Sept 18, 2015Unless otherwise indicated, this presentation is licensed CC-BY 4.0
Jeff Janowick, LansingKari Richards, Lansing
Tina Ulrich, Northwestern Michigan Preston Davis, Northern Virginia
Quill West, Pierce, WALisa Young, Scottsdale AZ
Community College OER Panel
Welcome
Moderator: Una DalyDirector of Curriculum Design & College Outreach
Open Education Consortium
Image: cc-by-3.0 licensed by Jonasthmello, UNESCO website for OER Global logo in other languages
Agenda
• Open Education Overview• 6 OER Project Overviews• Audience Questions• Final Remarks
What is Open Education?• The open sharing of digital learning
materials, tools, and practices that ensures free access to and legal adoption of learning resources
U.S. Open Government Commitment 2014
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Increasing Cross-Institutional Collaboration
“Universities are joining consortia to combine resources or to align themselves strategically with innovation”
“Emerging consortia are founded with the express purpose of helping institutions continuously adopt best practices for digital learning.
New Horizon Report 2015
Community of PracticeA group of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.
Etienne Wenger
Hundreds of higher education institutions & organizations committed to advancing open education and its
impact globally.
Open Education Consortium
• Expand access to high-quality open education materials• Support faculty choice and development• Improve student success
Community College Consortiumfor OER (CCCOER)
http://oerconsortium.org
Come In, We're Open gary simmons cc-by-nc-sa flickr
Fall 2015 Webinars• Sept 9: Finding and Adopting OER with OpenStax, CanvasCommons, & Saylor
• Oct 14: OER and Accessibility with PhET Simulations & the BCcampus Toolkit
• Dec 2: OER and Competency-based Learning
Archived webinars at http://oerconsortium.org and OEC youtube channel
250+ Colleges in 21 States & Provinces
Michigan Community
Colleges Online, Bay
College
Join CCCOER
• Monthly webinars featuring OER thought leaders• Access to community of OER experts & practitioners• Find & adopt open textbook workshops• Understanding open licenses• Designing for online accessibility• Faculty and student surveys• Opportunities to collaborate across the world
OER History Course
Jeff JanowickHistory ProfessorCo-chair Competitiveness and Innovation
Diary of an OER first-timer
OER German Course
Kari RichardsFaculty Chair, Foreign LanguagesGerman Professor, Adjunct
COMMUNITY OUTREACH: EXPLORING FOREIGN LANGUAGE OER
WITH HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS
REGINA GONGManager of Library Technical Services & Systems
CHUCK PAGEReference and Instruction Librarian
SPRING 2016FRENCH 115 – Conversational French IInstructor: Darcy Ebert
GERMAN 115 – Conversational German IInstructor: Charlotte Steiner
SPANISH 115 – Conversational Spanish IInstructor: Sara Bostwick
OER Pilot Project
Tina UlrichDirector of Library Services
OER Pilot Project● $5,000 Innovation grant
from NMC Foundation
● 10 instructors teach one of their courses using all free materials
● Each get an IPad or $500
● Evaluate at the end and make recommendations for future
Pierce Open Pathways
Quill WestOER Project ManagerPresident, CCCOER
Institutional Commitment Increased Access Innovative Learning
OER Associate Degree
Dr. Preston DavisDirector, Extended Learning InstituteVP, CCCOER Partnerships
Faculty, IDs and Librarians using free/open digital
content
NOVA’s Online OER ProgramNOVA’s Extended Learning Institute (ELI) offers 40 Digital Open online classes with two complete AS degree tracks with zero textbook costs for students!
•English – ENG 111, ENG 112, ENG 123, ENG 125•College Math – MTH 151, MTH 152, MTH 157, MTH 277•Science – PHY 201, PHY 202, BIO 231, BIO 251•History – HIS 121, HIS 122•Communications – CST 110•Physical Education – PED 116•Economics – ECO 201, ECO 202•Student Development – SDV 100•Information Technology – ITE 115, ITD 132, ITD 160•Humanities – REL 100, MUS 121•Fine Arts – ART 101, ART 102, ART 115, ART 116, ART 117, ART 142, ART 151•Social/Behavioral Sciences – HIS 262, PSY 200, SOC 200
A Team Effort● Access - Over 8000 students have
taken a course in our OER program since fall 2013, with access to free/open digital content;
● Affordability – NOVA students enrolled in OER courses in the ELI Open Educational Resources AS program have saved over $1.2 Million;
● Student Success – The overall student success rates in the pilot OER-based courses was 9% higher than the overall success rate for the equivalent textbook-based courses!
Maricopa Millions
Dr. Lisa YoungFaculty Director, Center for Teaching & Learning,Maricopa Millions Co-DirectorVP, CCCOER Professional Development
Questions??
@MaricopaOER
Textbooks comprise about 30% of college expenses in Arizona
MCCCD OER Steering Teammeets twice each month
established Fall 2013
OER STRATEGIC PLAN
9 Faculty
2 Presidents
MCLI
VP & Deans
Instructional Designers
IT
Library Faculty
Executive Sponsor
http://sha3teely.com/?p=128
Grant – funded OER Courses
Business Psychology
Chemistry English
Reading
Biology
Social Work
Health Science
http://collegeopentextbooks.ning.com/
Creating OER Awareness and Increasing Adoption
• Presentations• Call for OER Grants• Dialogue Days• Department Meetings• “Water Cooler”
Discussions• Promotional Items• CTLs• College Librarieshttp://www.skmurphy.com/startup-stages/scaling-up-stage/
Questions??
@MaricopaOER
Questions for the Panelists
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Final Remarks
Thank you for participating!
Contact info: Jeffrey Janowick <[email protected]>Kari Richards <[email protected]>
Lisa Young <[email protected]>"Davis, Preston" <[email protected]>Quill West <[email protected]>
Tina Ulrich <[email protected]>Una Daly <[email protected]>
