act globally, think openly - itc elearning 2012
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This was a presentation given by James Glapa-Grossklag, Una Daly, and John Makevich at the ITC eLearning Conference in Long Beach, CA (February 2012)TRANSCRIPT
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Think Globally, Act Openly:Multiple Approaches to Open
Educational Resources
James Glapa- Grossklag and John Makevich, College of the Canyons,
Una Daly, Open CourseWare Consortium
E-Learning Long Beach, February 20, 2012
Session Overview
Introduction to Open Educational Resources
What are they?
What are the motivations to use OER?
Who is engaging in OER? Examples of OER projects in community colleges
Creating OER Playlists
College Open Textbooks Getting involved in the Open Education
movement
Many Flavors of Open
• Open Educational Resources aka OER• OpenCourseWare aka OCW• Open Textbooks • Open Acces Journals• Open Source (Code)
OER Defined
Digitized materials offered freely and openly for educators, students and self-learners to use and re-use for teaching, learning and research
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 2007
Why Practice Openness?
Institutional Mission
“The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and …. The Institute is committed to generating, disseminating, and preserving knowledge ….”
The Community College Mission
Why Practice Openness?
• Reduce student costs• Collaborate across disciplines• Improve learning• Leverage taxpayer investments
in education• Scale education
Community CollegeOER Project
OER Playlists at College of the Canyons
• We gratefully acknowledge the support of a U.S. Department of Education FIPSE (Fund for Improvement of Post Secondary Education) Special Focus grant
Why?
Consider this example:– Student spends $200 on a textbook for a course
and $30 on a textbook supplement• SUBTOTAL = $230
– Course• 3 units• Current cost per unit = $36• Cost of course itself = $108
– In this scenario, the textbook and supplement represent more than half of the overall cost of the course!
Our Projects’ Goals
• Accepting that the textbook provides structure and content
1. Focus on creation of supplemental materials and rental of existing texts
2. Develop playlists of academic content to either supplement or replace textbooks
3. Prepare some potential models of content delivery to be prepared for the post-textbook era
Adaptation?
Flickr, AdamL212
What is a playlist?
Introductory text, learning outcomes, unit objectives, etc.
Website with text/articles
MediaTransition text
Another website article/text
Transition text
Why consider playlists?
• Open content is already out there• Could playlist development be an easier process
to sustain than textbook development?– A fusion of both playlist and open textbook
approaches?• Fundamentals of the technique are familiar
– Faculty are accustomed to assembling existing content already (think learning units in a course management system)
– We aim to make it a more formal process
Community CollegeOpen Textbook
Online Community
College Open Textbooks
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• Empower Faculty to – Find– Select – Adopt – Share
High quality, accessible open textbooks
Funded by William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
An open textbook is…
• Modifiable by the instructor– Digital, Modular– Creative Commons
• Low cost to the students– Free online– Printable for free or low cost
paper bound copies ($10-$60)
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Collaborative Model
• Online Community of Practice– 1100 members
• Train-the-trainer Program• 750+ Open Textbook Catalog
– Peer Reviews– Accessibility Reviews
• Open Textbook Adopter communities
Sustainability Adopter Communities
• Small Grants• Increase Adoptions• Encourage Reuse
– Ancillaries
• Collaboration– Faculty and students
• Collect Best Practices & Replicate
Eight Adopter CommunitiesCommunity Faculty Student
sInstitutions
Chemistry 4 190 Community College and University
Educational Psych.
4 100 2 Universities and a College
American Govt. 4 1000 State University
Business Comm.
5 180+ Community College
Physics 2 120+ 6 Community Colleges
Algebra 4 -> 40 1500 Community College
Water Management
2 80+ 6 Community Colleges in Consortium, Water Districts
Indigenous People’s Reader
2 160 Community College
TOTALS: 27 3200+ 4 Universities & 17 Colleges
Community CollegeConsortium for OER
Open Courseware Consortium
Give Community College Voice
• Dr. Martha Kanter, founder– Foothill-De Anza College District, 2007
• Open Courseware merger 2011
Funded by William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Why Join theCCCOER-OCW?
• Information: Stay in the loop on
issues in open education.
• Collaboration: Participate in community, attend webinars, join the advisory board.
• Collective Visibility: Gain global exposure through OCWC’s website and shared media exposure.
• Direction: Provide direct input to OCWC’s focus on community colleges.
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CCCOER Priorities 2012
• Grow the Community• Educational Outreach• Online Resources for Faculty
– http://oerconsortium.org
• Conferences & Meet-ups• Research & Grant Opportunities• Partnerships for Sustainability
Help Us Grow CCCOER-OCW
MonthlyEducation Webinars
Month Topic
January 31 Open Math Home Assessment Systems
February 28 Writing Commons: Open Textbook Community
March Fostering OER-friendly policies at your college
April Finding and Selecting high-quality OER
May Open Course Library : Public Speaking
June Peer and Accessibility Reviews of OER
Open Education Week openeducationweek.org
March 5-10, 2012
• Live webinars– worldwide
• Pre-recorded short videos (captions)
• Innovations 2012 Reception– Cathy Casserly, CEO Creative Commons
Open Courseware Consortium
Sustainability of Open Policy• Education is about sharing
– Maximize the investments we are already making on learning resources
• Sharing provides benefits back– Improvements, new partners, translations,
opportunities …
From Creative Commons Store
Invites you toOpen Education Policy
withCable Green
Director of Global Learning Creative Commons
Tuesday, February 21 7:30-8:30 am
Long Beach Westin Grill“no-host breakfast”
Contact informationJames Glapa-Grossklag, DeanEducational Technology, Learning Resources, & Distance LearningCollege of the [email protected]
John MakevichDirector, Distance and Accelerated LearningCollege of the [email protected]
Una DalyCommunity College Outreach ManagerOpenCourseWare [email protected]
Community CollegeConsortium forOpen Educational Resources (CCCOER)
Una DalyCommunity College Outreach Manager
OpenCourseWare [email protected]
James Glapa-GrossklagCollege of the Canyons
President, CCCOER Advisory [email protected]