The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and the Community and Technical College System have announced the 2024 Open Education Resource grants for higher education.
The grant was developed to help support faculty who are interested in creating or adopting open educational resources for use in college courses through new pedagogical models and encourage the development of alternatives to high cost course materials.
This year, there will be three OER grant opportunities in addition to the general grant as part of the Open Learning WV program, a collaborative initiative by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and West Virginia Community and Technical College System.
Applications are due by Feb. 16.
The Destination OER Grant — dual enrollment grant opportunity — is tailored to promote integration of OER within dual enrollment courses.
• Eligibility: Any dual enrollment course on a pathway approved by the commission and council
• Implementation deadline: Fall 2024
• Award: $1,000 per instructor, paid after implementation
Apply for the dual enrollment OER grant.
The BRIDGE OER grant was established to empower faculty to create OER resources in specific disciplines where OER materials may be scarce.
• Eligibility: Areas of study include engineering, communications and media, computer science and criminal justice
• Implementation deadline: Fall 2024
• Award: $2,500, paid after implementation
Apply for the BRIDGE OER grant.
The general OER grant was established to support faculty in creating or adopting OER in college courses.
• Eligibility: A college course in any discipline
• Implementation deadline: Spring 2025
• Award: $1,000, paid after implementation
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. Learn more about OER on the Libraries’ website.