An OER-based degree, sometimes referred to as a Zero-Textbook-Cost degree, is a pathway to a degree or credential with no textbook costs because all the courses have been redesigned to use open educational resources (OER) for instructional materials. These pathways are gaining traction particularly at community colleges where students savings are estimated at up to 25 % of the cost of attendance. Early research shows students enrolled in these pathway courses are performing as well or better than students in traditional courses. In June, the national community college reform network Achieving the Dream (ATD) announced the largest initiative of its kind to develop degree programs using high quality open educational resources (OER). Involving 38 community colleges in 13 states, it is designed to help remove financial roadblocks that can derail students’ progress and to spur other changes in teaching and learning and course design that will increase the likelihood of degree and certificate completion. Join us for an interactive webinar to hear about early considerations such as fostering faculty engagement and planning tools successfully utilised by participants of the ATD OER Degree program. Find out more about how your college’s OER efforts can benefit from the findings and resources being developed by this program. When: Wednesday, October 19, 10amPST/1pmEST Featured Speakers: Richard Sebastian, Director of OER Degrees, Achieving the Dream (ATD) Jennifer Nohai-Seaman, Assistant Professor Mathematics, Housatonic Community College, CT Wm Preston Davis, Director of Instruction, Extended Learning Institute, Northern Virginia Community College Quill West, OER Project Manager, Pierce College District, WA

1. OER Degree Community
Meeting
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Oct 19, 2016, 10amPST/1pmEST

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3. Agenda
• Welcome & Introductions
• OER Degree Overview
• Faculty Engagement
• OER Degree Course Plan
• Course Mappings
• Survey for Future Webinars
• Questions

4. Welcome All!
Preston Davis
Director of Instruction, ELI
NOVA Community College
Richard Sebastian, Director,
ATD OER Degree Initiative
Quill West
Open Ed Project Manager
Pierce College District
Jennifer Nohai-Seamans
Dev. Math Professor,
Housatonics Community College
Fran Carpenter,
Assoc Director,
ATD OER Degree Initiative
Moderator:
Una Daly
Director, CCCOER

5. • Adoption of high-quality open
educational resources
• Faculty choice & development
• Student success
Community College Consortium
for OER (CCCOER)
http://oerconsortium.org
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6. 250+ Colleges
in 21 States & Provinces

7. OER Degree Overview
• Entire pathway or degree where
courses are redesigned to use OER.
• Student savings up to 25%
• Student learning & retention
• Increased faculty choices
• Growing open course repositories

8. OER Degree Examples
• Tidewater’s Business Z-Degree
• NOVA’s OER-based General Studies Degree
• Pierce College Open Pathway (POP)
• Achieving the Dream’s OER Degree
–38 colleges in 13 states (2016-2018)
–Partners: Lumen, CCCOER, SRI International
• California’s Zero-Textbook-Cost Degree
legislation signed June 2016

9. Faculty Engagement
Dr. Preston Davis
Director of Instruction, Extended Learning Institute
VP, CCCOER Partnerships

10. Team Design Approach

11. Professional Development

12. Jennifer Nohai-Seaman
Developmental Math Professor
OER Degree Faculty Lead
OER Degree Course Planning

13. Why General Studies?
Largest sought after degree
• 2015-2016: 144/462 or 31% Associate
Degrees awarded were GS
Largest impact on HCC
• Fall 2016 enrollees: 2154/5143 or 42% are
enrolled in GS degree

14. General Studies
breakdown by credit
English 101, English 102
2 Science (only one needs to be lab)
2 Social Science
2 Behavioral Science
2 Humanities
1 Fine Art
1 Math
+24 more credits
General Studies AS Degree

15. Courses for Degree Plan

16. Revised Courses for Degree Plan

17. General Studies
OER Degree at HCC
English 101, English 102
2 Science - BIO105 and BIO235
2 Social Science - HIS201 and ECN101
2 Behavioral Science - PSY101 and PSY201
2 Humanities - ENG231 and ENG214
1 Fine Art - THR101
1 Math - MAT137
+24 more credits - SOC101, MAT172, FS100, BBG101,
HIS202, MAT186, BES118, ECE101, ENG232, ENG233,
PHL101
General Studies AS Degree

18. Lumen’s Course Plan Document

19. Course Mapping
Quill West
Open Education Project Manager
President CCCOER Advisory Board

20. How-to Course Mapping
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlVPFHc5AkE

21. Fall 2016 Webinar
• Finding OER and Open Textbooks
– Sept 14
• Open Licensing Playbook
– Oct 12
• OpenEd16 CCCOER College Showcases
– Nov 9
• OER Professional Dev for Faculty
– Dec 7

22. Winter/Spring Webinars?
A
Open Education
Research
B.
OER Authoring
Platforms
C.
OER Degree
Showcases
D.
Future of Open
Education
E.
A-D
F.
Fill in the blank

23. CCCOER Website
Soft Launch: November 1st

24. OpenEd Conferences
•OpenEd16 Conference Richmond, VA
–Nov 2-4, 2016
–Registration still open
•OpenEd Global CapeTown, South Africa
–Mar 8-10, 2017
–Proposals due Oct 31st (NEW)

25. Stay in the Loop
•Oct 26: CCCOER-Advisory meetup
–Follow-up to Open Licensing webinar; your
opportunity to network and share.
•Nov 9: OpenEd16 CCCOER College
Showcases
•Join CCCOER-Advisory Google group
http://oerconsortium.org

26. Questions
Thank you for joining us today!
Una Daly, unatdaly@oeconsortium.org