As someone who is trying to find ways to uplift and support faculty (no matter the size or shape of their #OER work), I'm especially excited to hear about this team's project! https://sched.co/270KH

Katya and David start by underlining the real importance of this work: we can't do any work with #OER without the faculty who make, use, and sustain that work. And faculty recognition is one way we can make that importance clear.

Reports have shown that faculty have difficulty communicating the impact of their work, of getting credit for their work with #OER, and this lack of support and recognition leads people to burnout and less participation.

We have seem some success, though, David notes, particularly when we focus on the storytelling aspect of communicating the impact of work with #OER. When we take this approach, faculty feel more connected and supported.

Katya is now sharing the method that they've developed to support and uplift faculty doing #OER work at NCSU. #OpenEd25

Each of the "pit stops" on this road or process can come about in many different ways. You need to approach it based on your community, your institution, and your faculty. But connecting with them on an individual level is the important piece here. #OpenEd25

At the same time, you need to assess your capacity and what you can do to recognize people and the work they have done--and the work they have done will be diverse and unique and perhaps difficult to describe!

At NCSU, much of faculty work is only seen as "valued" when it can be tied to promotion and tenure expectations. So looking at those guidelines can be valuable as well. For example, helping get data on page views, downloads, or press mentions about the #OER work they have accomplished.

Awards of appreciation, signed by the Dean of the libraries at NCSU, is one way that the team has highlighted faculty. They've published featured articles.& they've made a concerted effort to spotlight not just "high-savings" projects, but also innovative projects like those that use VR or OEP