The document summarizes the agenda and notes from a CCCOER Advisory Meeting on January 22, 2014. Key points include:
- Announcements about upcoming OER conferences and events like Open Education Week in March.
- A presentation from the College of Southern Maryland about their new OER course in physics.
- Highlights from recent OER impact research on benefits to students, teachers, and institutions.
- An overview of upcoming CCCOER webinars in spring 2014 on open textbooks and OER impact findings.
- Reminders about upcoming advisory meetings and conferences for open education.
Advancing open education through sharing free resources
1. advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
CCCOER Advisory Meeting
January 22, 2014, 2:00 pm Eastern
1-888-886-3951 (Passcode:150046)
4. Welcome
Please introduce yourself and your OER
projects.
Your hosts:
– Una Daly, Community College Outreach Director at Open
Courseware Consortium
– James Glapa-Grossklag, President of CCCOER Advisory
Board; Dean, College of Canyon
– Donna Gaudet, Vice-president of CCCOER Advisory
Board, Math Chair at Scottsdale Community College
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5. Welcome New Members
• College of Southern Maryland
- Leah Geiger, Instructional Designer
• Delaware Technical & Community College
- pending
• Chatanooga State College, TN
- pending
7. Announcements
• EVOLVE Higher Education Conference, Jan 17
•OCWC ACE Award nominations, Jan 24
•Open Education Week: March 10-15
•Creative Commons Licensing 4.0
•Google Images now includes "usage rights”
in settings.
8. due
January 24, 2014
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
• Leadership ACE
• Educator ACE
SITE & COURSE AWARDS
• Outstanding Site ACE
• Outstanding Course ACE
• Open MOOC ACE
PROJECT AWARDS
• Creative Innovation ACE
• Engagement ACE
• Open Research ACE
For more information on preliminary criteria, rules and eligibility
please visit www.ocwconsortium.org
9. Raising Awareness of Open Education
Worldwide Mar 10-15
• Submit videos, resources, local events,
or webinars in February.
• Discussion groups online.
• Social Media promotion
for open education projects.
• Community College Day on Wed, Mar 12
– Webinars, videos, and resources
http://openeducationweek.org
10. OER Launch at CSM
Leah Geiger
• Instructional Designer
• Sociology Instructor
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12. COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND
• Our first attempt using open
educational resources came
by way of an adjunct.
• She has taught for CSM for 5
years.
• She used Expert TA
(Homework and Tests) and
the Open Stax content.
• We are using the open
resources in advertising for
admissions
• The course was Quality
Matters reviewed and met
standards
14. OER Impact Research
Summer/Fall 2013
• Use of OER leads to critical reflection with
evidence of improvement in practice.
• Participation in OER pilots leads to policy change
at institutional level.
• Open education models lead to more equitable
access to education
• OER adoption at institutional level leads to
financial benefits for students and/or institutions
15. OER Impact Research
Respondent demographics & headlines
• 136 faculty at community colleges
• 95% have Masters degree or greater
• 72% taught over 10 years
• Most Popular OER
– 71% YouTube, 43% TED talks, 35% iTunes
• OER is shared by
– 56% email, 46% in-person
• 22% didn’t recognize Creative Commons logo
• 15% recognized but not sure what it meant
16. OER Impact Research
Student Benefits & Challenges
• 50% Positive effect e.g.
– increasing enthusiasm for study,
– range of interest;
– learner autonomy;
– improved participation and collaboration;
– confidence.
• 16% OER increases retention. Factors include:
– > 50% reduced cost of materials increases
– Next popular: flexible use & ease of access anytime.
– Little or no support for linguistic or cultural
relevance.
17. OER Impact Research
Teaching Benefits
• General agreement OER enhances teaching
– 66% curriculum coverage,
– 77% range of methodology,
– 76% range of media,
– 63% currency of subject knowledge
• Most popular statement was that OER means
you don’t have to do it all yourself.
• No general agreement that OER leads to
increased collaboration or improved ICT skills.
• 66% OER leads to increased teacher reflection
18. OER Impact Research
Teaching Challenges
• Challenges to OER usage
– 46% relevance
– 43% quality
• 58% Reputable institution or personal
recommendation factor in choosing OER
• 11% identified lack of institutional support as
an issue.
• 48% thought CC licensing was factor in
choosing OER. Later 75% thought it important
Open licensing perceptions seem to be contextual
and ambiguous.
19. Spring Webinars
(Wed, 11:00 am PST, 2:00 pm EST)
• February 5 - Open Textbooks: SUNY
Geneseo, OpenStax College
• March 12 - OER & Accessibility
• April 9 – OER Impact Research Findings
• May 14 - Intellectual Property: Open
Licensing, Trademarks, Patents, etc.
20. Advisory Meetings
(3rd Wed, 11:00 am PST, 2:00 pm EST)
We are looking for short project presentations
at these meetings. Please make a suggestion.
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Jan 22 – College of Southern Maryland
Feb 19
March 19
April 16
May 21
21. Spring Conferences
Conference
Location
Date
eLearning 2014
Orlando
Feb 15-18
League for Innovation
Anaheim
Mar 2-5
National Assoc. Developmental Ed
Dallas
Mar 5-8
Connexions Conference
Houston
Mar 31- Apr 4
American Association of Community
Colleges
DC
April
OCWC Global Conference
Slovenia
Apr 23-25
NISOD
Austin
May 25-28
CCC Online Teaching Conference
San Diego
June 20-21
22. Thank you for participating!
• Next Advisory Meeting:
Wed, Feb 19, 2:00 pm (EST)
Nominations due
Friday, January 24th
March 10-15
Submissions in February
Hinweis der Redaktion
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(46%) and quality (43%). The vast majority feel comfortable dealing with resources themselves and only 15 identified lack of institutional support as an issue. Reputable institution or personal recommendation was identified as a factor for choosing OER by 58%.