Breakfast Meeting featuring Global Text Project June 30, 2008 ~ Knowledge soars with open textbooks. ~

Agenda 8:30 Welcome and introductions Martha Kanter 8:45 Overview of Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources and Community College Open Textbook Project Judy Baker 9:00 Global Text Project - quality assurance process Rick Watson and Don McCubbrey 9:30 Global Text Project - model to keep textbooks current Rick Watson and Don McCubbrey

8:30 Welcome and introductions Martha Kanter

8:45 Overview of Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources and Community College Open Textbook Project Judy Baker

9:00 Global Text Project - quality assurance process

Rick Watson and Don McCubbrey

9:30 Global Text Project - model to keep textbooks current

Rick Watson and Don McCubbrey

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66 colleges from CA, MD, NY, WA, NV, Ontario

CCCOER Survey Results 1,203 faculty respondents 12 Districts and 28 colleges 66% full-time Represent wide range of disciplines 91% indicated interest in using OER materials in their classes 34% said they were aware of OER materials in their field

1,203 faculty respondents

12 Districts and 28 colleges

66% full-time

Represent wide range of disciplines

91% indicated interest in using OER materials in their classes

34% said they were aware of OER materials in their field

CCCOER can fill this gap OER Survey

Community College Open Textbook Project Hewlett Foundation Grant Feasibility study Provide access to high quality, accessible and culturally relevant open textbooks for community college students and faculty Through the CCCOER and other academic, noncommercial and commercial partners

Hewlett Foundation Grant

Feasibility study

Provide access to high quality, accessible and culturally relevant open textbooks for community college students and faculty

Through the CCCOER and other academic, noncommercial and commercial partners

Identify, organize, and support the production and use of high quality, accessible and culturally relevant Open Textbooks for community college students Reduce the cost of textbooks

Community College Open Textbook Project Goals Increase the scope and membership of CCCOER Centralize critical Open Textbook information for use by community colleges Document a workflow model for producing and maintaining Open Textbooks Design and conduct research studies about the benefits of Open Textbooks Develop a business plan to increase sustainability

Increase the scope and membership of CCCOER

Centralize critical Open Textbook information for use by community colleges

Document a workflow model for producing and maintaining Open Textbooks

Design and conduct research studies about the benefits of Open Textbooks

Develop a business plan to increase sustainability

Project Partners

Content Review Panel CCCOER members University representatives Community college representatives Discipline experts Determine and define the necessary elements of a model CC Open Textbook Reading level Depth and scope Quality and accuracy Cultural relevance Currency Authority of source

CCCOER members

University representatives

Community college representatives

Discipline experts

Determine and define the necessary elements of a model CC Open Textbook

Reading level

Depth and scope

Quality and accuracy

Cultural relevance

Currency

Authority of source

Tech Standards Committee Tasks Develop criteria for vetting open textbooks in terms of: Interoperability Accessibility Metadata LMS integration Content dissemination formats Develop a review process Pilot-test vetting criteria and process using the Elementary Statistics open textbook

Develop criteria for vetting open textbooks in terms of:

Interoperability

Accessibility

Metadata

LMS integration

Content dissemination formats

Develop a review process

Pilot-test vetting criteria and process using the Elementary Statistics open textbook

CCOT Project Website Point users to: List of open textbooks vetted by: Content Review Committee Tech Standards Committee Fall 2008 projected website launch Example Commitment to Quality seal

Point users to:

List of open textbooks vetted by:

Content Review Committee

Tech Standards Committee

Fall 2008 projected website launch

Example

Commitment to Quality seal

List of Vetted Open Textbooks Collection

Collection

Connexions Statistics Open Textbook Project Collaborative Statistics by Barbara Illowsky and Susan Dean OCPS Television,1998, Pics4Learning

Next Steps Identify existing quality and tech standards appropriate for open textbooks Modify standards for use by CCOT project Determine process for vetting Field-test proposed standards and process using Elementary Statistics textbook Kenneth Ransom,, 2000. Pics4Learning

Identify existing quality and tech standards appropriate for open textbooks

Modify standards for use by CCOT project

Determine process for vetting

Field-test proposed standards and process using Elementary Statistics textbook