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Fellowship Grants
The RAIL Fellowship is a semester-long commitment and affords opportunity for faculty, as follows:
Faculty Fellows will:
Commit to adapting or creating an open access learning resource (a.k.a. OER) and/or adopting no-cost open access learning resources and/or affordable alternatives (total cost per student per course of less than $30) for a course;
Participate in recommended educational development and other available opportunities offered either through the College or externally;
Work consultatively with the Discovery, Systems, and Digital Strategies Librarian to develop an alternate learning resources strategy and to assess its effectiveness in accomplishing course objectives;
Work collaboratively with other fellows, mentors, and fellowship partners on best practices, policy recommendations, advocacy, and research.
Conduct assessment of the students in their class relating to the new required course materials, their academic performance, and other metrics as agreed upon by the fellowship mentors and partners.
Deliver a syllabus that uses only open and/or other no- or low-cost materials (representing less than $30 total per student per course).
Grants will be awarded as follows:
$100-$250 for adoption
$500-$750 for adaptation
$1,000 for creation