OER Awards Program Application

Section I: Applicant Information

Name *

First Name Last Name

Email *

username@etsu.edu

Department or Program *

Section II: Course Information

Course Name *

e.g., Critical Thinking and Argumentation

Course Abbreviation and Number *

e.g., ENGL 1020

Number of Sections/Semester *

Average Enrollment/Course *

Total Enrollment/Semester

Semester(s) Offered *

Fall 2019 Spring 2020 Summer 2020 Fall 2020 Spring 2021 Summer 2021

How many educational materials (e.g., textbooks) will you be replacing? *

1 2 3 4

Title of Current Educational Material *

Cost of Current Educational Material *

Title of Current Educational Material *

Cost of Current Educational Material *

Title of Current Educational Material *

Cost of Current Educational Material *

Title of Current Educational Material *

Cost of Current Educational Material *

Estimated Savings by Switching to an Open Textbook/Semester

Section III: Type of Award

Are you applying as an individual or department/program? *

Individual Department/Program

How does your department/program plan to use the funds? *

How do you plan to go about replacing the teaching material(s) in this course? *

Adopt an existing open educational resource Adapt existing materials Create your own materials

Are the materials open or affordable? Open means free with rights to retain, reuse, revise, remix, and redistribute. Affordable means free to students without these rights. *

Open Affordable

Please provide a list of material(s) (including URLs) that you are considering adopting or adapting. If you have not found the materials yet, identify where you plan to find the materials. *

How do you plan on integrating peer-review into your process? *

Section IV: Proposed Open Educational Resources
Please address the questions and any anticipated challenges for each category.

Cost Impact *

Is the proposed OER central or peripheral to the course?

Student Engagement Potential *

How does the proposed OER engage students in the learning process? How will you assess impact on student learning?

Open Licensing or Affordability *

Are the proposed materials licensed as Open? Are there any challenges you anticipate regarding copyright? How will you address them?

Accessibility and Usability *

What format(s) and/or platform(s) will be used? (e.g., PDF/A, e-book, video, website, etc.)? How will students access (view/print) the content? Will the OER be accessible via a student's mobile device or smartphone? Can it be printed? Will it follow best practices for accessibility (https://www.etsu.edu/accessibility/resources.php)?

Timeline *

When do you plan to implement the content adopted, adapted, or created via this proposal?

Sustainability *

What is your plan for sustaining the use of the open or affordable materials beyond initial use?