West Virginia University Libraries has extended the submission deadline for Open Educational Resources grants to 5 p.m. May 17.
The aim of the OER grants, supported through a partnership between the Libraries and the Teaching and Learning Commons, is to encourage development of alternatives to high-cost textbooks, lower the cost of college for students and support faculty who wish to implement new pedagogical models for classroom instruction.
Grants will be awarded in three categories:
Incorporate – Replace an existing commercial textbook with a no- or low-cost alternative such that total textbook costs for the course are less than $50. These grants will range from $300 to $500.
Innovate – Replace a commercial textbook with an open textbook and use freely licensed materials to bridge the gap in available resources through remix of new and/or existing openly licensed content. These grants will range from $1,500 to $2,500.
Create – Develop a new OER where there is currently no sufficient OER available to meet your learning objectives. These grants will range from $2,500 to $3,500.
The OER Committee will evaluate and select proposals based on the narrative responses and this rubric. Grant applications that highlight Appalachia-related content or focus are highly encouraged. Awardees agree to use their textbooks in courses taught in fall 2021 or spring 2022, and then submit a course review/report.
The submission form is available on the Libraries’ website.
For more information contact Martha Yancey, chair of the WVU Libraries Open Educational Resources Committee, at 304-293-5039 or martha.yancey@mail.wvu.edu.