Presented on 2/10/2015 in the Office for Faculty Excellence (OFE) at East Carolina University.

1. Joseph Thomas and Jeanne Hoover
Scholarlycomm@ecu.edu

2. Overview of the program
• Ten stipends of up to $1,000 will be awarded to faculty who are interested in
incorporating alternative texts into their classroom
• Goal: to reduce textbook costs for students
• Alternative textbooks include:
• Open textbooks like OpenStax
• Library subscription materials
• Other free resources
• Any combination of the resources above

3. Overview of the program
• Proposals are accepted until March 1, 2016
• Awarded faculty will by notified by April 1, 2016
• The pilot program is geared towards Fall 2016 classes
• Funded faculty will have librarian support to assist with identifying potential
course materials and/or copyright questions
• Awarded faculty agree to provide written feedback on their experiences of using
alternative textbooks and share their experience in a panel presentation during
Spring 2017 (if possible).
• New textbooks written as a result of the program be deposited in a repository

4. Eligibility
• Full time ECU faculty member teaching during 2016-2017
• Undergraduate and graduate courses are accepted
• Courses may be distance education or on-campus
• Extra weight is given to classes with 100 students or more, DE courses, and/or
ECU Foundation courses

5. Selection Criteria
• 100-300 word narrative describing your project goals, student outcomes, and
interest in using alternative texts
• Total number of students/cost savings for students
• Adoption of course materials by the start of fall 2016
• Course offered during fall 2016
• Creative Commons (CC) license for created materials
• Use of library subscription materials (if applicable)
• Sustainability of project after the awarded semester

6. Alternative Textbook Examples
• Open Educational Resources Research Guide: http://libguides.ecu.edu/oer
• Open textbooks: Open Textbook Library
• Open teaching materials: MERLOT
• Open resources: Project Gutenberg, National Academies Press
• Library subscription materials: Streaming Video databases
• Others

7. Questions?