2025 Iowa OER Annual Report
Iowa OER
The Iowa Open Education Action Team is pleased to announce the release of our 2024/2025 Annual Report! The report includes the findings from our annual OER survey, which was sent to all Iowa colleges and universities earlier this spring. In addition to these findings, the report also includes a summary of the action team’s recent work to support open education initiatives in Iowa. The full report is attached to this message.
The major outcomes of this year’s report include:
- Students saved over $9.5 million thanks to the use of open educational resources (OER) across Iowa colleges and universities during the 2024/2025 academic year.
- High-level initiatives in support of OER are growing, but funding and capacity to support educators remain areas of need, particularly for smaller institutions and those without dedicated support staff.
- Colleges and universities require training and support to develop sustainable OER initiatives that are responsive to the needs of educators and students.
Please feel free to share the report and summary with your peers and colleagues and let us know if you have recommendations for how our team can leverage these findings in the year ahead!
Note: This message will also be sent out to all those who completed the survey on behalf of their institution(s).