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R.S. 23-1-134  \n2025 Open Educational Resources Report  \nColorado Department of Higher Education  \nThe Colorado Department of Higher Education (DHE), under its own authority and through the Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE), oversees and coordinates policy for 31 public institutions of higher education (including community colleges, independent local district colleges and local area technical colleges) and authorizes and regulates private colleges, universities and occupational schools.  \nMission – We support students, advocate and develop policies to maximize higher education opportunities for all.  \nVision – All Coloradans will have an education beyond high school to pursue their dreams and improve our communities.  \nPrepared and submitted by the Colorado Department of Higher Education under the Executive Leadership of Dr. Angie Paccione Pursuant to the statutory authority of §23-1-134  \nDecember 2025  \n1600 Broadway, Suite 2200, Denver, CO 80202 For more information, contact:  \nDivision of Student Success and Academic Affairs Chealsye Bowley, Director of Open Education and Learning Innovation  \n[OER@dhe.state.co.us](OER@dhe.state.co.us)  \n2025 Open Educational Resources Report  \nColorado Department of Higher Education  \n2024-2025 Colorado Open Educational Resources Council  \nDr. Katherine Brown, Associate Professor of Spanish and Chicano Studies, Colorado State University Pueblo (Chair) ● Dr. Jonathan Dyhr, Assistant Professor of Biology, Metropolitan State University of Denver (Vice Chair) ● Renee Barnes, Director of Institutional Library Development, Colorado State Library ● Becky Blickhahn, OER and Publishing Graduate Specialist, Colorado State University Pueblo ● Chealsye Bowley, Director of Open Education and Learning Innovation, Colorado Department of Higher Education ● mitch cota, Reference and OER Librarian, Arapahoe Community College ● Rebecka Cranwell, Instructor of English, Northeastern Junior College ● Jennifer DeBoer, Associate Professor of Business Administration, Western Colorado University ● Karen Kaemmerling, Assistant Dean of Instruction, Online Learning, Colorado Mountain College ● Amanda Hardman, Senior Learning Designer, Colorado Community College System ● Dr. Medora Huseby, Associate Professor Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University ● Mallorie Klemm, Senior Consultant, Colorado Department of Education ● Jennifer Mayer, Interim Associate Dean of Libraries, University of Northern Colorado ● Patrick Mundt, Lead Research Services Librarian, Colorado College ● Leslie J. Reynolds, Senior Associate Dean of Libraries, University of Colorado Boulder ● Nicholas Swails, Dean of Academic Affairs and Online Learning, Colorado Northwestern Community College ● Elia Trucks, Arts and Humanities Librarian, University of Denver  \n2025 Open Educational Resources Report  \nColorado Department of Higher Education  \n2025 Open Educational Resources Report  \nColorado Department of Higher Education  \nDear Members of the Colorado General Assembly and Colorado Commission on Higher Education:  \nIt is with great pleasure that we submit the 2025 Open Educational Resources (OER) report pursuant to C. R.S. 23-1-134. OER are high-quality educational materials that are available at no-cost to students and have been released under an intellectual property license that permits free use and repurposing by others. 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