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LOUIS is proud to announce the Cohort Selections for "Building a Competitive Workforce" OER Project

by Rob Stephens on 2024-05-23T13:29:45-05:00 in Affordable Learning LOUISiana | 0 Comments

More than 100 teaching faculty and academic librarians representing all four Louisiana public postsecondary systems and LAICU-member independent colleges and universities have been selected to participate in the "Building a Competitive Workforce: Career and Technical Education (CTE) OER with Embedded Digital Skills" project. This initiative, funded by a $2.125 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Open Textbooks Pilot Program, aims to improve access to and completion of CTE courses by developing open educational resources (OER) that provide no cost textbooks and materials to students.

The project, hosted by LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network and the Louisiana Board of Regents,  has the potential to provide greater access to higher education and save Louisiana students over $6 million annually.

The cohort participants, consisting of teaching faculty, academic librarians, and industry experts from across Louisiana, will collaborate over the next three years to create 18 high-quality OER courses. These courses will embed foundational and industry-specific digital and job readiness skills necessary to succeed in Louisiana's in-demand workforce areas.

The "Building a Competitive Workforce" project is part of Affordable Learning LOUISiana, an initiative that has already saved more than 491,000 students up to $43.3 million since 2012 by reducing the cost of instructional materials.

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The following teaching faculty, academic librarians, and industry experts are joining us as we kick off this three-year project:

Applied Algebra

Eboness Williams | Delgado Community College

Karen Perilloux | River Parishes Community College

Kristina VanDusen | Southeastern Louisiana University

Prakash Ghimire | Louisiana State University of Alexandria

Lauren Johnson | Southeastern Louisiana University

Jared Eusea | River Parishes Community College

CDL (Commercial Driver’s License)

Charlotte LeLeux | South Louisiana Community College

Greg Doiron | Fletcher Technical Community College

Charles P. Johnson | Delgado Community College

Nicholas Bourque | South Louisiana Community College

Esperanza Zenon | River Parishes Community College

Criminology

Brandon Hamann | Dillard University

Rae Taylor | Loyola University New Orleans

David Khey | University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Jasmine Wise | Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Franklyn Scott | Southern University at New Orleans

Doug Marshall | Southern University New Orleans

Flood Mitigation

Rusti Liner | River Parishes Community College

Carol Friedland | LSU AgCenter

Monica Farris | University of New Orleans

Rubayet Bin Mostafiz | LSU AgCenter

Roderick Scott | LCTCS

Donis Marie Lambert | Southeastern Louisiana University

Connie Milton | SOWELA Technical Community College

Food Safety and Sanitation

Angela M Wilson | Delgado Community College

John Kozar | Nicholls State University

William Thibodeaux | Nicholls State University

Valerie Salter | Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Rebecca Dubois | University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Jessica Hawkes | Nicholls State University

Foundational Digital Skills, Financial Literacy, Communication and Time Management and Goal-Setting

Nick Taylor | Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Paul Haddican | Southeastern Louisiana University

Sarina Lirette | Fletcher Technical Community College

Wynde Jones | Louisiana State University

Veronica McEachin | Southern University at Shreveport

David Williams | Xavier University of Louisiana

Human Anatomy and Physiology II (lecture and lab)

Dawn Simms | Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University

Kendra Anspaugh | University of Holy Cross

Trista Messerli | River Parishes Community College

Joy O. Davis | Baton Rouge Community College

Tanganika Johnson | Southern University

Shelcie Menard-Harvey | University of Louisiana at Monroe

Waneene Dorsey | Grambling State University

Khalil El-Bathy | SOWELA Technical Community College

Intravenous (IV) Therapy

Amanda Olinde | Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University

LaTonya Dorsey | Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University

Sabrina Palmer | Louisiana Delta Community College

Trudy Williams | Southern University

Becca Dauzat | Louisiana State University of Alexandria

Johannah White | University of New Orleans

Introduction to Corrections

Jonathan Sorensen | Loyola University New Orleans

Chenetra Hall Phillips | River Parishes Community College

Joel C George | Delgado Community College

Abiodun Raufu | Southern University

Michelle Holcomb | Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Shatiqua Mosby Wilson | Southern University New Orleans

Introduction to Health Professions

Samantha Summers | Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University

Felicia McGhee | Baton Rouge Community College

Tonya Gauna | Louisiana State University

Alva Millican | Southern University

Colton Wiggins | Southern University at Shreveport

Jessica Mouton | Fletcher Technical Community College

Chelsey Shannon | University of New Orleans

Introduction to Pharmacology

Christopher Bolden | Xavier University of Louisiana

Natalie Lenard | Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University

Anastasia Montgomery | Baton Rouge Community College

Anne LaVance | Delgado Community College

Sawsan Farhat | Louisiana State University of Alexandria

Dana Thimons | Xavier University of Louisiana

Introduction to Practical Nursing

Pamela Potter | Baton Rouge Community College

Priscilla Stewart |Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College

Kissley Booker | Southern University

Latasha Bates | University of Louisiana at Monroe

Angela Shoemake | Delgado Community College

Amelia Brister | Louisiana Delta Community College

Debbie Huntington | Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Introduction to Safety

Lane Gunnels | South Louisiana Community College

Mahmoud Habibnezhad | Louisiana State University

Jack Atherton | Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Md Shahriar Jahan Hossain | Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Marcia Oursler | Southeastern Louisiana University

Jeffrey Stepp | Louisiana Tech University

Brian McDonald | University of New Orleans

Math for Elementary Teachers

Julie Sullivan | River Parishes Community College

Tara LaFrance | Delgado Community College

Elizabeth Miller | Southeastern Louisiana University

Heather Gamel | Nicholls State University

Jane Ji | University of Louisiana at Monroe

Bill French | South Louisiana Community College

Peter Klubek | University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Medical Surgery I

Asia D. Grace | Baton Rouge Community College

Colette Baudoin | LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans

Melanie Schmill | Nunez Community College

Patrianna Smith | University of Louisiana at Monroe

Holly Goodwin | SOWELA Technical Community College

Medical Surgery II

Leigh Hanhart | Delgado Community College

Beatrice Eweni | Delgado Community College

Ebony Watson | University of Louisiana at Monroe

Kim Uddo | Delgado Community College

Tornayaa Milton | SUSLA

Anna Tapia MacDonald | Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Microbiology for Nursing/Allied Health (lecture and lab)

Ayda Basgul Martin | South Louisiana Community College

Debra Jackson | Louisiana Delta Community College

Erica Burns | Fletcher Technical Community College

Illya Tietzel | Southern University at New Orleans

Lisa Mims-Devezin | Southern University at New Orleans

Meiko Thompson | Southern University at New Orleans

Li Ma | Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Adronisha Frazier | Northshore Technical Community College

Nutrition

Latoya Paul | Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University

Alin Basgul Yigiter | South Louisiana Community College

Charlene Shunick | Delgado Community College

Jacqueline Nesbit | Delgado Community College

Melissa Johnson | Southern University

Angie Balius | Northshore Technical Community College

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