Cable Gree presentation at OER-Brazil conference, June 9th 2011

1. Developing a Culture of Sharing & Receiving:Open Education in Washington State

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8. http://techplan.sbctc.edu “We will cultivate the culture and practice of using and contributing to open educational resources.”

9. The high cost of textbooks has reduced Washington citizens’ access to higher education.Full-time students spend approximately $1,000 on textbooks every year. College Board Report: Trends in College Pricing (2007)

10. English Composition I 50,000+ enrollments / year x $100 textbook = $5+ Million every year

11. Open Course Library designing and sharing 81 highest enrollment courses for face-to-face, hybrid and/or online delivery to improve course completion rates lower textbook costs for students (<$30) provide new resources for faculty to use in their courses for our college system to fully engage the global open educational resources discussion. opencourselibrary.org

12. New State Board “Open” Policy All digital software, educational resources and knowledge produced through competitive grants, offered through and/or managed by the SBCTC, will carry a Creative Commons Attribution License.

13. Questions What if all publicly funded educational content was open access? What kind of efficiencies could higher education yield? Simple idea: public access to publicly funded educational materials.

14. Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grants Program $2 Billion US Department of Labor Grant All $2B of programs / courses produced must be openly licensed (CC BY) All Schools, Colleges, Universities can download, modify and use any of it! Simple idea: public access to publicly funded educational materials.

16. Dr. Cable GreenDirector of Global Learningcable@creativecommons.orgtwitter: cgreen