Category I: Adopt Newly Created OER Materials
- Compensation plan: 16 hours at non-instructional rate OR 2 days of 32 day plan OR .5 cr. hr. reassigned time
- Examples:
- Agree to adopt materials that have been newly created/selected
- Evaluate materials as you use them; note what needs to be fixed or changed
Category II: Curate and Adopt OER Materials
- Compensation plan: 32 hours at non-instructional rate OR 4 days of 32 day plan OR 1 cr. hr. reassigned time
- Examples:
- Identify existing OER materials
- Review materials to make sure they align with course outcomes, rigor, etc.
- Select and reorganize, merge chapters, etc. for custom fit
- Adopt selected (and customized) OER materials
Category III: Revise/Remix and/or Create New Supplemental Material
- Compensation plan: 64 hours at non-instructional rate OR 8 days of 32 day plan or 2 cr. hrs. reassigned time
- Examples:
- Edit existing chapters
- Add new materials from other sources
- Remove sections deemed not appropriate
- Bring together several openly licensed sources
- Create new supplemental materials to augment adopted OERs, such as test banks, presentations, videos, workbooks, etc.
Category IV: Creation and Development of New OER Materials
- Compensation plan: 128 hours at non-instructional rate OR 16 days of 32 day plan OR 4 cr. hrs. reassigned time
- Examples:
- Develop and create the majority of new content for open textbook or primary materials for a course
- Create accompanying supplemental materials such as test banks, lectures, lab manuals, presentations, videos