About the Project

What is FUAS?

Fisk University is committed to incorporating the latest cutting edge technologies and resources into our teaching as a standard practice. We strive to offer the same level of excellence in teaching to all our students whether they study on campus or fully online. In pursuit of this commitment, Fisk University signed a partnership Tennessee State University, MERLOT organization on July 29, 2017, for the design and deployment of Fisk University’s Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$) Initiative.

MERLOT is a free and open online community and collection of teaching and learning resources designed primarily for faculty, staff, and students of higher education. MERLOT's open educational services enable teachers and learners from around the world to freely share their instructional resources and pedagogy. MERLOT's library (www.merlot.org) provides a collection of peer-reviewed online learning materials, including almost 5,000 free and open etextbooks, catalogued by registered MERLOT members. MERLOT also provides a wide range of faculty development and student support services

FUAL$ provides a digital infrastructure that will improve college affordability for students with free etextbooks and educational resources. Having free and immediate access to instructional resources will enable more students to enroll and succeed in more courses as they progress toward graduation in a timelier manner.

FUAL$ will enable faculty to develop online courses and programs using free and quality Open Education Resources (OER). It will also help faculty develop educational multimedia resources and open textbooks to contribute back to the OER and Open Access (OA) global movements. This project not only enhances CSU's eLearning infrastructure, but it will help.

Project Team

1. Dr. Shirley Rainey-Brown, PI,
2. Mr. Tsehay Demeke, Technology & LMS Manager
3. TBA, WebMaster, ITS

FUAS Faculty

1. Dr. Phillis Freeman, Biology Department
2. Dr. Stafford Cargill, Business Department
3. Dr. Jennifer Adebanjo, Political Science & History Department
4. Dr. Shirley Rainey-Brown, Sociology Department
5. Mr. Tsehay Demeke, Business Department