VIVA | Course Mapping HubThe VIVA Course Mapping Hub provides a listing of OER selected and aligned to high enrollment courses at select Virginia higher education institutions. The hub was originally labeled the VCCS Transfer Course Mapping Hub because of its focus on curating and mapping OER to VCCS transfer courses through the Transfer Virginia iniaitive. Later project developments included identifying equivalent courses at Virginia public 4-year and private non-profit institutions through the Transfer Virginia search tool, Where Will My Course Transfer, and course tags from a wider range of institutions were added to the OER. Most of the OER have been reviewed by Virginia faculty to determine their suitability for the VCCS transfer courses using three indicators: the quality of the explanation of the subject matter, comprehensiveness, and cultural representation. All faculty reviewed OER are identified with a Faculty Reviewed seal in the item record.
Once curation for a discipline is complete, Virginia faculty are invited to review OER for the quality of explanation of the subject matter, comprehensiveness, and cultural relevance in consideration for the courses they have been mapped to. An endorsement is applied to faculty-reviewed OER and standardized comments are shared through the hub. Faculty reviews of curated OER are an essential component to the project as faculty bring expertise and deep understanding of the curriculum and course materials that support student learning. The reviews also provide an opportunity to engage with a cohort of faculty from varying Virginia higher education institutions on their experiences reviewing OER.