Apply for an OER Grant
The Fanshawe Open Education Grant Program provides funding and support to faculty interested in adapting or creating Open Educational Resources (OER). OER are “teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under a license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others” (Hewlett Foundation).
OER can include various resources, such as textbooks, videos, lab manuals, instructor resources, interactive objects, and slide decks. This program supports using OER to benefit teaching and learning by enhancing equal access to learning resources, reducing student costs, and promoting flexibility in teaching.
The OER grant process is open to currently employed faculty (part-time, partial-load, and full-time) with an idea to develop open resources to be used in a Fanshawe College course with the support of their academic manager.
Applications for the Summer 2025 semester are now open!
Applications will be received until January 31, 2025.
Process
To start the process, please follow the steps listed below.
- Step 1: Complete the Fanshawe OER Scan Request Form to have an environmental scan prepared of current open resources that will meet your course needs.
- Step 2: Review the results of the environmental scan to determine suitability.
- If an open resource exists that meets your course needs, you can adopt it. Review the Adopt OER page for more guidance.
- If no open resources meet your needs, you can apply for a grant to develop either a customized resource based on some existing open content or create a brand-new resource. Proceed to step 3 below.
- Step 3: Complete the online application form to apply for a grant. This form utilizes Microsoft Power Automate, meaning the form will be immediately sent to your Academic Manager for approval. Please speak with your manager before submitting the application form.
NOTE: Please use this Microsoft Word version if you prefer to work on your application in draft before submitting it to the online form.
You will be asked to submit a Development Plan with your application.
If you need assistance, please contact the OER Design Studio at oer@fanshawec.ca. The Development plan is an aid to map out your new resource’s overall structure.
Criteria
The following criteria will be considered during the evaluation process:
- Feasibility of timeline and project objectives, including a plan for sustainability (updates etc.)
- Impact on students: number of students and cost savings, availability for underserved or diverse groups, and potential for OER reuse
- Plan for measuring learners’ experience with the OER and project success
- Subject or disciplinary area (not already served by an existing OER)
Grant Success
Successful applicants will be notified by email. Recipients will be asked to attend the project’s kick-off training and regular check-in meetings. Recipients may also be invited to participate in events related to open education to help promote the use of OER at Fanshawe.
Please contact your academic manager to confirm your participation in the OER project. Full-time faculty will be granted offload time during the semester of the approved grant. Part-time faculty will be issued a curriculum development contract. The cost of the development time will be charged back to the library. You can reach out to the Director of the Library with further questions.
Congratulations to the following grant recipients.
Winter 2022 Grant Recipients
Susan Loosley, School of Community Studies
- Open Textbook: Child Maltreatment: An Introductory Guide & Case Studies
German Gutierrez, School of Language and Liberal Studies
- Open Textbook: Basic Spanish Language and Culture
Debra Patterson, Kinlin School of Business
- Open Textbook: Strategic Project Management
Linda Whitehead, School of Community Studies
Sheryl Third, School of Community Studies
- Open Textbook: Reflective Practice in Early Years Education
Robin Frkovic, School of Community Studies
- Open Textbook: Empowering Unique Learners for College Success
Sharmistha Nag, Kinlin School of Business
- Open Textbook and Resources: Microeconomics
Laura Westmaas, School of Language and Liberal Arts
- Open Textbook: Psychology, Communication and the Canadian Workplace
Iuliia Kau, Kinlin School of Business
- Open Textbook: Global Value Chain
Colin Robertson, School of Tourism, Hospitality and Culinary Arts
- Open Textbook: Marketing for Golf Management
Spring 2022 Grant Recipients
Debra Patterson, Kinlin School of Business
- Open Textbook: MGMT-6048 Strategic Project Management Theory and Practice
Rob Foster, School of Tourism, Hospitality and Culinary Arts
- Open Textbook: BUSI-1063 Business Fundamentals for the Golf & Club Industry
Laura Westmaas, School of Language and Liberal Arts
- Open Textbook: PSYC-6006 Conflict Management
Domenic Spilotro, Health Sciences
- Open Textbook: MATH-1024 Pre-Health Math 1
Valerie Watts, Kinlin School of Business
- Open Textbook: METH-7022 Introduction to Statistics
Lianne Gallie & Connie Palmer, Kinlin School of Business
- Open Textbook: Human Resources for Operations Managers
Laura Radtke, Kinlin School of Business
- Open Textbook: Principles of Leadership & Management
Fall 2022 Grant Recipients
Domenic Spilotro, Health Sciences
- Open Textbook: Pre-Health Math 2
Winter 2023 Grant Recipients
Kristen Cavanagh, Kinlin School of Business
- Open Textbook: Strategies for Success
Sharmistha Nag, Kinlin School of Business
- Open Textbook: Macroeconomics
Margaret Dancy, Kinlin School of Business
- Open Textbook: Introduction to Business Math
Margaret Dancy & Valerie Watts, Kinlin School of Business
- Open Test bank: Financial Math
Debbie Patterson, Kinlin School of Business
- Open Textbook: Human Resources Management – 3rd edition
Stacey Swartz, Kinlin School of Business
- Zero Cost Course Pack: Customer Relationship Marketing
Summer 2023 Grant Recipients
Josie Olaveson, School of Tourism, Hospitality and Culinary Arts
- Open Textbook: Human Resources for Food Processing
Yvonne Drasovean, School of Health Sciences
Lina Manuel, Kinlin School of Business
- Open Textbook: Experiential Marketing: Collaborating with Community Partners through Live Client Projects
Barbara Jackson & Sheryl Third, School of Community Studies
- Open Textbook: Holistic Care and Wellness in Early Years Settings
Dhaval Motwani, Kinlin School of Business
- Open Textbook: Sales and Leadership Management
Laura Radtke, Kinlin School of Business
- Open Textbook: Talking Business
Tara Lawrence & Wayne Miller, School of Health Sciences & St.Thomas / Elgin Regional Campus
- Open Textbook: Pre-health Science Pathways to Success
Valerie Watts & Mimi Dancy, Kinlin School of Business
- Open Textbook: Business and Financial Math (degree program)
Trevor Medeiros, Kinlin School of Business
- Slide Decks for Microeconomics
Fall 2023 Grant Recipients
Tara Lawrence, School of Health Sciences
- Open Textbook: Health Program Information 2
Carrie Fraser Kinlin School of Business
- Open Textbook: Organizational Business Communication
Debra Patterson, Kinlin School of Business
- Open Textbook: Human Resources Management
Winter 2024 Grant Recipients
Allison Menegoni, School of Community Studies
- Open Textbook: Recreation and Leisure Planning
Linda Howie, Kinlin School of Business
- Business Ethics
Summer 2024 Grant Recipients
Sharon Wang, Kinlin School of Business
- Financial Math
Azim Abbas & Larry Watson, Kinlin School of Business
- Risk Management
Azim Abbas & Seyed Goosheh, Kinlin School of Business
- Operations Management
Kari Moreland, Language and Liberal Studies
- Exploring Nature
Melanie Hapke, Kinlin School of Business
- Recruitment and Selection
Fall 2024 Grant Recipients
Sabine Milz, Language and Liberal Studies
- Introductory German
