Open Content Opens Minds Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources Sloan-C International Symposium May 9, 2008

Remember this rite of passage?

For many students…

The first test is their ability to afford the textbooks.

Or, is it that test of fitness to carry all those textbooks?

Lighten the load

Lighten the load with Open Educational Resources

Use of OER can replace this scene with …..

What are Open Educational Resources? High quality educational content and tools Freely available from the internet, anytime, anywhere Many languages Shared Usable and re-usable

High quality educational content and tools

Freely available from the internet, anytime, anywhere

Many languages

Shared

Usable and re-usable

Used: $77.25 New: $103.00 2.6 pounds 576 pages

Example PHYS 4A: General Physics 600 pages Used $125.00 New $179.00

Free Download

Tools for Locating, Organizing, and Delivering OER

Discipline-specific Sources

Tools for Collaboration and Development

Lowers the costs of educational materials for students Benefits of OER

Benefits Fosters pedagogical innovation and relevance that avoids “teaching from the textbook”

Benefits Provides opportunities to share and remix learning materials for customized and localized use Fast feedback loop on quality and relevance of learning materials leading to continual improvement and rapid development

Provides opportunities to share and remix learning materials for customized and localized use

Fast feedback loop on quality and relevance of learning materials leading to continual improvement and rapid development

Challenges Resources for faculty support Quality assurance of learning materials Limited availability of fully vetted and comprehensive learning materials in some disciplines Articulation and transfer issues Compliance with accessibility requirements Printing and computer lab demands on campus by students

Resources for faculty support

Quality assurance of learning materials

Limited availability of fully vetted and comprehensive learning materials in some disciplines

Articulation and transfer issues

Compliance with accessibility requirements

Printing and computer lab demands on campus by students

Community College Consortium for OER Why a Consortium? Give community college educators a presence and a voice in the OER movement Coordinate development of community college quality standards for OER textbooks and course materials Leverage funding opportunities Facilitate collaboration, communications and networking

Why a Consortium?

Give community college educators a presence and a voice in the OER movement

Coordinate development of community college quality standards for OER textbooks and course materials

Leverage funding opportunities

Facilitate collaboration, communications and networking

Consortium gives community college educators a presence and a voice in the OER movement Community Colleges

Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources Established in July 2007 by the Foothill-De Anza Community College District Representatives from over 20 colleges attended the first CCCOER information meeting on July 17, 2007

Established in July 2007 by the Foothill-De Anza Community College District

Representatives from over 20 colleges attended the first CCCOER information meeting on July 17, 2007

Advance the vision for making OER widely available to community colleges in order to increase access and reduce the cost of a college education. Promote faculty innovation, training and OER development for the Consortium community. Goals

Advance the vision for making OER widely available to community colleges in order to increase access and reduce the cost of a college education.

Promote faculty innovation, training and OER development for the Consortium community.

Community College Consortium for OER Goal To identify, create and/or repurpose existing OER as Open Textbooks and make them available for use by community college students and faculty Objective Seeking the support of faculty to identify, review, evaluate, and make available high quality, accessible and culturally relevant model Open Textbooks

Goal

To identify, create and/or repurpose existing OER as Open Textbooks and make them available for use by community college students and faculty

Objective

Seeking the support of faculty to identify, review, evaluate, and make available high quality, accessible and culturally relevant model Open Textbooks

CCCOER: Progress to Date Membership 64 colleges CA, MD, NY, WA, NV, Ontario Website – cccoer.wordpress.com OER Survey of 1,203 faculty Developed faculty self-paced tutorial and credit course about OER Available online via Connexions and ETUDES NG Co-hosted Open Textbook Meeting in Jan 2008 OER presentations at state and national professional meetings and colleges; participation in California Textbook Summit

Membership

64 colleges

CA, MD, NY, WA, NV, Ontario

Website – cccoer.wordpress.com

OER Survey of 1,203 faculty

Developed faculty self-paced tutorial and credit course about OER

Available online via Connexions and ETUDES NG

Co-hosted Open Textbook Meeting in Jan 2008

OER presentations at state and national professional meetings and colleges; participation in California Textbook Summit

CA, MD, NY, WA, NV, Ontario

Consortium Membership Benefits Participation in development of community college quality standards for OER textbooks and course materials Networking with community college OER innovators

Participation in development of community college quality standards for OER textbooks and course materials

Networking with community college OER innovators

Website cccoer.wordpress.com cccoer.wordpress.com

Faculty OER Campus Promotion Kit Policies and Models Marketing Materials Quick Start Guides Training Course Directories and Repositories Resources for Collaboration Open Content Licenses Copyright Info Accessibility Info Case Studies OER Websites Glossary References

Policies and Models

Marketing Materials

Quick Start Guides

Training Course

Directories and Repositories

Resources for Collaboration

Open Content Licenses

Copyright Info

Accessibility Info

Case Studies

OER Websites

Glossary

References

http://cnx.org/content/col10413/latest/

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 Survey Results 34% already using OER materials in their classes Greatest type of OER use reported Journals and journal articles Reference works and materials Newspaper articles Images 87% likely or very likely to use OER materials if such materials were readily accessible 66% interested in helping to produce or identify OER materials Support needed for faculty to develop of OER Training Guidelines and/or templates Paid compensation or stipend Website repository of OER materials

34% already using OER materials in their classes

Greatest type of OER use reported

Journals and journal articles

Reference works and materials

Newspaper articles

Images

87% likely or very likely to use OER materials if such materials were readily accessible

66% interested in helping to produce or identify OER materials

Support needed for faculty to develop of OER

Training

Guidelines and/or templates

Paid compensation or stipend

Website repository of OER materials

OER Survey

OER Survey

CCCOER can fill this gap OER Survey

Hewlett Foundation Grant Open Textbook Project Increase scope and membership of CCCOER Centralize Open Textbook information Document work flow model Design and conduct research studies Develop sustainability plan

Increase scope and membership of CCCOER

Centralize Open Textbook information

Document work flow model

Design and conduct research studies

Develop sustainability plan

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

Community College Open Textbook Project Goal Identify, organize, and support the production and use of high quality, accessible and culturally relevant Open Textbooks for community college students

CCCOER Collaboration Textbook Summit Student PIRG Connexions Monterey Institute for Technology and Education Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education Flat World Knowledge

Textbook Summit

Student PIRG

Connexions

Monterey Institute for Technology and Education

Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education

Flat World Knowledge

Workflow Summary Locate, collect and develop open content Vet the content Quality Depth, breadth, cultural relevancy, authority of source, etc. Technical Accessibility, interoperability, etc. Prepare open content for CC use Customize, organize, localize, convert for accessibility, interoperability Provide publication and dissemination options

Locate, collect and develop open content

Vet the content

Quality

Depth, breadth, cultural relevancy, authority of source, etc.

Technical

Accessibility, interoperability, etc.

Prepare open content for CC use

Customize, organize, localize, convert for accessibility, interoperability

Provide publication and dissemination options

Proposed Workflow for Campuses Form Taskforce on campus to address adoption of open textbooks Curriculum approval Pedagogical standards Articulation Tech support Bookstore and print shop services Library Faculty and department participation Faculty training in development of OER Marketing

Form Taskforce on campus to address adoption of open textbooks

Curriculum approval

Pedagogical standards

Articulation

Tech support

Bookstore and print shop services

Library

Faculty and department participation

Faculty training in development of OER

Marketing

Proposed Workflow for Campuses Foster community of educators who will use and contribute to open content appropriate for use as textbook at community colleges Educate campus community about OER and open textbooks Provide model Board policies about OER Provide model tenure and promotion incentives for faculty to participate in OER Provide guide for development and implementation of campus Taskforce to address adoption of open textbooks

Foster community of educators who will use and contribute to open content appropriate for use as textbook at community colleges

Educate campus community about OER and open textbooks

Provide model Board policies about OER

Provide model tenure and promotion incentives for faculty to participate in OER

Provide guide for development and implementation of campus Taskforce to address adoption of open textbooks

What Sustainability and Business Models are most viable for the Community College Open Textbook Project?

Sustainability Unique sustainability challenges of open educational resource projects Must find ways to sustain Production and sharing of open educational resources Use and reuse of their open educational resources by end users

Unique sustainability challenges of open educational resource projects

Must find ways to sustain

Production and sharing of open educational resources

Use and reuse of their open educational resources by end users

Sustainability Explore the viability of institutional and/or student use fees Examine the relationship and cost-models for Connexion’s digital university press and the campus Bookstores and Printshops as point-of-purchase centers for Open Textbooks Identify sources of operating support from states, institutions, foundations and other complementary organizations

Explore the viability of institutional and/or student use fees

Examine the relationship and cost-models for Connexion’s digital university press and the campus

Bookstores and Printshops as point-of-purchase centers for Open Textbooks

Identify sources of operating support from states, institutions, foundations and other complementary organizations

“ Sustainability is more than funding models.” ~ S. Downes ~ Quality processes Technical Openness, access and licenses Staffing Workflow Maintenance

Quality processes

Technical

Openness, access and licenses

Staffing

Workflow

Maintenance

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

Content Review Panel Five CCCOER members Two University of California representatives Two California State University representatives Two other 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

Five CCCOER members

Two University of California representatives

Two California State University representatives

Two other 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

Technical Panel Interoperability standards Content dissemination processes Accessibility

Interoperability standards

Content dissemination processes

Accessibility

Open Textbook Adoption Tasks Locate and categorize suitable open content Topics by top courses that represent 80% of enrollments Reading level Depth and scope Evaluate Quality Accessibility Cultural relevance Currency Authority Articulation Customize, Remix, Localize and Organize Interoperability Accessibility License type Cultural relevance Disseminate in print and digital formats Student (DIY) for production of open textbook Campus bookstore and/or printshop services for production of open textbook Proprietary services

Locate and categorize suitable open content

Topics by top courses that represent 80% of enrollments

Reading level

Depth and scope

Evaluate

Quality

Accessibility

Cultural relevance

Currency

Authority

Articulation

Customize, Remix, Localize and Organize

Interoperability

Accessibility

License type

Cultural relevance

Disseminate in print and digital formats

Student (DIY) for production of open textbook

Campus bookstore and/or printshop services for production of open textbook

Proprietary services

Next Steps Identification of Campus OER Champions Building Faculty Engagement & Investment Training Needs Identifying Discipline Experts Growing the Consortium Kenneth Ransom,, 2000. Pics4Learning

Identification of Campus OER Champions

Building Faculty Engagement & Investment

Training Needs

Identifying Discipline Experts

Growing the Consortium