The CLIC's Open Educational Resources Committee is seeking applications for their first OER Mini-Grant Program. Two types of proposals are being sought: $600 Adoption Grants and $1,000 Creation Grants. Applicants may apply for one type of grant for the 2021-22 academic year. Instructors may apply by clicking the "Application" tab to the left.
Applications will be due by Sunday, October 17, at 11:59 pm, and grant awards will be announced on November 1, with the final product due by May 31, 2022.
The University of Wisconsin - Superior OER Mini-Grant Program was created to promote Open Educational Resources (OERs) through creation and use in courses. These grants aim to support faculty development through the use of new and existing open resources in the classroom, improve faculty engagement, as well as increase student retention and completion, make sure students have access to their course materials on day one, and save students money.
The goal of the OER Mini-Grant Program is to enhance the scholarship of teaching and learning at UW-Superior by providing instructors with the resources they need to redesign their courses around the use of OERs. OERs are defined as “teaching, learning and research materials in any medium – digital or otherwise – that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open license that permits no-cost access, use, adaptation and redistribution by others with no or limited restrictions” (UNESCO). This includes any course materials (textbooks, lab books, videos, and so forth) released under an open license.
The OER Mini-Grant Program was created in 2021 to support the adoption and creation of OERs by instructors at UW-Superior, and is funded by the Markwood Center for Learning, Innovation and Collaboration at the Jim Dan Hill Library
Eligible applicants must:
This grant may not be used for:
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Adoption | $600.00 | Find existing OERs and use them in your course as your main required course materials rather than requiring students to purchase materials |
Creation | $1,000.00 | Create an OER to use as your main required course material rather than requiring students to purchase materials |