Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA, United States
Official Website
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Type: Private 4-Year, Research University
Annual Enrollment: 6,381
Overview
WPI is in the early stages of its open education initiative, which is a collaborative effort among a few departments, including the Gordon Library and Academic Technology, to develop faculty support services for adopting, adapting, and creating OER. During the 2019-20 academic year, a faculty learning community (FLC) on OER was convened, with five faculty working on grant-funded OER projects.
Campus Details
Campus Entities Most Active in Efforts Advancing OER:
- Academic/Information Technology
- Faculty Champions(s)
- Library
- Teaching and Learning Center
Library Departments Active in Efforts Advancing OER:
- Scholarly Communication
- Teaching & Learning
Academic Subjects With Greatest OER Traction:
- Biological and related sciences
- Engineering and engineering trades
- Other
Mechanisms to Support OER Included in the Following:
- Library Services
OER Staff Location:
- Library
OER Programs
Faculty Learning Community on Open Educational Resources
The theme for the 2019-20 Faculty Learning Community, sponsored and funded through the Morgan Teaching and Learning Center, is open educational resources. The FLC includes five faculty working on OER creation projects in the areas of philosophy, interdisciplinary & global studies, mechanical engineering, and computer science. The FLC is facilitated by two WPI librarians who have expertise in OER and faculty development, and two instructional designers sit on the FLC to provide support and guidance. The group meets on a monthly basis to have discussions around OER and share project progress.
Program Type:
- Grant Program
Duration: 05/2019 - 04/2020
Program Webpage: https://www.wpi.edu/academics/faculty/morgan-teaching-learning-center/funding/teaching-innovation-grants
Scope: OER (open course content)
Primary OER Strategy: OER Pedagogy
Secondary OER Strategies: OER Adaptation, OER Adoption, OER Awareness, OER Curation, OER Publication, OER Review/Assessment, OER Research
Unit Housing the Program:
- Teaching and Learning Center
Program Partners:
- Academic/Information Technology
- Library
Source of Program Funding:
- Other: Teaching and learning center budget
Total Program Funding to Date: $ 40,000
Incentives Offered by the Program:
- Financial incentives (grants, stipends)
- Instructional design assistance
- Professional development
Conditions: Recipients are encouraged to openly license and freely share resources created or adapted
Total amount of incentive grants awarded to date: $ 30,000
Total number of incentive grants awarded to date: 5
Typical amount of each grant: $ 6,000
OER Resources
Open Educational Resources
A guide for the WPI community on how to find, adopt, adapt, and create open educational resources.
Resource Permissions:
CC BY NC
Resource Citation:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute. (2018). Open Educational Resources. Retrieved from https://libguides.wpi.edu/oer
Point of Contact
Lori Ostapowicz-Critz
Associate Director for Library Academic Strategies