Please join the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER) for a free and open webinar on OER Adoption to Scale. A panel of OER college leaders from Arizona, California, Virginia, and Washington states will share how they grew their OER projects into successful multi-disciplinary programs with full OER degree pathways.
Hear about lessons learned from building OER teams of faculty, staff, and students to expand access and improve learning outcomes. There will be time at the end for you to ask questions of the panelists.
Date: Wed, March 9, Time: 10 am PST, 1:00 pm EST
Featured Speakers:
James Glapa-Grossklag, Dean of Educational Technology, Learning Resources and Distance Learning at College of the Canyons presenting the Social Studies OER Pathway project.
Paul Golisch, CIO & Dean of Information Technology at Paradise Valley College Maricopa County, AZ presenting the district-wide Maricopa Millions Project
Quill West, OER Project Manager at Pierce College District, WA presenting the Pierce Open Pathways degree.
Preston Davis, Director of Instructional Services, ELI at Northern Virginia Community College presenting the OER-based General Education Project.
Richard Sebastian, Director of Teaching and Learning Technologies, the Virginia Community College System presenting the statewide Z-23 Project.
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OER Adoption to Scale - Highights from Four States
1. OER Adoption to Scale:
Highlights from Four States
Paul Goslisch, Maricopa College District, AZ
James Glapa-Grossklag, College of the Canyons, CA
Quill West, Pierce College District, WA
Preston Davis, Northern Virginia Community College
Richard Sebastian, Virginia Community College System
March 9, 2016, 10:00 am PST
Unless otherwise indicated, this presentation is licensed CC-BY 4.0
4. Agenda
• Introductions
• CCCOER Overview
• Highlights from 4 States
• Arizona
• California
• Washington
• Virginia
• Q & A
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5. Welcome
Please introduce yourself in the chat window
Moderator: Una Daly
CCCOER Director
James Glapa-Grossklag, Dean
Ed Tech, Learning Resources &
Distance Learning
College of the Canyons
Quill West, Manager
Open Education Project
Pierce College District, WA
Preston Davis, Director
Instructional Services ELI
NOVA Community College, VA
Richard Sebastian, Director
Teaching & Learning Technology
Virginia Community Colleges
Paul Golisch, CIO, Dean
Information Technologies
Paradise Valley College, AZ
6. • Expand access to high-
quality open materials
• Support faculty choice
and development
• Improve student success
Community College Consortium
for OER (CCCOER)
http://oerconsortium.org
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12. Project Tri-Chairs
Dr. Lisa Young, Scottsdale CC, Faculty
Paul Golisch, Paradise Valley CC, Dean
Dr. Alisa Cooper, Glendale CC, Faculty
Project Steering Team
10 Faculty, 5 Administrators, 3 Instructional Support
Executive Sponsors
Dr. Maria Harper-Marinick, Maricopa Community Colleges
Interim Chancellor
Dr. Paul Dale, Maricopa Community Colleges
Interim Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
13. Course Development: Call for
Proposals
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Collaborative teams of Faculty
Multi-college proposals encouraged
Evaluated by Steering Team
Peer-reviewed Course
Materials
16. Student Feedback
“OER allow everyone in class
to have all the materials on
day one. Many students
postpone purchasing course
materials”
Manuel Ordoñez
Sophomore
Major: Business
17. Thoughts from Faculty and
Administrators
More from Faculty, Students and Administrators at
https://maricopa.instructure.com/courses/811971/pages/why-use-oer
23. Launching an OER Initiative
James Glapa-Grossklag
Dean, Educational Technology, Learning
Resources, and Distance Learning
President, Open Education Consortium
24. Launching an OER Initiative
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26. Project Goal(s)
• Lower student costs?
• Increase faculty
collaboration?
• Reach a total cost
savings number?
• Improve learning?
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27. Barriers
Top barriers to achieving
educational goals?
Costs of enrollment and fees
52%
Work pressures
60%
Costs of books and supplies
75%
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under CC BY-SA 3.0
Source: 5th Annual Student Survey of Online Classes Spring 2012 Report #271
34. Remembering Why
• Full pathway saves $2,200 on average
• Separating teaching from textbooks
• Information Competency
• Open Pedagogy
35. What is POP?
• Pierce Open Pathways: a complete Associate
of Arts university transfer degree using only
OER materials
– 40+ classes
– Both face-to-face and online
– Mix-and-match across pathways
36. STABILITY / FLEXIBILITY
• Every online OER class is
offered every quarter
– Students can map entire
pathway to completion
– Faculty & resource
scheduling
“…the pathway” by Clarissa de Wet is CC-BY-SA 2.0
“I LOVE that Pierce has given us the option to be
able to both fully complete a degree online, and
without having to spend the extra money on
materials.”
37. Defining Scale
• Selecting appropriate
courses to expand
• District wide 50%
• Focus on the big vision
“Surveying in RC South…” by U.S. Navy Seabee Museum is CC-BY 2.0
38. OER Associate Degree
Dr. Preston Davis
Director, Extended Learning Institute
VP, CCCOER Partnerships
42. It is Important to Develop an Organizational Structure
• MOU
• Course Content Summary
• Course Development
Materials
• QM Rubric Workbook
Kick-Off
Meeting
•Instructional Materials
and OER resources
•ELI Librarian
•ADA Compliance
Selecting
Instructional
Materials
•Course-Level LO
•Unit-Level LO
•Learning Activities
•Assessments
•Technology and Media
Creating
Course Map
• ELI Course Template
• Layout
• Blackboard Tools
• Detailed directions
• Tutorials
• Syllabus
Building
Course in Bb
• Proofread
• QM Self-Review
• Open course for registration
• Proctor Directions and Exam
Passes
• Course information Page
Reviewing
Course
•ELI ID Help
•Email to all of the
instructors
Preparing Real
Course Sites
Course Design and Development
That Supports Access, Affordability, and Student Success…
44. The Results are Worth the Work!
NOVA offers two online AS degree tracks w/ zero textbook costs!
• 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
Over 10,000 NOVA students have saved $1.5 million on textbook costs since fall 2013!
46. The Portable Z:
How Virginia is Scaling Z-Degrees Across Its
23 Colleges with the Zx23 Project
Richard Sebastian
Director, Teaching & Learning Technologies
Virginia Community College System
rsebastian@vccs.edu
47. A Z-Degree is a pathway to a degree or
credential that has zero textbook costs
by using course materials made up of
open educational resources (OER).
Courses are offered at all campus
locations
Z-Degree
48. What is the Zx23 Project?
Z-Degree x 23* Virginia community
colleges
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Zx23: Results
6 degree programs
100+ courses
427 faculty members
Small, Rural, Under-resourced,
Disproportionately low income
16 institutions
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Zx23: Results
16 colleges
100+ courses
427 faculty members
6 degree programs
1. Business
Administration
2. Business
Management
3. Criminal Justice
4. General Education
5. Liberal Arts
6. Social Science
69. 69
Share project information publicly
Include all VCCS faculty and staff
whenever possible
Provide regular updates, including
successes and failures
Model Openness
71. Thursday, March 10 @
10 am PST, 1:00 pm EST
Featuring Pierce College District and Northern
Essex Community College
OER Adoption:
Student Panel & Faculty Development
72. Thank you for coming!
Contact Info:
Una Daly : unatdaly@oeconsortium.org
Richard Sebastian : rsebastian@vccs.org
Preston Davis : wdavis@nvcc.edu
Quill West: CWest@pierce.ctc.edu
Paul Golisch: paul.golisch@paradisevalley.edu
James Glapa-Grossklag: James.Glapa-Grossklag@canyons.edu
Questions?