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VIVA RFP: Course Redesign / OER Creation Grant Program - tcassidy - 12-04-2018

I distributed the message below on behalf of VIVA to all VCCS college faculty, deans, and VPs/Provosts on 12/3/2018.
  • These grants are designed to empower Virginia faculty with the resources and time they need to redesign courses by swapping out expensive textbooks for open (OER/open educational resources), no cost, or library options. These materials may be adopted as is, adapted, or created from scratch.
  • Applications are due January 31st
  • Please promote this locally and refer all questions to the VIVA contact: viva@gmu.edu.
-Tara

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Colleagues,
 
The Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA), our academic library consortium in the Commonwealth of Virginia, is providing the following grant opportunity through its new Open and Affordable Course Content Committee (OACCC). Over its 25-year history, VIVA has focused on leveling the playing field for our students by ensuring access to the same core library collection for all students at Virginia public higher education institutions. Through this OACCC grant program, VIVA is extending its mission to address the affordability of course materials for our students.
 
We hope you will take advantage of this great opportunity, and look forward to working with you for the sake of our students. Please note the important dates and VIVA grant contact information below. Questions about the program may be submitted to viva@gmu.edu.
 
Tara Cassidy
Director of Library Services
Virginia's Community Colleges
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From: VIVA ANNOUNCE On Behalf Of Genya O'Gara
Subject: Request for Proposals: VIVA Course Redesign Grants (applications due January 31st)
 
Dear Colleagues,
(Apologies for duplication.)
 
We are excited to announce that our Request for Proposals for the first round of VIVA Course Redesign Grants is now open!  These grants are designed to empower Virginia faculty with the resources and time they need to redesign courses by swapping out expensive textbooks for open, no cost, or library options. These materials may be adopted as is, adapted, or created from scratch.    
 
This new program will award grants from $1,000-$30,000 to assist faculty members at any VIVA institution in transitioning to course materials available at no cost to students, such as open educational textbooks and/or library resources. Full or part-time faculty 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. Applications that include multi-institutional partnerships are encouraged. 
 
More information, including the full Request for Proposals, application details, and the evaluation rubric are available at http://vivalib.org/courseredesign.
 
Applications are due January 31, 2019, and award notification will take place on March 1, 2019.
 
Webinars will be held at the following times, and will include a general introduction to the grants, the application process, and a Q&A:  
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 Program
  • 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
  • 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). 
 
Questions about the program may be submitted to viva@gmu.edu.
 
Sincerely,
Genya
 
Genya O’Gara
VIVA Deputy Director
George Mason University
4400 University Drive, MSN 2FL
Fairfax, VA  22030
(703) 993-4654
gogara@gmu.edu