Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
Summer 6-18-2025
Recommended Citation
Jordan, Jennifer; Kiernan Cantergiani; Stephanie Spong; and Elisha Allen. "Overview of the New Mexico Open Educational Resources Consortium." (2025). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/oer_at_tech_days/5
Spring 2025 Tech Days Presentation.pptx (9743 kB)
Comments
Developed through a grant from the Department of Education’s Open Textbooks Pilot Program and building on long-standing efforts and organizing at UNM, the New Mexico Open Educational Resources (NMOER) Consortium seeks to make open course materials more prevalent in NM Higher Ed schools. This presentation will focus on how the NMOER Consortium is building relationships to develop and ensure the success of open education practices within higher education in the state of New Mexico.
Presenter: Jennifer Jordan, OER Librarian and Assistant Professor
Presenter Bio: Jennifer Jordan works as an Open Educational Resource (OER) Librarian in the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences at the University of New Mexico. She is the principal investigator on a federal open textbook grant focused on growing the use of open education in New Mexico, as well as a former English teacher who developed OER curriculum with her peers at Central New Mexico Community College.
Presenter: Kiernan Cantergiani, PhD student and instructor in LLSS, former OER Grant graduate assistant
Presenter Bio: Kiernan Cantergiani is a veteran middle grades literacy teacher and support coach. With over 20 years of public school experience in three different states, and a master’s degree in instructional technology, she returned to UNM to earn a PhD in Language Literacy and Sociocultural studies. As the first graduate assistant on the NMOER Consortium grant, Ms. Cantergiani took every opportunity to learn about OER, but was especially interested in learning about creative commons, evaluating OER, and OER repositories. Additionally, she co-authored, with Grant PI, Jennifer Jordan, a primer for UNM faculty and staff about OER. Currently, she is deep diving into OER and Literacy education in a K12 setting.
Presenter: Stephanie Spong, Ph.D.
Presenter Bio: Stephanie Spong (she/her) leads the Teaching Support and Digital Learning teams at the Center for Teaching and Learning and is affiliated faculty in Organization, Information, and Learning Sciences at the University of New Mexico. She has co-authored Teaching Matters: A Guide for Graduate Students (2022) as well as publications in Computers and Composition, and the Journal of Computing in Higher Education, among others, and was a contributor to Quality Matters' "Bridge to Design Guide" with respect to culturally-responsive course design strategies.
Presenter: Elisha Allen, Director of Online Strategies and Academic Technologies at the University of New Mexico
Presenter Bio: Elisha Allen serves as the Director of Online Strategies and Academic Technologies at the University of New Mexico. With over 20 years’ experience in higher education, he holds an M.B.A. and is an alumnus of the Institute for Emerging Leadership in Online Learning and the Educause Executive Leadership Academy. Elisha’s focus includes classroom technologies, effective pedagogies, online teaching and learning tools, emerging trends such as AI, curriculum development, and online academic program delivery. An advocate for lifelong learning, he is involved with statewide P-20 learning initiatives in New Mexico with a focus on digital inclusion, equity, and literacy.