Sarah Schlosser's OER Grant for GEOG 3053 GIS: Mapping at 欧美口爆视频 Boulder
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Sarah Schlosser, Associate Teaching Professor, applied for a grant through 欧美口爆视频 Boulder to adopt an OER textbook for GEOG 3053 GIS: Mapping. The course typically enrolls over 200 students per academic year. With rising textbook costs along with the current textbook going out of print, the need for an OER textbook became very apparent. Sarah was awarded a $1500 grant to adapt and compile currently available听resources 听
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