AS TEXTBOOK ALTERNATIVES

OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE (OER) CONTENT PLAYLISTS

CREATING

John MakevichInstructional Design CoordinatorCollege of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, CA

Our SupportWork is supported by a U.S. DOE FIPSE

(Fund for Improvement of Post Secondary Education) Special Focus grant

2 year grant, $298000

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TODAY’S TEXTBOOKISMADEOF PAPER…

LOT’S OFPAPER.

Our GoalsGiven: 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 an infrastructure to be prepared for the post-textbook era, if it arises

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SPINNINGTOOBSCURITY?

So, what is a playlist?

Introduction text, learning

objectives and outcomes, etc.

Website with text/articles Media

(captioned)

Transition textAnother website

article/text

The Basic Idea is…The stuff is already out there…let’s use it!May be more sustainable than the process

of developing fully open textbooksCould a fusion of both techniques represents

the future of content delivery?Fundamentals of the technique are

familiarFaculty are accustomed to assembling

existing content already.This just makes it a more formal and

packaged process.

Where we are in the process…Grant started in October 2010, major

work beginning in late November 2010.Actively working with faculty on content

module production (media, text, etc.)Will begin playlist work this semester.How would we build one.............?

Questions? Contact:

John MakevichInstructional Design CoordinatorAdjunct Online Faculty of Earth Sciences

College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, CA

(661) 362-3102John.Makevich@canyons.edu