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

Three female faculty standing in front of eaton humanities building

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)