Congratulations to Yingjie Li, Runqing Qi, and Yu Zhang: Recipients of the 2025 Exceptional OER Creation Award

Asuka Morley — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:22:51 +0000

Congratulations to Yingjie Li, Runqing Qi, and Yu Zhang: Recipients of the 2025 Exceptional OER Creation Award Asuka Morley Wed, 08/27/2025 - 09:22

We are delighted to celebrate Teaching Professor of Chinese Yingjie Li and Assistant Teaching Professors of Chinese Runqing Qi and Yu Zhang on receiving the 2025 Exceptional OER Creation Award at the Colorado Open Educational Resources (OER) Conference.

The award honors their innovative work on EverFlow Mandarin: An Intermediate-Advanced Level OER Chinese Textbook, a project that makes advanced Mandarin study more accessible by removing the burden of textbook costs.

This year, the Colorado Department of Higher Education and the OER community recognized outstanding contributions across five award categories. Among them, Li, Qi, and Zhang’s EverFlow Mandarin stood out for its creativity, quality, and lasting impact on the OER landscape.

“It’s incredible to see how the use of OER has expanded over the past several years,” said Dr. Angie Paccione, CDHE Executive Director. “When we remove the cost of access, we remove the limits on potential.”

The team’s work not only supports students at CU Boulder, but also opens opportunities for Mandarin learners worldwide. We are proud to celebrate their achievement and look forward to the continued impact of their contributions in advancing accessible, high-quality education.

(Photo: Left – Yu Zhang, Center – Yingjie Li, Right – Runqing Qi)

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Yingjie Li, Runqing Qi, Yu Zhang Received 2024 Open Educator Award

Anonymous — Wed, 29 May 2024 16:07:58 +0000

Yingjie Li, Runqing Qi, Yu Zhang Received 2024 Open Educator Award Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:07

Congratulations, Associate Teaching Professor of Chinese Yingjie Li, Assistant Teaching Professor of Chinese Runqing Qi, and Assistant Teaching Professor of Chinese Yu Zhang, for being selected for the 2024 Open Educator Award! This award is given for their work to enhance student learning and supporting the advancement of open educational materials. CU Student Government and the University Libraries annually celebrate and recognize with this award CU educators who demonstrate exemplary open educational practices. You can read the full story here.

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