Join our OER/ZTC Cohort

Are you interested in making your course ZTC?

We are excited to announce funding for Fall 2024 OER/ZTC Projects to be implemented for Fall 2025 courses!

Ready to get started or take the next step in making your course(s) Zero Text Cost (ZTC)? 

Complete the Fall 2024 OER/ZTC Project Proposal Form

Please read through the descriptions and deliverables below to help you select which project option you'd like to complete.

Option A: Complete the OER and Equity Basics - Self-paced Online Course

New to OER? This is the perfect way to get started! Open to all instructors (full and part-time) that would like to learn about equity in OER, open licensing, open pedagogy, accessibility, curation of resources, and research about how OER affects student success.

• Complete the OER and Equity Basics self-paced online course

• Pass the course module quizzes and final assessment

• Estimated number of hours: 8 hours of online, asynchronous work in Canvas

• $500 one-time stipend

Option B: Re-mix an OER and OER Curation and Creation

For instructors who have already completed the OER and Equity Basics online course (option A) and are now ready to take the next step with going ZTC. Re-mix and/or curate/create OER content following the 5R Open Course Design Framework that encourages faculty to: retain, reuse, revise, remix, and redistribute content for education purposes. This project can be worked on over the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters, as long as the course is ZTC for the Fall 2025 schedule. 

Choose between a Small OER Project or Medium/Large OER Project (described below).

B1: Small OER Project - Revise/Re-mix

• Revise or Re-mix existing OER materials for use in making your class ZTC

• Estimated number of hours: 16 hours

• $1,000 one-time stipend

B2: Medium-Large OER Project - Author

• Author new OER content or supplemental materials. Augment existing OER content such as homework, test banks, PowerPoint presentations slides, videos, lab manuals, images, etc.

• Share your OER content

• Estimated number of hours: 32 hours

• $2,000 one-time stipend

Notes: 

• Options A and B can be done during the same semester; however, Option A must be completed before Option B is started. 

• We are looking for 10 projects from across various disciplines, with priority for courses that are not currently offered as ZTC. We will also consider proposals aimed at enhancing existing OER/ZTC projects, whether through the addition of new content, improving accessibility, or expanding the reach and impact of current resources.

• Priority will be given to Project Proposal Forms submitted by October 10, 2024.

Questions? 

Please reach out to OER/ZTC Faculty Cohort Lead, Lisa Ulibarri (lulibarri@chabotcollege.edu). You can also contact Chabot OER Leads Cristina Moon (cmoon@chabotcollege.edu), John Chan (jchan@chabotcollege.edu), and/or your division OER mentor.

New - OER/ZTC Office Hours! 

Get your questions answered live by one of the OER project leads or division mentors.

Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86305098630 

Schedule below.