Campus Entities Most Active in Efforts Advancing OER:

• Academic Department
• Academic Division
• E-Learning/Distance Education
• Faculty Champions(s)
• Library
• Teaching and Learning Center

Library Departments Active in Efforts Advancing OER:

• Administration
• Public Service/Reference
• Subject Liaisons

Academic Subjects With Greatest OER Traction:

• Arts
• Biological and related sciences
• Generic programs and qualifications
• History and archaeology
• Political sciences and civics
• Psychology
• Other

Mechanisms to Support OER Included in the Following:

• Campus Store Policy
• Course/Curriculum Design/Redesign
• Intellectual Property Policy
• Library Services
• New Faculty Orientation
• Professional Development

ACC Learn OER is a series of self-paced online learning modules. The first nine modules serve as an introduction to open educational resources and as an opportunity for further exploration and discovery of open education practices. The modules also cover policies and procedures unique to ACC for faculty teaching ZTC/OER classes. The tenth module serves as a final assessment of the participant's learning. Throughout the modules there are opportunities to test knowledge acquired and further explore a concept. The modules allow users to learn at their own pace.

Faculty librarians work with classroom faculty to support them in finding and evaluating relevant OER in their program areas. Librarians collaborate with Instructional Designers and other staff to deliver training and professional development to faculty and staff on a variety of topics related to OER.

As part of the OpenStax Institutional Partnership Program in 2019-2020 activities included, 81 librarian & faculty OER consultations and more than 200 faculty completed OER related professional development (including ACC Learn OER). Additionally, $42,740 in stipends were awarded to 77 faculty who explored, adopted, or created OER. Funding for the stipends was provided by the Office of the Provost. Professional development opportunities and OER consultations with librarians are ongoing, but the stipends are currently not being offered in academic year 2020-2021.

Program Type:

• Professional Development Program

Duration: 07/2019 - Present

Program Webpage: https://sites.google.com/austincc.edu/acclearnoer

Scope: Cost-free course content, including OER

Primary OER Strategy: OER Awareness

Secondary OER Strategies: OER Adaptation, OER Adoption, OER Curation, OER Pedagogy, OER Publication, OER Review/Assessment

Unit Housing the Program:

Library

Program Partners:

• Academic Department
• Academic Division
• Library
• Teaching and Learning Center
• Other

Source of Program Funding:

• President, Chancellor, or Provost’s budget
• Not Applicable

Incentives Offered by the Program:

• Financial incentives (grants, stipends)
• Professional development
• Other: 2 Hours of Professional Development Credit earned

Total amount of incentive grants awarded to date: $ 42,740

Total number of incentive grants awarded to date: 77

Typical amount of each grant: $ 998

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