Overview

In order to increase OER course adoptions and encourage exploration and innovation in finding new, better, and less costly ways to deliver quality learning materials to students, the college is providing incentives for faculty to convert courses currently using traditional textbooks to use OER material It is noteworthy that:

$50,000 would be available to support faculty adapting, adopting, or authoring OER materials for courses beginning in Spring 2022.
Successful applicants will be required to keep track of hourly work and a cap on award funds will be determined by the category their proposal fits in.
Training will be provided to successful applicants through Canvas.
Application support will be provided in informational sessions during the application period, which will be recorded and made available in a timely manner.
All awardees must utilize materials associated with awards in teaching assignments for two academic semesters starting Fall 2022.
Applicants in Categories 2 & 3 must have a peer reviewer for their projects. Applicants must inform the committee of their peer reviewer by the Midpoint Check-in on Friday, April 1, 2022.
The costs for a printed version of the resulting OER materials cannot exceed $40 in order to be eligible.
Faculty may only receive one award per course.
The initial determination regarding approval of OER Award applications shall be made by the OER Committee. In the event that an applicant disagrees with a determination not to approve an award or the amount of an approved award, the applicant may submit a written appeal to the Vice President of Instruction, detailing the basis for disagreement. The Vice President of Instruction or designee shall make the final determination.

This award is available to all faculty and instructional support staff at Clovis Community College. Individuals, teams, and departments/programs are encouraged to work together for a unified adoption of OER for each course.

Timeline

Application period: Monday, January 24 – Friday, February 4, 2022
Proposals Due: Friday, February 4, 2022
Review of proposals: Monday, February 7 – Friday, February 11, 2022
Awardees Notified: Monday February 14, 2022
Mandatory Orientation and training due: Friday, March 4, 2022
Midpoint check-ins: Friday, April 1, 2022
Peer Reviewers for Categories 2 & 3 due
Materials submitted to the OER Committee by May 13, 2022 for final review
Peer Review by discipline member (Categories 2 & 3) due prior to final submission
Materials Used beginning Fall 2022

Proposal Evaluation Criteria

Category 1:  Adoption of Existing OER Material

This includes the identification of existing OER materials that would be suitable for the course under consideration, reviewing those materials to ensure they are in line with course outcomes and student success and have the quality and rigor to maintain the integrity of the course and selecting and adopting the OER Material.

Total award not to exceed $1000 for reviewing and adopting content for a class that has not previously used OER materials.
Total award not to exceed $500 for adopting OER content already reviewed and adopted by a CCC faculty member.

Category 2:  Curation of Existing OER Material and/or Revise/Remix of Existing OERs

This includes the curation of existing OER materials for a course. Faculty will review materials (as in Category 1) and create a comprehensive Canvas course that contains all the OER materials required to teach the course outcomes. This might include textbooks, homework assignments, test banks, labs, case studies, videos, slide decks and other supplemental materials. Some revising and remixing may be involved in Category 2, but may qualify for Category 3. Materials will be submitted for peer review by a fellow discipline member prior to being submitted to the OER Committee for review.

Total award not to exceed $2000
Total award not to exceed $350 for peer review

Category 3:  Revising and Remixing OR Creation of New Ancillary OER Material(s)

Create new OER material where it is demonstrated that quality OER resources are not currently available to meet learning objectives. This might involve significant remixing and revising of existing OER materials (e.g., creating a custom lab manual from existing OER materials) or developing and creating new OER ancillary materials (e.g., test banks, videos, slide decks, etc.). Materials will be submitted for peer review by a fellow discipline member prior to being submitted to the OER Committee for review.

Total award not to exceed $3500
Total award not to exceed $350 for peer review

Checklists & Support for Awardees

Attend or view recorded kick-off meeting
Complete OER Self-Paced Course
Submit implementation plan
Participate in mid-project check-in with OER Committee
Submit completed, peer reviewed (Category 2 & 3) project to the OER Committee
Participate in Faculty survey on award process
Administer student survey on OER use feedback

"OER Award Program" by the Clovis Community College OER Workgroup is licensed under CC BY 4.0 / A derivative from the original work.