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Faculty Spotlight: Open Source and Open Minded

December 2, 2020  ·  < 1  ·  By Carly Fredericks

Using open source materials is one of the many things that makes Charlotte Wickham an award-winning online instructor.

She’s known among her Oregon State Ecampus students as someone who encourages innovation and creativity. Working with the Open Educational Resources Unit to find open source resources means she keeps a goal of lower course cost and a more custom student experience in mind. Moreover, many of her students would tell you they designed their own final projects, based on their own interests.

Charlotte’s not afraid of the extra work that student ingenuity might create for her. Like many at Oregon State, she has high hopes that students trying new things could lead to a discovery that could have a wider impact.

Our students and faculty come from diverse locations and walks of life, and they all leave with one thing in common: the Oregon State work ethic and drive for improvement that you’ll always find in those who call themselves Beavers.

Beavers don’t let anything stand in the way of progress, and they find ways to improve the world around them. Are you ready to do the same?

If so, find a program that aligns with your goals, and get started with your application today.

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Carly Fredericks

Carly Fredericks is a writer for Oregon State University Ecampus. She specifically writes pieces for those who are considering pursuing their degree online in the hopes to answer questions that they may have along the way. Her writing style and subject area expertise come from personal experience with online education and curiosity about how to improve the student experience. Carly has been at OSU since early 2020, coming from a position in Iowa State University's Department of World Languages and Cultures. Originally from Iowa, Carly landed at Oregon State Ecampus through a love for higher education and an interest in the growing field of online education. She also has an enthusiasm for data and a passion for creating a more accessible and just world. Carly has a master's in strategic communications which she completed online from the University of Iowa and a bachelor's degree in Spanish and linguistics from Iowa State University.

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