Hello Everyone,

Open BCIT has posted a current call for open education grant proposals. We want to award these grants in mid-June, so the call is open for just two weeks, until Monday, June 13.

We have two types of grants this year – and OER development grant and a course transformation micro-grant to switch a course to ZTC and/or incorporate OEP.

Please share this information with colleagues and consider applying yourself. Details below.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Best, Lin

Open Education Grants 2022/23

OER Development Grants (up to $5,000)

Develop openly licensed learning materials:

· make substantial revisions to existing OER (open educational resources) to better suit class subject matter and learning outcomes

· create an openly licensed learning resource in any category or format (eg. textbook, videos, manual, question or test bank)

The LTC and the Library can provide some support for funded grant projects.

These funds are usually distributed as part-time studies contracts so are subject to tax and benefits deductions.

The call for proposals will close Monday, June 13.

GRANT APPLICATION FORM

Open Education Course Transformation Micro-Grants ($500)

Transform a current or new course to include one or both of the following:

· ZTC (zero textbook costs): replace learning materials currently used in the course that students pay for (eg. textbooks, lab manuals, readings) with materials that are free for students (eg. OER, freely available information such as government documents, and/or BCIT Library materials)

· OEP (open education practices/pedagogy): incorporate substantive OEP into the course.

A short student survey and final report is required.

Support from the Library and the Learning and Teaching Centre is available:

· to consult with a Librarian to help with a search for OER and other free-to-use learning materials

· to consult with an Instructional Development Consultant to help determine appropriate open practices that match the subject matter and learning outcomes of the course

These funds are distributed as part-time studies contracts so are subject to tax and benefits deductions.

The call for proposals will close Monday, June 13.

GRANT APPLICATION FORM