With the announcement of a chamber coffee and open house at the newly remodeled Educational Resource Center (ERC) on the UA Cossatot Nashville campus, Wednesday, August 4th, from 9:30 until 11 am, UA Cossatot continues to advance its role as an Open Educational Resource (OER) leader in the state and within the OER world. Director of Educational Resources and OER Specialist, Relinda Ruth will lead a segment of a national webinar entitled Open Educational Resources in Dual Enrollment. Ruth will lead the topic OER, Dual Enrollment and Student Success. Her segment can be viewed at https://www.sreb.org/post/making-case-student-success.

Tanya Spilovoy, Director of Open Policy, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and Dr. Gerry Hanley, the Executive Director of MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) and SkillsCommons are also contributing to the webinar series.

The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) invited Ruth to lead the webinar. SREB works with states to improve public education at every level, from early childhood through doctoral education and helps policymakers make informed decisions by providing independent, accurate data and recommendations. The nonpartisan, nonprofit organization is headquartered in Atlanta. It includes 16 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Arkansas members of the board include:

Asa Hutchinson, Governor of Arkansas, Little Rock, ex officio

Joyce Elliott, State Senator, Little Rock

Bill Gossage, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor, Little Rock

Lori Griffin, Principal, Ballman Elementary School, Fort Smith

Teresa Inman, District Instructional Technology Coordinator, Paris Public Schools