advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Jeff Davidson, Saylor Foundation Jeff Cohen & Mayra Lombera, 20 Million Minds
Foundation KQED ESL Work Voices
January 29, 2013
Using OER for Workforce Training & Job Search
Skills
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– Una Daly, moderator • Community College Outreach Director at
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Agenda
• CCCOER Introduction • Saylor’s Professional Development • 20 Million Mind’s Workforce Curricula • KQED ESL Workvoices • Next Webinar, February 26 • Q & A
CCCOER Mission
• Promote adoption of OER to enhance teaching and learning
– Expand access to education – Support professional development – Advance community college mission
Funded by the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
100+ Community & Technical College members in OCW Consortium
Community College Consortium for OER
Using Open & Free Resources for Workforce Training
• Professional Development OER
• Developing OER Workforce Curricula
• Student Voices in Workforce Programs & Free Lesson Plans
Clinton Global Initiative: Workforce Training
Jeff Davidson Strategic Initiatives Manager
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
THREE SECTIONS OF COURSES
WORKPLACE SKILLS
JOB SEARCH SKILLS
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE EDUCATION FREE
HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE EDUCATION FREE
WORKPLACE SKILLS
• COMPUTER SKILLS AND LITERACY
• PROFESSIONAL WRITING
• WORD PROCESSING (MicrosoG Office 10)
• SPREADSHEETS • TIME AND STRESS MANAGEMENT
HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE EDUCATION FREE
JOB SEARCH SKILLS
• JOB SEARCH SKILLS • RESUME WRITING
• INTERVIEWING SKILLS
• PROFESSIONAL ETIQUETTE
HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE EDUCATION FREE
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
SAMPLE COURSE: PAYROLL APPLICATIONS
• SKILL ORIENTED • LEARNING OUTCOME DRIVEN • THIRTY HOURS MORE COURSES TO BE BUILT
HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE EDUCATION FREE
NEXT PHASE: MULTICOURSE CERTIFICATES
MULTI-‐COURSE PROGRAM EXAMPLES • SALES • CUSTOMER SERVICE • PUBLIC RELATIONS / SOCIAL MEDIA
HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE EDUCATION FREE
FOLLOW UP ACTION ITEMS
• SUGGEST CAREER DEVELOPMENT NEEDS • PEER REVIEW AND DESIGN OPPORTUNITIES • PILOT A COURSE AT YOUR SCHOOL? CONTACT: [email protected]
Developing Workforce Curricula Jeff Cohen Textbook Guru Blogger
Mayra Lombera Outreach & Development Director
• Support the creation, sharing and affordability of quality textbooks
• Embrace technology disruption • Encourage new models which open access
to education
Goal: Increase Access and Decrease Costs
20 Million Minds OER Projects
• OpenStax College o 6 high quality OER books o All free at CNX.org
• Platform Development o Promise to remix, reuse and revise o 20MMix.org - Partner with Academic Pub o MeshBook.org - Partner with Dynamic Books
• Trusted Advisor Program o Work directly with grantees o Project management and support
C6 - West Hills Community College
• TAACCCT Grant recipient - 20 Million Dollars
• C6 Consortium represents 11 San Joaquin Valley community colleges
• Training for new careers while meeting specific needs in its fast-growing industries
• Medical, Manufacturing, and Green Energy • As part of the grant goal is to create as much
OER content as possible
The Process
1) Identify Potential Courses 2) Review current materials being used in class 3) Review potential OER materials already in
the market 4) Bring educators together to gauge interest 5) Develop an outline and objectives for the
course 6) Begin content development
The Process (con't)
7) Select a development and distribution platform
8) Bring Team together for "Hack" Event 9) Review, Revise, Edit 10) Upload into platform 11) Use in Class 12) Survey, Review, Revise, Edit
Case Study - LVN TO RN
TRANSITION
• Being used in 4 classes throughout the C6 • 6 week course • Current book costs over $80 per student • Estimated number of students - 120
Case Study - LVN TO RN TRANSITION • Development team broke the text down into
8 working modules • Included basic skills and all learning
objectives for the course • Worked with Creative Commons to
determine appropriate materials to meet the CC-BY requirement
• Wrote over half the materials from scratch, pulling key concepts and components from other work when necessary
Case Study - LVN TO RN TRANSITION
• Came to the event with work started
• Completed 80% of the book at the event
• Finished the book shortly after the event
• Began formatting & editing process of book
• Book began being used Jan 7, 2013
Case Study - LVN TO RN TRANSITION
• Chose the 20MMix Platform
• Student cost for online was under $7
• Students had print option for $25
• Book can be shared with any colleague teaching a similar course
LVN to RN - Next Steps
• Student Survey
• Faculty Survey
• Revise and Expand book based on feedback
• Share with other programs and grow adoptions
Takeaways • Biggest challenge is getting started
• Important to set a plan and adhere to it
• Don't expect to get it perfect the first time
• Ensure you know what you are getting into
• It takes much longer than expected
KQED Education Free ESL Resources for Educators Visit www.kqed.org/esl
Contact: Maxine Einhorn
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KQED Education ESL Resources • Media-rich curriculum and training for
educators in adult schools, community colleges and universities.
• Focus on media resources for ESL educators - that is using and making media.
• Media literacy and 21st century literacy
skills are core to our work.
KQED ESL Curriculum Projects
Free online resources in the following areas:
Health Financial Literacy
Green Jobs Eco-Literacy
New Media Literacies Immigration
Visit: www.kqed.org/esl
Featured Curriculum Projects
Work Voices – current project • Developed in partnership with a cohort of colleges and
adult schools in Silicon Valley. • Interview series with former ESL students, now
employed in vocational areas that offer possible career paths for immigrants.
• Starting in the health sector e.g. dental assistant,
radiologist, medical student…
• Other employment sectors will be jobs in green tech, in business and technology companies.
Work Voices modules will be tested in ESL classrooms and reviewed after student and instructor feedback.
Sample Work Voices
• Elia Ruano, Radiological Technologist http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAB3D01619BAB3D86
Work with KQED Education by…..
• Using these resources • Field testing curriculum • Developing curriculum • Suggesting themes/projects • Joining a focus group
Contact: Maxine Einhorn
February 26 Webinar The Evolving Role of Librarians in OER • Sheila Afnan Manns and Kande Mickelson
Maricopa Community College District
• Angela Secrest Houston Community College District
• Other Librarians
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Contact Information Una Daly [email protected] Jeff Davidson [email protected]
Jeff Cohen [email protected] Mayra Lombera [email protected] Maxine Einhorn [email protected]
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