Staff Bio

Stefanie Buck is the director of Open Educational Resources (OER), a unit within Oregon State Ecampus that focuses on affordable learning through no- and low-cost course materials.

Established in 2014, the OER unit supports and encourages faculty to adopt, adapt and author high-quality OER materials to help improve student learning and retention. The unit serves all Oregon State faculty who teach face to face, online and hybrid courses.

Prior to this, Stefanie worked for OSU Libraries from 2009-2019 as the Ecampus librarian. She has presented at conferences and published on topics related to distance education and student learning. She currently serves at the chair of OSU's Faculty Senate Online Education Committee.

Stefanie holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Iowa State University, master’s degrees in history and library science from the University of Hawai’i, and a M.Ed. in Instructional Design from the University of Massachusetts, Boston.