UTSA Libraries is pleased to announce it will again offer faculty two grants, Faculty Teaching in the Archives (FTIA) and Adopt-a-Free Textbook, designed to enhance teaching and directly support the success of UTSA students. The application period is now open for UTSA faculty members interested in applying for one or both grants. The deadline for submitting applications for either grant is March 18. The FTIA grant from UTSA Special Collections encourages instructors to design or stimulate courses with unique content from UTSA archives. The Adopt-a-Free Textbook grants enable faculty to adopt or create free Open Educational Resources (OER) textbooks as the primary textbooks in their courses. Courses that adopt OER provide the university’s largely first-generation and diverse student body with equal access to their books regardless of socioeconomic status.
