Recent Texas legislation affecting course materials and OER

About This Session

This session will look at two recent pieces of legislation-- Texas SB 810 (OER course markings) and HB 1027 (disclosure of course material information)--and their implications for Texas institutions of higher education.

References & Acknowledgements

Moderator

Stephanie Towery

  • Copyright Officer

Stephanie is the Copyright & Open Access Initiatives Librarian at Texas State University Libraries. She also teaches Legal Information Resources at the University of Texas Graduate School of Information.

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Presenters

DeeAnn Ivie

  • OER Coordinator and Political Science Librarian

DeeAnn Ivie (UTSA) is the OER Coordinator and Political Science Librarian at the UTSA Libraries at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She facilitates outreach to campus partners to support open educational resource (OER) adoption.

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Jessica McClean

  • Director of Open Educational Resources

Jessica McClean is the Director of Open Educational Resources at the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries where she supports faculty in adopting and creating open educational resources and helps advance university initiatives related to affordability and open education.

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