: Teacher Support
3D and other Anatomy OER
In the context of the 2022 Open & Online Education incentive scheme funded by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Maastricht University anatomists succeeded for the third time to receive a grant for a project focusing on the creation and sharing of open educational resources (OER).
…Opening up old books: treasure hunting in Maastricht University’s botanical archives
UM students analysed botanical history books in the context of present-day science during a 4-week research project, in collaboration with evolutionary biologist Roy Erkens (Faculty of Science and Engineering), the University Library and Wikimedia Netherlands.
…New online resource: Orbis Intellectual Property
Orbis Intellectual Property is a full-text patent database of private and public companies around the world, comprising 131 million patents and patent applications and more than 2 million patent holders.
…Library project received 2022 D&I grant
Just before Easter the University Library received the joyful message that the D&I Grant Proposal ‘When every word matters; studying without barriers’ was approved.
…OER myth-busting
Do you think OER are hard to find or not applicable for your education? Then it is about time to debunk some myths about these free and open resources.
…Using your own publications in education
Interested in using your own (OA) publications for educational purposes or what to pay attention to if you create your own educational?
…OER as the alternative
No budget for more resources? Or curious about how to find and (re)use open educational material next to licensed resources?
…Call to action: join the edusources project
Sharing your learning materials is easier than you think. Want to try? Join us in the edusources project.
…Open Education in practice
OER offers the opportunity to make education more accessible and collaborative. Find out about how UM colleagues embed open education in their daily practice.
…Campus wide license Overleaf LaTeX editor
Do you want to share your LaTeX documents with an unlimited number of collaborators? Or do you want to save time by co-writing in an editor with full document history and integration with reference managers and Github? Try Overleaf Professional!
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