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Open Educational Resources (OER)

OER Grants at HACC

Since 2019, HACC’s strategic plan has included resources and incentives to faculty to investigate and implement Open Educational Resources into their courses. The OER committee developed four tiers for compensation for OER projects, and the information to apply and complete the process can be found below

 

Project Type

Specific Criteria 

Funding 

Update

Update a current OER by creating a New Edition of this resource; faculty are eligible for this grant 2 years after publication.

$750 for each team member

Maximum award amount $1,500 total per course

Estimated completion time 3-9 months

Adopt

Adopt existing OER by curating current OER collections available and/or surveying or securing department support for adoption.

$750 for each team member

Maximum award amount $1,500 total per course

Estimated completion time 3-9 months 

Remix

Remix existing OER textbooks or other OE; developers may add some original content but creating is minimal (a good measure is less than 20% of the content).

$1,300 for each team member

Maximum award amount $3,900 total per course

Estimated completion time 6-15 months

Create

Create a substantially new resource by combining existing OER textbooks or resources and creating a significant portion of original content (a good measure is more than 20 percent of the content).

$2,500 for each team member

Maximum award amount: $7,500 total per course

Estimated completion time 1-2 years

OER Process

BEFORE APPLYING

  • View online resources about OER to gain background information. Good options include: CreativeCommons.org, HACC OER Libguide.
  • Open Educational Resources developed must be licensed with an appropriate Creative Commons license (CC-BY, CC-BY-SA, CC-BY-NC, CC-BY-NC-SA) Please note that as per a special agreement with the Provost, faculty will retain full copyright to deliverables created as part of this award. Faculty will decide how their project can be reused by assigning a Creative Commons license to their material.
  • Obtain support from academic department to undertake the project

HOW TO APPLY

  1. Complete the OER Application Form at the bottom of this page
  2. Faculty will need the name and contact information for all project collaborators
  3. Course number the OER will apply to
  4. A clear plan to adopt, adapt, or create 
  5. Typical enrollment in the course per semester
  6. Number of sections of the course typically offered per semester
  7. Number of sections of the course typically offered by the entire department per semester
  8. Titles and costs of texts and materials currently used
  9. Estimated cost savings per student in the course
  10. Knowledge of open textbooks available on the curricular topics
  11. Rationale for development of the OER: In 750 words or less, explain why you’ve chosen this class for OER adoption, adaptation, or creation and what potential impacts the OER will have on student success (especially for underrepresented populations).
  12. Once approved, adopt, adapt or create a textbook or materials for one or more classes that aligns with course outcomes within the time alloted.
  13. Reach out to OER mentor(s) for guidance or with any questions

AFTER COMPLETION

  1. License materials with an appropriate Creative Commons license (CC-BY, CC-BY-SA, CC-BY-NC, CC-BY-NC-SA) and publish in LibreText.
  2. Complete the payment request form and email to the OER co-chairs to receive payment.
  3. If adopting, remixing or creating a textbook, present to your department to request the addition of the textbook to the 335 form.
  4. Opt-in by completing the google form sent via email each semester to include the OER questions in your SmartEvals

OER Grant Application Form

Contacts

OER Co-Chairs

OER Faculty Mentors
Allyson Valentine (afvalent@hacc.edu)
Valerie Gray (vagray@hacc.edu)
Karen Woodring (kpwoodri@hacc.edu)
Robert Wagner (rmwagner@hacc.edu)