I am leading a Virginia Academic Library Consortium (VIVA) Course Redesign Grant. The goal of the VIVA Course Redesign Grant program is: “to make textbook and course materials free to students by empowering faculty with the resources and time they need to redesign their curricula using open, library, or no cost resources.” In this grant cycle, VIVA received 41 applications from across the state, with 11 receiving funding.
The project will adapt currently available pre-college composition materials, and create new materials as needed, for non-native English speaking students.
SPRING 2021 – ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY AND COURSE DESIGN
- Review available OER resources – https://vivaopen.oercommons.org/hubs/viva
- Review materials already curated
- Prepare course outline
- Creation/adaptation of materials according to the course outline
SUMMER 2021 – PEER REVIEW PHASE
- Review of course by outside reviewers
- Revision of materials/course outline
FALL 2021 – PILOT PHASE
- Pilot of OER materials – identify participating faculty (ideally 1-2 per campus)
- Weekly consultations with participating faculty
SPRING 2022 – EVALUATION PHASE
- Write evaluation report of pilot
Breana Bayraktar 