<![CDATA[Forums - Library Support for Open Initiatives]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:22:28 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[What is your college doing with OER?]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3752.html Mon, 19 Sep 2022 16:40:40 +0000 bewright]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3752.html
I'm doing a presentation on OER at the VCCA annual conference next month.  I'm going to talk about what OER is and how it's being used at VCCS colleges. I know the shared VCCS and VIVA resources, but I'd like to get a better idea of what individual colleges are doing. I've checked out the college websites, but many of them don't go into much detail.

Is there something really great your college is doing?  What kind of courses now use OER?  HAve you had an open textbook workshop? How about a VIVA Open Grant winner?]]>
I'm doing a presentation on OER at the VCCA annual conference next month.  I'm going to talk about what OER is and how it's being used at VCCS colleges. I know the shared VCCS and VIVA resources, but I'd like to get a better idea of what individual colleges are doing. I've checked out the college websites, but many of them don't go into much detail.

Is there something really great your college is doing?  What kind of courses now use OER?  HAve you had an open textbook workshop? How about a VIVA Open Grant winner?]]> <![CDATA[VIVA Awarded Grants - Spring 2022]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3749.html Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:32:05 +0000 tcassidy]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3749.html
VIVA awarded six VIVA Open Course Grants in its spring, 2022 round of funding. VIVA Open Course Grants award funds to innovative, collaborative efforts to bring free course resources to students at higher education institutions in the state of Virginia in order to reduce costs, improve student performance, and facilitate creative approaches to pedagogical goals. Funded by the General Assembly and sponsored by the State Council of Higher Education, Open Course Grants are awarded in amounts from $2,000-$30,000 to teams and individuals adopting, adapting, and creating open content.

The spring 2022 grants totaled $127,145 in awards to projects doing work at nine institutions throughout the state in six different disciplines. The awarded projects will create more than $1.4 million in cost avoidance over the next five years and impact as many as 15,000 students. Those students will be found in nine different institutions across Virginia, from classes in required, introductory classrooms to medical school campuses. The awarded projects are:

• A multidisciplinary, collaborative project in Spanish for Medical Education headed by Dr. Diana Galarreta-Aima at James Madison University that brings together medical Spanish educators, a professional medical interpreter, the JMU School of Nursing Simulation and Clinical Laboratories, and the JMU Libraries Media Production Services department. The team, which also includes faculty from the University of Virginia, William & Mary, and Eastern Virginia Medical School, will create an interactive text, downloadable exercises, and seven videos that feature common medical scenarios with Spanish-speaking patients and medical interpreters.

• Dr. Matthew Powlowicz and a team of anthropology instructors at Virginia Commonwealth University will adapt and create an introductory anthropology text that will provide full coverage of each of the four subfields of anthropology—biological anthropology, archaeological anthropology, cultural anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. In will include diverse perspectives and case studies to achieve diversity, equity and inclusion objectives and better represent where anthropology is as a discipline.

• Tonya Howe at Marymount University and John O’Brien at the University of Virginia will build on work begun on a previously awarded NEH grant, which funded the development of a digital literature anthology from which faculty can generate individually-themed coursepacks. In their continuing work, they will develop nine student editions of materials focused on the decolonized survey of English literature. These student editions will include headnotes, annotations, and facsimile page images, will incorporate frequently-taught texts, and create a framework for the decolonial survey of English literature.

• Intending to globalize and modernize the typical, expensive Art History textbooks required of many first year students, Paula Winn will lead a team at Brightpoint Community College and Northern Virginia Community College that will create a new introductory Art History text. Using openly-licensed materials, public use images, and Smarthistory, the new text which will impact as many as 1100 students in the first year alone. Lecture notes, testing materials, study guides, and PowerPoints will also be compiled for instructors.

• Alexander Bohn, Kyle Gipson, and Kumnit Nong at Northern Virginia Community College and James Madison University will develop open course materials with the potential to be used for students throughout physical science and engineering degree course requirements. The project will include (1) specifications for projects mapped to mathematics, physical science, and engineering course objectives, (2) development of videos intended to aid students during project work, (3)  an interdisciplinary text that would replace materials being used in calculus, physics, and engineering courses, (4) the development of an introductory course for engineering and physical science degree programs, and (5) integration of student contributions to the text and course materials. 

• At the University of Mary Washington, Janine Davis will lead a project to address the need for open course materials in the UMW College of Education’s required class in Instructional Design and Assessment. The team will create a new textbook that will center evidence-based best practices for classroom instruction and assessment and include recommendations from practicing teachers as well as teacher educators. Videos, case studies, digital learning tools and simulations will be included, as will ancillary materials for instructor use.

Award amounts and anticipated student impact can be found on VIVA’s website here: https://vivalib.org/va/open/grants/spring2022. When complete, final products will be available in VIVA’s OER Commons repository, here: https://vivaopen.oercommons.org/hubs/viv...022-cohort. Texts and other educational resources created will be accessible to faculty in Virginia and beyond, making the savings and pedagogical advantages of those course materials available to students and faculty throughout the state.

More information about VIVA’s Open Grant program can be found here: https://vivalib.org/va/open/grants.


Stephanie Westcott, Ph.D.
VIVA Open and Sustainable Learning Coordinator
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
she/her/hers
swestcot@gmu.edu"]]>
VIVA awarded six VIVA Open Course Grants in its spring, 2022 round of funding. VIVA Open Course Grants award funds to innovative, collaborative efforts to bring free course resources to students at higher education institutions in the state of Virginia in order to reduce costs, improve student performance, and facilitate creative approaches to pedagogical goals. Funded by the General Assembly and sponsored by the State Council of Higher Education, Open Course Grants are awarded in amounts from $2,000-$30,000 to teams and individuals adopting, adapting, and creating open content.

The spring 2022 grants totaled $127,145 in awards to projects doing work at nine institutions throughout the state in six different disciplines. The awarded projects will create more than $1.4 million in cost avoidance over the next five years and impact as many as 15,000 students. Those students will be found in nine different institutions across Virginia, from classes in required, introductory classrooms to medical school campuses. The awarded projects are:

• A multidisciplinary, collaborative project in Spanish for Medical Education headed by Dr. Diana Galarreta-Aima at James Madison University that brings together medical Spanish educators, a professional medical interpreter, the JMU School of Nursing Simulation and Clinical Laboratories, and the JMU Libraries Media Production Services department. The team, which also includes faculty from the University of Virginia, William & Mary, and Eastern Virginia Medical School, will create an interactive text, downloadable exercises, and seven videos that feature common medical scenarios with Spanish-speaking patients and medical interpreters.

• Dr. Matthew Powlowicz and a team of anthropology instructors at Virginia Commonwealth University will adapt and create an introductory anthropology text that will provide full coverage of each of the four subfields of anthropology—biological anthropology, archaeological anthropology, cultural anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. In will include diverse perspectives and case studies to achieve diversity, equity and inclusion objectives and better represent where anthropology is as a discipline.

• Tonya Howe at Marymount University and John O’Brien at the University of Virginia will build on work begun on a previously awarded NEH grant, which funded the development of a digital literature anthology from which faculty can generate individually-themed coursepacks. In their continuing work, they will develop nine student editions of materials focused on the decolonized survey of English literature. These student editions will include headnotes, annotations, and facsimile page images, will incorporate frequently-taught texts, and create a framework for the decolonial survey of English literature.

• Intending to globalize and modernize the typical, expensive Art History textbooks required of many first year students, Paula Winn will lead a team at Brightpoint Community College and Northern Virginia Community College that will create a new introductory Art History text. Using openly-licensed materials, public use images, and Smarthistory, the new text which will impact as many as 1100 students in the first year alone. Lecture notes, testing materials, study guides, and PowerPoints will also be compiled for instructors.

• Alexander Bohn, Kyle Gipson, and Kumnit Nong at Northern Virginia Community College and James Madison University will develop open course materials with the potential to be used for students throughout physical science and engineering degree course requirements. The project will include (1) specifications for projects mapped to mathematics, physical science, and engineering course objectives, (2) development of videos intended to aid students during project work, (3)  an interdisciplinary text that would replace materials being used in calculus, physics, and engineering courses, (4) the development of an introductory course for engineering and physical science degree programs, and (5) integration of student contributions to the text and course materials. 

• At the University of Mary Washington, Janine Davis will lead a project to address the need for open course materials in the UMW College of Education’s required class in Instructional Design and Assessment. The team will create a new textbook that will center evidence-based best practices for classroom instruction and assessment and include recommendations from practicing teachers as well as teacher educators. Videos, case studies, digital learning tools and simulations will be included, as will ancillary materials for instructor use.

Award amounts and anticipated student impact can be found on VIVA’s website here: https://vivalib.org/va/open/grants/spring2022. When complete, final products will be available in VIVA’s OER Commons repository, here: https://vivaopen.oercommons.org/hubs/viv...022-cohort. Texts and other educational resources created will be accessible to faculty in Virginia and beyond, making the savings and pedagogical advantages of those course materials available to students and faculty throughout the state.

More information about VIVA’s Open Grant program can be found here: https://vivalib.org/va/open/grants.


Stephanie Westcott, Ph.D.
VIVA Open and Sustainable Learning Coordinator
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
she/her/hers
swestcot@gmu.edu"]]> <![CDATA[VIVA Open Course Grant Announcement - SP22]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3709.html Tue, 14 Dec 2021 15:44:44 +0000 tcassidy]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3709.html "Dear Colleagues,

We are excited to announce that our Request for Proposals for the next round of VIVA Open Course Grants (formerly Course Redesign Grants) is officially open! Applications are due February 23, 2022, and award notification will take place on May 20, 2022:

https://vivalib.org/va/open/grants/course

VIVA Open Course Grants are designed to empower Virginia faculty with the resources and time they need to design or update courses to include open, no cost, or library materials. Open Course Grant recipients are awarded $2,000 - $30,000 to adopt, adapt, or create a resource and pilot them in a course by spring, 2025.

Faculty members at any VIVA institution, full or part-time, may apply. Proposals may involve one person or teams that include: teaching faculty, librarians, instructional designers, subject matter experts, editors, graphic designers, or others as needed. Multi-institutional teams are particularly encouraged.

More information, including the full Request for Proposals and application instructions are available at https://vivalib.org/va/open/grants/course.  A list of past grant recipients can also be found on that page.

Webinars will be held at the following times, and will include a general introduction to the grants, the application process, and a Q&A:

• December 14, 2021, 1:00 pm  https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/8611620
• January 11, 2022, 10:00 am https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/8611654
• February 10, 2022, 11:00 am. https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/8611676

Successful applications will be selected on the basis of:

• Potential for student savings, including class enrollment and existing resource costs
• Use of Open Educational Resources (freely available and free to be modified)
• Frequency of course offering, with a preference for high-enrollment, required courses, and/or courses that are part of the SCHEV Passport or Transfer Virginia Programs
• Impact of the project on open education, such as the development of high quality resources in areas for which no other open content is currently available
• Impact on educational equity and outcomes in traditionally underserved communities
• Preference for statewide reach through multi-institutional efforts
• Commitment to continue offering the course for future years
• Agreement to the terms of the grant and required activities

*VIVA is funded by the Virginia General Assembly and VIVA member institutions, and is sponsored by the State Council of Higher Education (SCHEV).

For faculty developing a syllabus for a new course or simply updating a syllabus for a new semester, we hope that these grants offer an opportunity to look to open and no-cost course materials to improve student engagement and course outcomes.

Applicants are encouraged to contact VIVA at vivaopen@gmu.edu with questions, to talk through project ideas, or for feedback on application drafts.

We look forward to your questions and your proposals!

Stephanie Westcott


Stephanie Westcott, Ph.D.
VIVA Open and Sustainable Learning Coordinator"]]> "Dear Colleagues,

We are excited to announce that our Request for Proposals for the next round of VIVA Open Course Grants (formerly Course Redesign Grants) is officially open! Applications are due February 23, 2022, and award notification will take place on May 20, 2022:

https://vivalib.org/va/open/grants/course

VIVA Open Course Grants are designed to empower Virginia faculty with the resources and time they need to design or update courses to include open, no cost, or library materials. Open Course Grant recipients are awarded $2,000 - $30,000 to adopt, adapt, or create a resource and pilot them in a course by spring, 2025.

Faculty members at any VIVA institution, full or part-time, may apply. Proposals may involve one person or teams that include: teaching faculty, librarians, instructional designers, subject matter experts, editors, graphic designers, or others as needed. Multi-institutional teams are particularly encouraged.

More information, including the full Request for Proposals and application instructions are available at https://vivalib.org/va/open/grants/course.  A list of past grant recipients can also be found on that page.

Webinars will be held at the following times, and will include a general introduction to the grants, the application process, and a Q&A:

• December 14, 2021, 1:00 pm  https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/8611620
• January 11, 2022, 10:00 am https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/8611654
• February 10, 2022, 11:00 am. https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/8611676

Successful applications will be selected on the basis of:

• Potential for student savings, including class enrollment and existing resource costs
• Use of Open Educational Resources (freely available and free to be modified)
• Frequency of course offering, with a preference for high-enrollment, required courses, and/or courses that are part of the SCHEV Passport or Transfer Virginia Programs
• Impact of the project on open education, such as the development of high quality resources in areas for which no other open content is currently available
• Impact on educational equity and outcomes in traditionally underserved communities
• Preference for statewide reach through multi-institutional efforts
• Commitment to continue offering the course for future years
• Agreement to the terms of the grant and required activities

*VIVA is funded by the Virginia General Assembly and VIVA member institutions, and is sponsored by the State Council of Higher Education (SCHEV).

For faculty developing a syllabus for a new course or simply updating a syllabus for a new semester, we hope that these grants offer an opportunity to look to open and no-cost course materials to improve student engagement and course outcomes.

Applicants are encouraged to contact VIVA at vivaopen@gmu.edu with questions, to talk through project ideas, or for feedback on application drafts.

We look forward to your questions and your proposals!

Stephanie Westcott


Stephanie Westcott, Ph.D.
VIVA Open and Sustainable Learning Coordinator"]]> <![CDATA[VIVA CDA Impact Webinar 4/21]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3623.html Wed, 07 Apr 2021 13:27:48 +0000 tcassidy]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3623.html VIVA is hosting a webinar about the Curriculum Driven Acquisitions (CDA) Program on April 21, 2021 from 10 – 11 a.m. Liz Thompson (JMU), Jessica Kirschner (VCU), and Lynn Riggs (JSRCC) will share their experiences participating in the CDA Pilot Program and the program’s impact at their institutions.


VIVA CDA Program Details: https://vivalib.org/va/open/bookstore-cda


Join Zoom Meeting: https://gmu.zoom.us/j/91586110223?pwd=dU...JpT2plZz09
Meeting ID: 915 8611 0223
Passcode: 178217]]> VIVA is hosting a webinar about the Curriculum Driven Acquisitions (CDA) Program on April 21, 2021 from 10 – 11 a.m. Liz Thompson (JMU), Jessica Kirschner (VCU), and Lynn Riggs (JSRCC) will share their experiences participating in the CDA Pilot Program and the program’s impact at their institutions.


VIVA CDA Program Details: https://vivalib.org/va/open/bookstore-cda


Join Zoom Meeting: https://gmu.zoom.us/j/91586110223?pwd=dU...JpT2plZz09
Meeting ID: 915 8611 0223
Passcode: 178217]]> <![CDATA[OEN Allied Institutional Membership upgrade option]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3618.html Thu, 25 Mar 2021 19:23:52 +0000 tcassidy]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3618.html As you know, VIVA participates in the OEN as a Consortial member. This automatically grants VCCS colleges membership in OEN.

As a reminder, OEN offers the option to upgrade college membership type to Allied. As an Allied Institution, your college would enjoy direct access to the OEN, including:
•    Access to the community of practice
•    Direct access to the data dashboard to help track your open education work
•    Support for open textbook publishing
•    Opportunity to attend the OEN’s Summer Institute and Summit as an institutional member (VIVA will continue to support sending four people centrally)

For more information about Allied Institution status, please see the
1.    FAQ: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zPNU...pIPc0/edit
2.    Benefits summary: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IWEZ...qPZrs/edit

If you are interested in upgrading, please contact me. The upgrade is a $500 annual cost that would become part of your annual enterprise charges.
-Tara]]> As you know, VIVA participates in the OEN as a Consortial member. This automatically grants VCCS colleges membership in OEN.

As a reminder, OEN offers the option to upgrade college membership type to Allied. As an Allied Institution, your college would enjoy direct access to the OEN, including:
•    Access to the community of practice
•    Direct access to the data dashboard to help track your open education work
•    Support for open textbook publishing
•    Opportunity to attend the OEN’s Summer Institute and Summit as an institutional member (VIVA will continue to support sending four people centrally)

For more information about Allied Institution status, please see the
1.    FAQ: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zPNU...pIPc0/edit
2.    Benefits summary: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IWEZ...qPZrs/edit

If you are interested in upgrading, please contact me. The upgrade is a $500 annual cost that would become part of your annual enterprise charges.
-Tara]]> <![CDATA[Registration open - Getting Started with Open Educational Resources, March 5]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3591.html Tue, 09 Feb 2021 15:37:48 +0000 tcassidy]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3591.html 2020-2021 Student Success and Faculty Autonomy series on Friday, March 5th!
  • Would you like to incorporate open educational resources (OER) into your course, but aren't sure where to start?
  • In this workshop, Abbey Elder, Iowa State University and author of the OER Starter Kit https://iastate.pressbooks.pub/oerstarterkit, will guide you through the processes of finding, modifying, and creating OER.
  • Participants will leave the workshop with a set of practical tools and strategies for approaching their OER journey, as well as a better understanding of the support available for instructors in Virginia.
Title:  Getting Started with Open Educational Resources  

Speaker: Abbey Elder, Iowa State University

Date/Time: Friday, March 5, 2021, 11am-12:15pm

Registration link: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tRlHz-8RQgaxBEDDK6JP-A

Sponsored by the State Council for Higher Education for Virginia’s Open Virginia Advisory Committee (SCHEV’s OVAC). For more information, please visit https://schev.edu/index/agency-info/addi...ent-series]]> 2020-2021 Student Success and Faculty Autonomy series on Friday, March 5th!
  • Would you like to incorporate open educational resources (OER) into your course, but aren't sure where to start?
  • In this workshop, Abbey Elder, Iowa State University and author of the OER Starter Kit https://iastate.pressbooks.pub/oerstarterkit, will guide you through the processes of finding, modifying, and creating OER.
  • Participants will leave the workshop with a set of practical tools and strategies for approaching their OER journey, as well as a better understanding of the support available for instructors in Virginia.
Title:  Getting Started with Open Educational Resources  

Speaker: Abbey Elder, Iowa State University

Date/Time: Friday, March 5, 2021, 11am-12:15pm

Registration link: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tRlHz-8RQgaxBEDDK6JP-A

Sponsored by the State Council for Higher Education for Virginia’s Open Virginia Advisory Committee (SCHEV’s OVAC). For more information, please visit https://schev.edu/index/agency-info/addi...ent-series]]> <![CDATA[New VIVA Open Course Grant RFP - Applications Due Feb. 23]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3584.html Fri, 18 Dec 2020 16:08:31 +0000 tcassidy]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3584.html  
We are excited to announce that our Request for Proposals for the next round of VIVA Open Course Grants (formerly Course Redesign Grants) is officially open! Applications are due February 23, 2021, and award notification will take place on May 14, 2020.
 
VIVA Open Course Grants are designed to empower Virginia faculty with the resources and time they need to design or update courses to include open, no cost, or library materials. Open Course Grant recipients are awarded $2,000 - $30,000 to adopt, adapt, or create a resource and pilot them in a course by spring, 2024. The recipients of the 2020 Open Adopt Grants—$2,000 honoraria to adopt a pre-existing resource—were notified yesterday, and those who did not receive funding were encouraged to revise their application and apply for an Open Course Grant.  

Faculty members at any VIVA institution, full or part-time, may apply. Proposals may involve one person or teams that include: teaching faculty, librarians, instructional designers, subject matter experts, editors, graphic designers, or others as needed. Multi-institutional teams are particularly encouraged.
More information, including the full Request for Proposals and application instructions are available at https://vivalib.org/va/open/grants/course.  A list of past grant recipients can also be found on that page.
Webinars will be held at the following times, and will include a general introduction to the grants, the application process, and a Q&A:

•    Thursday, January 14, 2021, 10:00 am - 11:00 am; Register here:  https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/7335779
•    Monday, February 8, 2021, 9:30 am - 10:30 am; Register here:  https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/7335790

Successful applications will be selected on the basis of:
 
•    Potential for student savings, including class enrollment and existing resource costs
•    Use of Open Educational Resources (freely available and free to be modified)
•    Frequency of course offering, with a preference for high-enrollment, required courses, and/or courses that are part of the SCHEV Passport or Transfer Virginia Programs
•    Impact of the project on open education, such as the development of high quality resources in areas for which no other open content is currently available
•    Impact on educational equity and outcomes in traditionally underserved communities
•    Preference for statewide reach through multi-institutional efforts
•    Commitment to contnue offering the course for future years
•    Agreement to the terms of the grant and required activities
 
*VIVA is funded by the Virginia General Assembly and VIVA member institutions, and is sponsored by the State Council of Higher Education (SCHEV).
 
For faculty developing a syllabus for a new course or simply updating a syllabus for a new semester, we hope that these grants offer an opportunity to look to open and no-cost course materials to improve student engagement and course outcomes. Applicants are encouraged to contact VIVA at vivaopen@gmu.edu with questions, to talk through project ideas, or for feedback on application drafts.

We look forward to your questions and your proposals!
 
Stephanie Westcott

Stephanie Westcott, Ph.D.
VIVA Open and Sustainable Learning Coordinator
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
she/her/hers
swestcot@gmu.edu]]>  
We are excited to announce that our Request for Proposals for the next round of VIVA Open Course Grants (formerly Course Redesign Grants) is officially open! Applications are due February 23, 2021, and award notification will take place on May 14, 2020.
 
VIVA Open Course Grants are designed to empower Virginia faculty with the resources and time they need to design or update courses to include open, no cost, or library materials. Open Course Grant recipients are awarded $2,000 - $30,000 to adopt, adapt, or create a resource and pilot them in a course by spring, 2024. The recipients of the 2020 Open Adopt Grants—$2,000 honoraria to adopt a pre-existing resource—were notified yesterday, and those who did not receive funding were encouraged to revise their application and apply for an Open Course Grant.  

Faculty members at any VIVA institution, full or part-time, may apply. Proposals may involve one person or teams that include: teaching faculty, librarians, instructional designers, subject matter experts, editors, graphic designers, or others as needed. Multi-institutional teams are particularly encouraged.
More information, including the full Request for Proposals and application instructions are available at https://vivalib.org/va/open/grants/course.  A list of past grant recipients can also be found on that page.
Webinars will be held at the following times, and will include a general introduction to the grants, the application process, and a Q&A:

•    Thursday, January 14, 2021, 10:00 am - 11:00 am; Register here:  https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/7335779
•    Monday, February 8, 2021, 9:30 am - 10:30 am; Register here:  https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/7335790

Successful applications will be selected on the basis of:
 
•    Potential for student savings, including class enrollment and existing resource costs
•    Use of Open Educational Resources (freely available and free to be modified)
•    Frequency of course offering, with a preference for high-enrollment, required courses, and/or courses that are part of the SCHEV Passport or Transfer Virginia Programs
•    Impact of the project on open education, such as the development of high quality resources in areas for which no other open content is currently available
•    Impact on educational equity and outcomes in traditionally underserved communities
•    Preference for statewide reach through multi-institutional efforts
•    Commitment to contnue offering the course for future years
•    Agreement to the terms of the grant and required activities
 
*VIVA is funded by the Virginia General Assembly and VIVA member institutions, and is sponsored by the State Council of Higher Education (SCHEV).
 
For faculty developing a syllabus for a new course or simply updating a syllabus for a new semester, we hope that these grants offer an opportunity to look to open and no-cost course materials to improve student engagement and course outcomes. Applicants are encouraged to contact VIVA at vivaopen@gmu.edu with questions, to talk through project ideas, or for feedback on application drafts.

We look forward to your questions and your proposals!
 
Stephanie Westcott

Stephanie Westcott, Ph.D.
VIVA Open and Sustainable Learning Coordinator
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
she/her/hers
swestcot@gmu.edu]]> <![CDATA[OVAC 10/23 Webinar - Open Education: Student Success and Faculty Autonomy]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3552.html Wed, 14 Oct 2020 18:17:13 +0000 tcassidy]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3552.html SCHEV's Open Virginia Advisory Committee presents Webinar II:

Open Education: Student Success and Faculty Autonomy
Friday, October 23 11am-12 noon Eastern
Register here: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/webinar/reg...dus1b5XfnQ   

ESL Composition II Handbook  
Christopher Soholt and Yu Bai, Northern Virginia Community College
In our talk, we will showcase the ESL Composition II Handbook that we have been developing for ESL 41 at the NOVA Loudoun Campus. We are going to pilot the Handbook in the Fall semester; on October 23, we will be able to present both the instructor and the students' feedback to the Handbook and provide insights into the development of OER. We hope that our work will encourage our fellow faculty to embrace, adapt and create OER to reduce the cost for students and to improve the quality of education by making it more personalized and adaptive.
 
Using Open Science Framework (OSF) and GitHub to Promote Student Training and Research Transparency  
Anne M. Brown, Virginia Tech
Open access practices can be a cornerstone of undergraduate research training to encourage best practices with data and research reproducibility. Our research lab utilizes platforms such as GitHub and the Open Science Framework (OSF) consistently and with a structure to train and promote research outcomes and products. In using these tools and introducing them to students early, we are promoting a culture of research training and reproducibility in our students, while also documenting and providing all workflows and tutorials that our students utilize in an open way. This approach provides a digital footprint of student work, strengthening their portfolio and recognition in the field, and making our research and training more transparent. This talk will discuss the creation and organization of a research lab centered OSF and GitHub page and how it is used by students and researchers.  

Privacy and Surveillance in Digital Courseware  
Judith Thomas, University of Virginia
Much digital courseware, including “inclusive access” products, pose a threat to the future of open education.  Purporting to address the textbook affordability crisis, publishers have devised automatic billing models for products that gather a lot of student data, which is then put to various uses, including product development and learning analytics.  Students must agree to privacy terms in order to access the materials, and have no say in how their data is gathered, analyzed, and used. In this talk we'll look at a few privacy notices from major vendors and discuss the ethical implications of this type of data capture.

Event series webpage: https://schev.edu/index/agency-info/addi...ent-series]]> SCHEV's Open Virginia Advisory Committee presents Webinar II:

Open Education: Student Success and Faculty Autonomy
Friday, October 23 11am-12 noon Eastern
Register here: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/webinar/reg...dus1b5XfnQ   

ESL Composition II Handbook  
Christopher Soholt and Yu Bai, Northern Virginia Community College
In our talk, we will showcase the ESL Composition II Handbook that we have been developing for ESL 41 at the NOVA Loudoun Campus. We are going to pilot the Handbook in the Fall semester; on October 23, we will be able to present both the instructor and the students' feedback to the Handbook and provide insights into the development of OER. We hope that our work will encourage our fellow faculty to embrace, adapt and create OER to reduce the cost for students and to improve the quality of education by making it more personalized and adaptive.
 
Using Open Science Framework (OSF) and GitHub to Promote Student Training and Research Transparency  
Anne M. Brown, Virginia Tech
Open access practices can be a cornerstone of undergraduate research training to encourage best practices with data and research reproducibility. Our research lab utilizes platforms such as GitHub and the Open Science Framework (OSF) consistently and with a structure to train and promote research outcomes and products. In using these tools and introducing them to students early, we are promoting a culture of research training and reproducibility in our students, while also documenting and providing all workflows and tutorials that our students utilize in an open way. This approach provides a digital footprint of student work, strengthening their portfolio and recognition in the field, and making our research and training more transparent. This talk will discuss the creation and organization of a research lab centered OSF and GitHub page and how it is used by students and researchers.  

Privacy and Surveillance in Digital Courseware  
Judith Thomas, University of Virginia
Much digital courseware, including “inclusive access” products, pose a threat to the future of open education.  Purporting to address the textbook affordability crisis, publishers have devised automatic billing models for products that gather a lot of student data, which is then put to various uses, including product development and learning analytics.  Students must agree to privacy terms in order to access the materials, and have no say in how their data is gathered, analyzed, and used. In this talk we'll look at a few privacy notices from major vendors and discuss the ethical implications of this type of data capture.

Event series webpage: https://schev.edu/index/agency-info/addi...ent-series]]> <![CDATA[OVAC 9/18 Webinar 11am - Open Education: Student Success and Faculty Autonomy]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3521.html Tue, 15 Sep 2020 18:21:35 +0000 tcassidy]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3521.html From: Anita Walz <arwalz@vt.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 9:14 AM
To: OpenVA <openva@googlegroups.com>
Cc: Thompson, Liz - thomp3ea <thomp3ea@jmu.edu>; Beverly Rebar (SCHEV) <beverlyrebar@schev.edu>
Subject: SCHEV OVAC 9/18 Webinar 11am-12noon "Open Education: Student Success and Faculty Autonomy"
 
<>

To register for the September 18th event, visit https://virginiatech.zoom.us/webinar/reg...pZkSnbm4fg
 
 
The 2020-2021 Open Education: Student Success and Faculty Autonomy webinar series provides a space for learning and sharing to spark innovation and expand open education in Virginia. The virtual conversations will consist of short lightning talks, which will allow institutions to share their open education efforts and learn from similar efforts happening around Virginia.

The first event will take place on Friday, September 18, 2020 from 11:00am-noon. Speakers will present 5-minute lightning talks with a brief period for questions.

Agenda for Friday, September 18, 2020 from 11:00am-noon
  • Welcome: Beverly Rebar, SCHEV
  • Institutional OER Policies - highlighting Virginia Tech's Guidelines for OER & Open Textbooks: Anita Walz, Virginia Tech 
    • In 2018 the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation that required public institutions to develop and approve guidelines for Open Educational Resources and/or Low Cost materials. This lighting round talk will give the history of the legislation and provide information regarding how the charge was interpreted at Virginia Tech and the resulting contents of Virginia Tech's Guidelines for Open Educational Resources and Open Textbooks which were passed by VT's Board of Visitors in June 2020. It will also make brief mention of the status, types, and contents of guidelines at other Virginia public institutions. A blog post will accompany this lightning round talk.
  • Lessons from the First Year of VIVA Open Grants: Stephanie Westcott, VIVA
    • Three rounds of awards in VIVA’s Open Grants Program have offered some lessons about the support for faculty as they adopt, adapt, and create Open Educational Resources in Virginia: (1) The need is great, with nearly two million dollars in support requested in under 18 months; (2) The advantages of this work go beyond cost savings and include faculty autonomy and student engagement; (3) While enthusiasm for this work is high, some disciplines and course levels are better represented than others, leaving work to do. This presentation will elaborate on these lessons and suggest opportunities and directions for the future. 
  • Using OER to Amplify Diverse Voices in Multiple Modalities: Tom Geary, Tidewater Community College
    • Increased access and affordability are often touted as the key benefits of open educational resources, but perhaps the most significant advantage is the inclusion of marginalized perspectives in different modalities. Zobel (2015) writes, “OERs expose students to potentially more diverse texts than they might normally see in any traditional textbooks” (para. 6). In this lightning talk, I will argue for the importance of amplifying diverse voices in readings, videos, and podcasts to engage students in multiple learning styles and share my strategies for incorporating OERs by minority scholars in my technical writing and composition courses.
  • Building OER in WordPress: Tom Woodward, Virginia Commonwealth University 
    • WordPress is the ubiquitous open source software that runs a large portion of the Internet. It can be customized to do virtually anything. We’ll look at how VCU has been able to build bespoke textbooks, interactive 3D media, geographic data visualizations, customized student portfolios, multimedia timeline tools and much more using WordPress as the foundation. Learn about useful plugins and economical development patterns. All of the examples are public on the web and the code for various plugins and themes is available in GitHub. 
  • Bringing it all together: Mapping OER with Virginia faculty review: Sophie Rondeau, VIVA
    • Identification and discovery of appropriate and high quality open educational resources (OER) is a significant challenge for faculty and is often a barrier to adoption. In response, the VIVA OER Course Mapping Project Task Force is developing a listing of OER through VIVA Open that align to Transfer Virginia courses. Virginia faculty are invited to “sprint” review the curated content for quality of explanation of subject matter and comprehensiveness. The results are increased engagement with and among Virginia faculty, exposure to available OER in their discipline, a faculty reviewed seal of approval, and greater insight into their valuation of curated OER. 


 
Questions? Contact the Program Committee Chair, Liz Thompson thomp3ea@jmu.edu 
 
Program Committee for this event: 
Liz Thompson, James Madison University (Chair)
Brandon Butler, University of Virginia
M'hammed Abdous, Old Dominion University
 
SCHEV Open Virginia Advisory Committee (OVAC)]]> From: Anita Walz <arwalz@vt.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 9:14 AM
To: OpenVA <openva@googlegroups.com>
Cc: Thompson, Liz - thomp3ea <thomp3ea@jmu.edu>; Beverly Rebar (SCHEV) <beverlyrebar@schev.edu>
Subject: SCHEV OVAC 9/18 Webinar 11am-12noon "Open Education: Student Success and Faculty Autonomy"
 
<>

To register for the September 18th event, visit https://virginiatech.zoom.us/webinar/reg...pZkSnbm4fg
 
 
The 2020-2021 Open Education: Student Success and Faculty Autonomy webinar series provides a space for learning and sharing to spark innovation and expand open education in Virginia. The virtual conversations will consist of short lightning talks, which will allow institutions to share their open education efforts and learn from similar efforts happening around Virginia.

The first event will take place on Friday, September 18, 2020 from 11:00am-noon. Speakers will present 5-minute lightning talks with a brief period for questions.

Agenda for Friday, September 18, 2020 from 11:00am-noon
  • Welcome: Beverly Rebar, SCHEV
  • Institutional OER Policies - highlighting Virginia Tech's Guidelines for OER & Open Textbooks: Anita Walz, Virginia Tech 
    • In 2018 the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation that required public institutions to develop and approve guidelines for Open Educational Resources and/or Low Cost materials. This lighting round talk will give the history of the legislation and provide information regarding how the charge was interpreted at Virginia Tech and the resulting contents of Virginia Tech's Guidelines for Open Educational Resources and Open Textbooks which were passed by VT's Board of Visitors in June 2020. It will also make brief mention of the status, types, and contents of guidelines at other Virginia public institutions. A blog post will accompany this lightning round talk.
  • Lessons from the First Year of VIVA Open Grants: Stephanie Westcott, VIVA
    • Three rounds of awards in VIVA’s Open Grants Program have offered some lessons about the support for faculty as they adopt, adapt, and create Open Educational Resources in Virginia: (1) The need is great, with nearly two million dollars in support requested in under 18 months; (2) The advantages of this work go beyond cost savings and include faculty autonomy and student engagement; (3) While enthusiasm for this work is high, some disciplines and course levels are better represented than others, leaving work to do. This presentation will elaborate on these lessons and suggest opportunities and directions for the future. 
  • Using OER to Amplify Diverse Voices in Multiple Modalities: Tom Geary, Tidewater Community College
    • Increased access and affordability are often touted as the key benefits of open educational resources, but perhaps the most significant advantage is the inclusion of marginalized perspectives in different modalities. Zobel (2015) writes, “OERs expose students to potentially more diverse texts than they might normally see in any traditional textbooks” (para. 6). In this lightning talk, I will argue for the importance of amplifying diverse voices in readings, videos, and podcasts to engage students in multiple learning styles and share my strategies for incorporating OERs by minority scholars in my technical writing and composition courses.
  • Building OER in WordPress: Tom Woodward, Virginia Commonwealth University 
    • WordPress is the ubiquitous open source software that runs a large portion of the Internet. It can be customized to do virtually anything. We’ll look at how VCU has been able to build bespoke textbooks, interactive 3D media, geographic data visualizations, customized student portfolios, multimedia timeline tools and much more using WordPress as the foundation. Learn about useful plugins and economical development patterns. All of the examples are public on the web and the code for various plugins and themes is available in GitHub. 
  • Bringing it all together: Mapping OER with Virginia faculty review: Sophie Rondeau, VIVA
    • Identification and discovery of appropriate and high quality open educational resources (OER) is a significant challenge for faculty and is often a barrier to adoption. In response, the VIVA OER Course Mapping Project Task Force is developing a listing of OER through VIVA Open that align to Transfer Virginia courses. Virginia faculty are invited to “sprint” review the curated content for quality of explanation of subject matter and comprehensiveness. The results are increased engagement with and among Virginia faculty, exposure to available OER in their discipline, a faculty reviewed seal of approval, and greater insight into their valuation of curated OER. 


 
Questions? Contact the Program Committee Chair, Liz Thompson thomp3ea@jmu.edu 
 
Program Committee for this event: 
Liz Thompson, James Madison University (Chair)
Brandon Butler, University of Virginia
M'hammed Abdous, Old Dominion University
 
SCHEV Open Virginia Advisory Committee (OVAC)]]> <![CDATA[Fall 2020 - OVAC Virtual Event Series CFP]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3510.html Fri, 14 Aug 2020 14:40:55 +0000 tcassidy]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3510.html SCHEV Open Virginia Advisory Committee's Virtual Event Series
Save The Date & Call for Lightning Round Proposals

PLEASE SAVE THE FOLLOWING DATES for Fall 2020 Virtual Events on Open Education: Student Success and Faculty Autonomy.Join us for lightning rounds of presentations, small group discussions, and expert panels.
  • Friday, Sep 18  11 am-12 noon (virtual)
  • Friday, Oct 23   11 am-12 noon   (virtual)
The series will continue into the Spring Semester with dates TBA.

Registration for Sept 18th: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/webinar/reg...pZkSnbm4fg

Registration for Oct 23rd: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/webinar/reg...dus1b5XfnQ

Accepted speakers and event details will also be announced through the OpenVA listserv. Join the listserv:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/openva


CALL FOR PROPOSALS: 5-Minute LIGHTNING ROUNDS
Presentation Opportunity: SCHEV OVAC Fall 2020 Virtual Event Series on Open Education: Student Success & Faculty Autonomy in Higher Education

The SCHEV Open Virginia Advisory Committee (OVAC) is seeking presenters for brief 5 minute lightning round talks for a 2020/21 Virtual Event Series on Open Education: Student Success & Faculty Autonomy in Higher Education.

Fall 2020 dates and times are
•    Friday Sept 18, 11am-noon
•    Friday Oct 23, 11am-noon

A recent survey from OVAC to the Virginia higher education community found that these general topics were of particular interest:
•    Sharing current best open practices for faculty, administrators, librarians, instructional designers
•    Identifying how open initiatives can improve Virginia higher education experiences
•    Valuing the broad spectrum of open education (open access, open data, open educational resources)
•    Highlighting open resources created in Virginia
•    Role of open practices in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion

Thank you for considering this professional service opportunity to advance open education and scholarship practices across Virginia.

Please indicate your interest by filling out this application by Monday, August 24 at 9 am:
https://forms.gle/MXzh4qXkbrexktR29

Applicants will be notified on or by September 2. Speakers with accepted proposals are expected to consent to live streaming and recording.


--
Beverly A. Rebar, J.D.
Senior Associate for Academic and Legislative Affairs
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV)"]]> SCHEV Open Virginia Advisory Committee's Virtual Event Series
Save The Date & Call for Lightning Round Proposals

PLEASE SAVE THE FOLLOWING DATES for Fall 2020 Virtual Events on Open Education: Student Success and Faculty Autonomy.Join us for lightning rounds of presentations, small group discussions, and expert panels.
  • Friday, Sep 18  11 am-12 noon (virtual)
  • Friday, Oct 23   11 am-12 noon   (virtual)
The series will continue into the Spring Semester with dates TBA.

Registration for Sept 18th: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/webinar/reg...pZkSnbm4fg

Registration for Oct 23rd: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/webinar/reg...dus1b5XfnQ

Accepted speakers and event details will also be announced through the OpenVA listserv. Join the listserv:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/openva


CALL FOR PROPOSALS: 5-Minute LIGHTNING ROUNDS
Presentation Opportunity: SCHEV OVAC Fall 2020 Virtual Event Series on Open Education: Student Success & Faculty Autonomy in Higher Education

The SCHEV Open Virginia Advisory Committee (OVAC) is seeking presenters for brief 5 minute lightning round talks for a 2020/21 Virtual Event Series on Open Education: Student Success & Faculty Autonomy in Higher Education.

Fall 2020 dates and times are
•    Friday Sept 18, 11am-noon
•    Friday Oct 23, 11am-noon

A recent survey from OVAC to the Virginia higher education community found that these general topics were of particular interest:
•    Sharing current best open practices for faculty, administrators, librarians, instructional designers
•    Identifying how open initiatives can improve Virginia higher education experiences
•    Valuing the broad spectrum of open education (open access, open data, open educational resources)
•    Highlighting open resources created in Virginia
•    Role of open practices in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion

Thank you for considering this professional service opportunity to advance open education and scholarship practices across Virginia.

Please indicate your interest by filling out this application by Monday, August 24 at 9 am:
https://forms.gle/MXzh4qXkbrexktR29

Applicants will be notified on or by September 2. Speakers with accepted proposals are expected to consent to live streaming and recording.


--
Beverly A. Rebar, J.D.
Senior Associate for Academic and Legislative Affairs
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV)"]]> <![CDATA[VIVA's 2020 Open and Affordable Community Forum]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3508.html Wed, 12 Aug 2020 18:40:44 +0000 tcassidy]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3508.html Please see this recent announcement from VIVA:

Dear colleagues –
 
We’re pleased to announce that registration is now open for VIVA’s 2020 Open and Affordable Community Forum! Due to COVID-19 the 2020 Forum is now a virtual event, but will still be held on September 25th.  The theme for this year’s Forum is OER in Virginia: Creating a Caring Community. The planning committee is happy to share that this year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Amy Collier (https://digitallearning.middcreate.net/p...y-collier/), a leading thinker in digital pedagogies and open and online learning.  Session highlights include Open and Affordable Course Marking in Virginia; Struggles and Success in the Creation of an Open United Nations Anti-Poverty Toolkit; Clearly You Can: Suddenly Open Resources; and a faculty panel on working with students to create an open community.
 
The Planning Committee is also pleased to note that this year, in addition to library staff, interested faculty and students from VIVA institutions are welcome to register for this event.
 
The full agenda and more information about the Open and Affordable Community Forum can be found here:  https://vivalib.org/open/oacc-forum .
 
Registration is available here: https://vivalib.libcal.com/calendar/even...Forum-2020.
 
We are looking forward to seeing you there.

Sincerely,
 
Dale Dulaney
Virginia Western Community College
 
--on behalf of the Open and Affordable Forum Planning Committee]]> Please see this recent announcement from VIVA:

Dear colleagues –
 
We’re pleased to announce that registration is now open for VIVA’s 2020 Open and Affordable Community Forum! Due to COVID-19 the 2020 Forum is now a virtual event, but will still be held on September 25th.  The theme for this year’s Forum is OER in Virginia: Creating a Caring Community. The planning committee is happy to share that this year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Amy Collier (https://digitallearning.middcreate.net/p...y-collier/), a leading thinker in digital pedagogies and open and online learning.  Session highlights include Open and Affordable Course Marking in Virginia; Struggles and Success in the Creation of an Open United Nations Anti-Poverty Toolkit; Clearly You Can: Suddenly Open Resources; and a faculty panel on working with students to create an open community.
 
The Planning Committee is also pleased to note that this year, in addition to library staff, interested faculty and students from VIVA institutions are welcome to register for this event.
 
The full agenda and more information about the Open and Affordable Community Forum can be found here:  https://vivalib.org/open/oacc-forum .
 
Registration is available here: https://vivalib.libcal.com/calendar/even...Forum-2020.
 
We are looking forward to seeing you there.

Sincerely,
 
Dale Dulaney
Virginia Western Community College
 
--on behalf of the Open and Affordable Forum Planning Committee]]> <![CDATA[Announcing VIVA Open Adopt Grants]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3507.html Wed, 12 Aug 2020 17:09:19 +0000 tcassidy]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3507.html Please see this recent announcement from VIVA:

VIVA is pleased to announce a new grant initiative, VIVA Open Adopt Grants. VIVA Open Adopt Grants provide awards of $2,000 to individual instructors to support the time it takes to integrate existing open or no-cost materials into a syllabus, and to ensure that the results of those efforts are widely available to Virginia educators.

Though united in purpose with VIVA’s Open Course Grant program, VIVA Open Adopt Grants have a simplified application process, a pre-determined award amount, and will be awarded to individual faculty members hoping to adopt an already existing resource. Team and departmental adoptions, as well as projects seeking to adapt or create new Open Educational Resources, should apply for the larger scale VIVA Open Course grants, the next round of which will be announced in December, 2020. The VIVA Open Adopt Grant RFP and application can be found on the VIVA website. Applications are due October 19, 2020.
 
WEBINARS
Informational webinars will be held on the below dates. Registration is required. More information is available on VIVA’s website:https://vivalib.org/va/open/grants/adopt
 
August 18, 2020, 10:00 am: https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/6916951
September 14, 2020, 2:00 pm: https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/6916978
October 5, 2020, 9:30 am: https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/6916979

Questions can be sent to vivaopen@gmu.edu]]> Please see this recent announcement from VIVA:

VIVA is pleased to announce a new grant initiative, VIVA Open Adopt Grants. VIVA Open Adopt Grants provide awards of $2,000 to individual instructors to support the time it takes to integrate existing open or no-cost materials into a syllabus, and to ensure that the results of those efforts are widely available to Virginia educators.

Though united in purpose with VIVA’s Open Course Grant program, VIVA Open Adopt Grants have a simplified application process, a pre-determined award amount, and will be awarded to individual faculty members hoping to adopt an already existing resource. Team and departmental adoptions, as well as projects seeking to adapt or create new Open Educational Resources, should apply for the larger scale VIVA Open Course grants, the next round of which will be announced in December, 2020. The VIVA Open Adopt Grant RFP and application can be found on the VIVA website. Applications are due October 19, 2020.
 
WEBINARS
Informational webinars will be held on the below dates. Registration is required. More information is available on VIVA’s website:https://vivalib.org/va/open/grants/adopt
 
August 18, 2020, 10:00 am: https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/6916951
September 14, 2020, 2:00 pm: https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/6916978
October 5, 2020, 9:30 am: https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/6916979

Questions can be sent to vivaopen@gmu.edu]]> <![CDATA[Open Education Week is March 2-6, 2020]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-781.html Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:04:44 +0000 tcassidy]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-781.html -Tara

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From: cccoer-advisory@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Liz Yata
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 3:56 PM
Subject: Open Education Week Scheduling
 
Hi everyone,
 
Open Education Week (OEW) is rapidly approaching and we know that many of you are busy planning your events. As more and more people participate in OEW, inevitably, events start to overlap. To hopefully reduce the number of overlapping events we created a spreadsheet to make it easier to see when other online events are happening. 
URL: http://bit.ly/OEW20Sched
 
To add an event:
Do: Find the sheet for the day and the column for the time of your event, and enter your organization name on a new row. 
Don’t: include a description or any registration information; this is just to let people know when your event takes place.
Do: submit your event on the OEW website https://www.openeducationweek.org/ if you haven’t already.
 
If you’re still planning an event: 
Do: Visit http://bit.ly/OEW20Sched to see when events are
Do: Check out the OEW website https://www.openeducationweek.org/ to find out about events happening around the world, submit your event, and download promotional materials.
 
Let me know if you have any questions.
 
Regards,
Liz 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Liz Yata (pronouns she/her)
CCCOER Support Specialist, Open Education Global
lizyata@oeglobal.org | CCCOER.org | Twitter: @CCCOER]]> -Tara

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From: cccoer-advisory@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Liz Yata
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 3:56 PM
Subject: Open Education Week Scheduling
 
Hi everyone,
 
Open Education Week (OEW) is rapidly approaching and we know that many of you are busy planning your events. As more and more people participate in OEW, inevitably, events start to overlap. To hopefully reduce the number of overlapping events we created a spreadsheet to make it easier to see when other online events are happening. 
URL: http://bit.ly/OEW20Sched
 
To add an event:
Do: Find the sheet for the day and the column for the time of your event, and enter your organization name on a new row. 
Don’t: include a description or any registration information; this is just to let people know when your event takes place.
Do: submit your event on the OEW website https://www.openeducationweek.org/ if you haven’t already.
 
If you’re still planning an event: 
Do: Visit http://bit.ly/OEW20Sched to see when events are
Do: Check out the OEW website https://www.openeducationweek.org/ to find out about events happening around the world, submit your event, and download promotional materials.
 
Let me know if you have any questions.
 
Regards,
Liz 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Liz Yata (pronouns she/her)
CCCOER Support Specialist, Open Education Global
lizyata@oeglobal.org | CCCOER.org | Twitter: @CCCOER]]> <![CDATA[Any of your people applying for VIVA OER grants?]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3377.html Mon, 03 Feb 2020 14:34:12 +0000 mhanlin]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3377.html
The redesign grant applications are due on February 28th, and I haven't gotten a lot of faculty interest this time around.  Plus, we also all know that VIVA prefers collaborative, cross-institutional collaborations.  Do you have faculty that are thinking of applying, but would have a more viable application if they had someone from a different institution go in with them?  Let me know.  I can try to persuade faculty in the comparable discipline here to consider a collaborative application.  

Mary.]]>
The redesign grant applications are due on February 28th, and I haven't gotten a lot of faculty interest this time around.  Plus, we also all know that VIVA prefers collaborative, cross-institutional collaborations.  Do you have faculty that are thinking of applying, but would have a more viable application if they had someone from a different institution go in with them?  Let me know.  I can try to persuade faculty in the comparable discipline here to consider a collaborative application.  

Mary.]]> <![CDATA[VIVA Open, an OER Commons website, now available]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3380.html Wed, 18 Sep 2019 13:54:40 +0000 tcassidy]]> https://libforum.vccs.edu/forum/thread-3380.html -------------------------------
Dear colleagues,
 
VIVA is thrilled to announce the launch of VIVA Open, an OER Commons website designed to support the open education efforts of Virginia faculty and higher education professionals:
https://vivaopen.oercommons.org/

VIVA Open will serve as a repository for VIVA Course Redesign Grant projects, and the Spring 2019 Cohort will be the first to populate the site with Virginia created and adopted open educational resources (OER). In addition to serving as a repository, VIVA Open supports the creation and adaptation of new OER, lesson plans, and courses through the resource and module builder tools. VIVA Open also contains VIVA Open Collaborations Hub – an online space to facilitate group collaboration and material discovery. Additionally, VIVA Open Curated Collections provides a listing of existing OER that serve a variety of disciplines.
 
VIVA Open is freely accessible to all, and users may register an account to create and submit resources, join groups, and save items found and/or evaluated within the collections. Future VIVA Open projects include a Course Mapping Hub that will provide a listing of OER suitable for high enrollment and Transfer Virginia courses. We’ll continue to update you as the site is populated with materials and as new trainings and tools are made available. We encourage you to explore what VIVA Open has to offer, and look forward to your feedback on this new resource. To get you started, please join the OER Champions group and share a link to your favorite OER. Lastly, please distribute this announcement widely to your networks!
 
For questions or feedback related to VIVA Open, please contact viva@gmu.edu.
 
Best –
Anne.
 
Anne C. Osterman
VIVA Director]]> -------------------------------
Dear colleagues,
 
VIVA is thrilled to announce the launch of VIVA Open, an OER Commons website designed to support the open education efforts of Virginia faculty and higher education professionals:
https://vivaopen.oercommons.org/

VIVA Open will serve as a repository for VIVA Course Redesign Grant projects, and the Spring 2019 Cohort will be the first to populate the site with Virginia created and adopted open educational resources (OER). In addition to serving as a repository, VIVA Open supports the creation and adaptation of new OER, lesson plans, and courses through the resource and module builder tools. VIVA Open also contains VIVA Open Collaborations Hub – an online space to facilitate group collaboration and material discovery. Additionally, VIVA Open Curated Collections provides a listing of existing OER that serve a variety of disciplines.
 
VIVA Open is freely accessible to all, and users may register an account to create and submit resources, join groups, and save items found and/or evaluated within the collections. Future VIVA Open projects include a Course Mapping Hub that will provide a listing of OER suitable for high enrollment and Transfer Virginia courses. We’ll continue to update you as the site is populated with materials and as new trainings and tools are made available. We encourage you to explore what VIVA Open has to offer, and look forward to your feedback on this new resource. To get you started, please join the OER Champions group and share a link to your favorite OER. Lastly, please distribute this announcement widely to your networks!
 
For questions or feedback related to VIVA Open, please contact viva@gmu.edu.
 
Best –
Anne.
 
Anne C. Osterman
VIVA Director]]>