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OER @ JCCC

Open Educational Resources are an option supported at Johnson County Community College. Learn more about OER and related resources here.

OER Stipend Application

JCCC is awarding stipends for faculty who implement OER into their courses. Awards vary in size based on 

  • Amount of original work
  • The materials’ significance in scope and size to the proportion of overall course materials
  • The movement of the course to zero student cost.

Stipends range from $150 - $3000 (see Rubric) and are evaluated as received. The annual limit for awards varies based on funding and applications received.

What is OER?

“Open Educational Resources are teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and repurposing by others. OER include full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to support access to knowledge.” - Hewlett Foundation

Who is Eligible

Any faculty member implementing OER into a course that will be replacing course material associated with a cost to students. 

What is Eligible

This can include traditionally published textbooks and publisher-provided materials like test banks, slides, handouts, manuals, guides, videos, entire LMS modules or courses, and similar content.