Ferris OER Boost: Igniting Open Learning Innovations and Other OER Activities at Ferris State University

Guidelines/Expectations for Participants

All

• Completion of survey/reflection document
• Distribution of a student survey
• Information necessary for assessment
• Release for the OER group to share/publicization your participation
• Open resource is easily accessible by students (easy to find)

Create participants

• Publication of the deliverable with a Creative Commons license
• Deliverable will be uploaded to an open repository
• Acknowledgement of the support received by the funding party
• Deliverable will be proofread or copyedited
• Deliverable meets accessibility standards
• Deliverable is available within agreed upon timeframe

From New Mexico:

Recipient Expectations

Below is a list of expectations for award recipients. Please read carefully before applying. 

• Throughout the process, update the program administrators about your progress either through periodic check-ins (virtual, email, or one-on-one) or engage with the OER Community of Practice that will meet several times a year.
• Write a final grant report that includes a narrative summarizing the challenges and accomplishments of your experience creating/finding/using the materials, the impact on your teaching, the impact on students and their performance, and lessons learned. 
• Agree to share the results of your project with other faculty in your Department and the campus via meetings, workshops, or promotional materials. 
• Circulate a qualitative and quantitative survey to all of your students at the end of the first semester you utilize the materials. 
• Provide a copy of the revised syllabus or course outline used for the class. 
• Participate in long-range assessments of the Open Education Initiative.
• On materials developed for a UNM course, apply an appropriate Creative Commons license of the grantee’s choice.
• Agree to potentially participate on the review committee for future applications. 

• From SUNY Broome
• Follow college and SUNY guidelines and definitions of OER
• Meet with OER program lead to ensure course is in compliance with SUNY guidelines and definitions
• Have department chair approval
• Have course listed as OER in Banner
• Continue to use OER for three years

Guidelines/Expectations for FLITE & FCTL

• FLITE and FCTL will provide application information sessions.
• FLITE and FCTL will provide a student survey for distribution.
• FLITE and FCTL will assist with helping locate existing OER materials.
• FLITE and FCTL will provide information on Creative Commons licensing and copyright.
• FLITE and FCTL will assist with publication of deliverable on a preferred platform.
• FLITE and FCTL will assist with distribution of deliverable into open repositories.
• FLITE and FCTL will assist with knowledge of accessibility standards.
• FLITE and FCTL will assist with helping find proofreaders, copyeditors, or illustrators.
• FLITE and FCTL will NOT assist with proofreading, copy editing, illustrations, finding open images