Two CSWS faculty affiliates—Dyana Mason, associate professor of planning, public policy and management, and Julie Weise, associate professor of history—are among four recipients of Open Oregon Educational Resources grant awards totaling more than $101,000 for proposed innovative ideas for textbook and resource solutions.
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Open Oregon is a state-funded organization that promotes textbook affordability, offers grants for faculty, and adapts and authors open educational resources. Funding was given to proposals and projects that upheld the Open Oregon mission that combine high impact, cultural inclusivity and collaboration.
Dyana Mason, Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector (PPPM 280): Awarded for her course text and outline, Mason brings theory to practice by incorporating real-world organizations and case studies while allowing students to interactively click on articles, blogs, videos, sites and more.
Julie Weise, Latinos in the Americas (HIST 248): This groundbreaking project, “Teach in Spanglish: Latinx History,” is the first on a national level to provide a full curriculum using historical text and students’ familiarity with Spanish to teach them deeper skills for engagement. Students will analyze their relationship between language and power while affirming their bilingual abilities.