Campus Entities Most Active in Efforts Advancing OER:

• Academic/Information Technology
• Faculty Champions(s)
• Library
• Senior Administration
• Student Government
• Teaching and Learning Center

Library Departments Active in Efforts Advancing OER:

• Subject Liaisons
• University Press
• Other

Academic Subjects With Greatest OER Traction:

• Economics
• Engineering and engineering trades
• History and archaeology
• Physics
• Political sciences and civics

Mechanisms to Support OER Included in the Following:

• Library Services
• Professional Development

Wayne State University encourages all instructors to consider adopting an Open Textbook for their course. An award of up to $1,000 to support the adoption of an Open Textbook may be granted. Other amounts may be considered for adoption for multi-sectioned courses.

Proposals will be awarded based upon:

1. Quality and strength of application and how well it meets the requirements
2. Potential savings to Wayne State University students (based on historical course enrollment numbers and current text costs)
3. Ability to be implemented in next academic year
4. Accessibility and usability of the resource for all students

All award recipients will be asked to share their experiences of open textbook adoption. Award recipients may be asked to provide class time for a student evaluation of the Open Textbook.

This award is funded by the Office of the Provost, Computing & Information Technology, and the University Libraries.

Program Type:

• Award Program

Duration: 05/2016 - Present

Program Webpage: https://library.wayne.edu/services/open-textbook/

Scope: OER (open course content)

Primary OER Strategy: OER Adoption

Secondary OER Strategies: OER Adaptation, OER Awareness, OER Curation, OER Review/Assessment

Unit Housing the Program:

Library

Program Partners:

• Academic/Information Technology
• Library
• Senior Administration

Source of Program Funding:

• Institution’s IT budget
• Library’s special project fund

Total Program Funding to Date: $ 5,000

Total Student Savings to Date: $ 30,000

Incentives Offered by the Program:

• Financial incentives (grants, stipends)
• Technical assistance
• Award or public recognition

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

Total amount of incentive grants awarded to date: $ 4,000

Total number of incentive grants awarded to date: 4

Typical amount of each grant: $ 1,000