Virginia's Academic Library Consortium

Inaugural Virginia OER Impact Award

SCHEV’s Open Virginia Advisory Committee (OVAC) is pleased to announce a call for nominations for the inaugural Virginia Open Educational Resource (OER) Impact Award. This award recognizes outstanding OER in Higher Education that have had a significant impact in Virginia classrooms.  
 
Nominated OER  will be evaluated based on the following criteria: 

• Virginia impact (such as: student success metrics, cost avoidance, classroom adoption, etc.) 
• Innovative pedagogical approaches leading to active and inclusive learning
• Contributions to Open Education by addressing a need or gap in the pre-existing literature and/or Virginia higher education
• Accessibility (WCAG 2.x AA compliant)

 
Creators of selected OER will be recognized formally online, via press release, and at an awards ceremony. Awardees will also receive a $2,000 honorarium, funded by VIVA, Virginia’s academic library consortium.  
 
Award Nominations (including self-nominations) will be made via form here: https://gmulibrary.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6yv0d0yi8hLZCRw. Following submission, SCHEV OVAC will review and select three OER to recognize in the pilot year. 
 
Creators of awarded projects will be expected to present their resources at an OVAC/VIVA sponsored online event, date TBD.
 
For more information about this award, please contact Liz Thompson at thomp3ea@jmu.edu.
 
Application deadline: 3/19/2025
Notifications: 4/30/2025
 
By SCHEV’s Open Virginia Advisory Committee