Campus Entities Most Active in Efforts Advancing OER:

• Academic Department
• Campus Store
• E-Learning/Distance Education
• Faculty Champions(s)
• Faculty Senate or Union
• Library
• Senior Administration
• Student Government
• Teaching and Learning Center

Library Departments Active in Efforts Advancing OER:

• Administration
• Public Service/Reference
• Scholarly Communication

Academic Subjects With Greatest OER Traction:

• Education
• Health (incl. medicine, nursing)
• Languages
• Library, information and archival studies

Mechanisms to Support OER Included in the Following:

• Campus Store Policy
• Library Services
• New Faculty Orientation
• Teacher Training Programs

OER Staff Location:

• Library

SCoer Faculty Awards are available to faculty interested in saving students money and revitalizing course materials. Four annual awards are provided. Winners receive $500 and work closely with a librarian to identify and select openly available or library licensed resources. These resources are used to produce a syllabus to be implemented within one year.

Winners are selected by members of the University Libraries and Student Government.

Since 2015, winners of the SCoer Faculty Award have saved students over $380,000 in textbook costs and have experienced the freeing effects of regaining control over their course materials.

Program Type:

• Award Program
• Grant Program

Duration: 05/2015 - Present

Program Webpage: https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/find_services/faculty_services/course_materials/scoer/index.php#:~:text=Apply%20for%20a%20SCoer%20Faculty%20Award&text=If%20selected%2C%20you%20will%20be,Faculty%20Awards%20have%20been%20anno

Scope: Cost-free course content, including OER

Primary OER Strategy: OER Adoption

Secondary OER Strategies: OER Adaptation, OER Awareness, OER Pedagogy

Unit Housing the Program:

Library

Program Partners:

• Student Government

Source of Program Funding:

• Library’s general operating budget

Funding from Library Departments:

• Administration

Total Program Funding to Date: $ 10,500

Total Student Savings to Date: $ 384,000

Incentives Offered by the Program:

• Financial incentives (grants, stipends)
• Instructional design assistance
• Technical assistance
• Professional development
• Award or public recognition

Conditions: Recipients are required to openly license and freely share resources created or adapted

Total amount of incentive grants awarded to date: $ 10,500

Total number of incentive grants awarded to date: 25

Typical amount of each grant: $ 500

This program recognizes faculty using open educational resources and other freely available course materials. Professors can be self-nominated or nominated by students to receive the Professor for Student Affordability Student Government Distinction.

Program Type:

• Campaign

Duration: 07/2017 - Present

Program Webpage: http://guides.library.sc.edu/OER/profstudentaffordability

Scope: Cost-free course content, including OER

Primary OER Strategy: OER Awareness

Secondary OER Strategies: OER Adaptation, OER Adoption, OER Curation

Unit Housing the Program:

Student Government

Program Partners:

• Library

Source of Program Funding:

• Not Applicable

Incentives Offered by the Program:

• Letter of commendation
• Award or public recognition