The application form for this program will be accessible only to UNM employees and it is open during the summer and early fall of each year.
Before you submit your documents, consider meeting with the OER Librarian for a consultation or attend an informational session.
You can also receive program updates by sharing your email address and joining our mailing list. We'll keep you informed of OER initiatives and events at UNM!
The University of New Mexico Open Textbook Pilot Program (OTP) is a university-sponsored professional development program designed to support faculty with the adoption, adaptation, and creation of OER materials into their courses as a way to increase student success. OER work, particularly OER authorship and development, can require additional effort on the part of instructors, so this program was created to support their work.
This program aims to:
Faculty interested in participating in the Open Textbook Pilot (OTP) at UNM can complete the following directions:
The Open Educational Resources Librarian, located in Zimmerman's DISC office, is ready to offer support! She offers workshops, consultations and online resources to help instructors design or redesign their course. We would be happy to brainstorm ideas to develop your proposal!
You can find examples of previous successful proposals below.
Faculty interested in applying will be able to attend any of the three online informational sessions hosted by the OER Librarian. The first two sessions will be informational about OER in general and this program specifically. The final session will be held in a Q&A format for interested applicants. The dates and times are listed below, and each bulleted item links to the each events' registration page:
Down below, you will find a recording of the first OER Informational Session on September 11th, 2024.
To support faculty development and integration of quality, open-access materials into UNM courses. The sections below describe the types of fundable OTP Projects. In addition to these descriptions, you can also determine the scope of your project, using the information located on the OER Scoping and Workflow page.
The following types of projects may be submitted for funding.
Where an existing open textbook or course materials is available for adoption and can be integrated into a UNM course without significant revision or additions. Faculty will integrate the newly adopted materials, similar to adopting and integrating any new textbook into an existing UNM course, but without publisher support.
Where a single suitable textbook or course materials is not available to meet the needs of a course, but multiple existing texts or sets of OER materials can be adapted, combined, compiled and integrated into a course, as above, with slight to moderate changes to the original content.
Where suitable texts or existing materials cannot be readily adapted, combined, compiled, and integrated into an existing course, without significant modifications or additions. Faculty may develop a textbook or course materials to meet the needs of a course by:
OER Grant Program @ UNM by Jennifer Jordan is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Faculty can refer to the following Faculty Guide for more details on adopting, adapting, and creating OER in addition to chapters on open and anti-racist pedagogy.