Having “Open” Discussions with your System and Legislature Cable Green OER Novice

History of Sharing Content WA CTCs have a history of sharing content through system courses and “pooling” enrollments. A complete AA degree online A suite of Early Childhood Education courses that can constitute several degrees and certificates Adult Basic Ed / IBEST Math Modules

WA CTCs have a history of sharing content through system courses and “pooling” enrollments.

A complete AA degree online

A suite of Early Childhood Education courses that can constitute several degrees and certificates

Adult Basic Ed / IBEST Math Modules

System Strategic Technology Plan Access for all students and all colleges Single, centrally funded solutions for common systems Rule of 1: do it once Rule of 0: don’t do it Don’t build software, don’t host servers Retain local branding and admin control All instructional technologies are architected to make it easy to share content.

Access for all students and all colleges

Single, centrally funded solutions for common systems

Rule of 1: do it once

Rule of 0: don’t do it

Don’t build software, don’t host servers

Retain local branding and admin control

All instructional technologies are architected to make it easy to share content.

Recommendations / Big Ideas Cost Savings licenses, hosting, help desk, professional development transaction costs: integration, RFPs, vendor relationships Value Proposition Don’t focus local resources (people, money, time) on commodity technology services Use best solutions wherever they may be Can any of these ideas be transferred to sharing content?

Cost Savings

licenses, hosting, help desk, professional development

transaction costs: integration, RFPs, vendor relationships

Value Proposition

Don’t focus local resources (people, money, time) on commodity technology services

Use best solutions wherever they may be

But using open educational resources – and contributing to them – requires significant change in the culture of higher education. It requires thinking about content as a common resource that raises all boats when shared. It requires replacing our “not invented here” attitude with a “proudly borrowed from there” orientation. (p.11)

But using open educational resources – and contributing to them – requires significant change in the culture of higher education. It requires thinking about content as a common resource that raises all boats when shared. It requires replacing our “not invented here” attitude with a “proudly borrowed from there” orientation.

(p.11)

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

http://techplan.sbctc.edu

WA Legislation SSHB1025 Faculty and staff members consider the least costly practices in assigning course materials, such as adopting the least expensive edition available, adopting free, open textbooks when available, and working with college librarians to put together collections of free online web and library resources, when educational content is comparable as determined by the faculty…

SSHB1025

Faculty and staff members consider the least costly practices in assigning course materials, such as adopting the least expensive edition available, adopting free, open textbooks when available, and working with college librarians to put together collections of free online web and library resources, when educational content is comparable as determined by the faculty…

WA Legislation SSHB1946 – two big ideas – share technology and share content. (v) Methods and open licensing options for effectively sharing digital content including but not limited to: Open courseware, open textbooks, open journals, and open learning objects…

SSHB1946 – two big ideas – share technology and share content.

(v) Methods and open licensing options for effectively sharing digital content including but not limited to: Open courseware, open textbooks, open journals, and open learning objects…

WA Legislative Work Session WA House Higher Education: Online Learning & Open Educational Resources David Wiley (BYU, Open HS of Utah) Richard Baraniuk (CNX) Eric Frank (Flatworld Knowledge) Connie Broughton (WashingtonOnline)

WA House Higher Education: Online Learning & Open Educational Resources

David Wiley (BYU, Open HS of Utah)

Richard Baraniuk (CNX)

Eric Frank (Flatworld Knowledge)

Connie Broughton (WashingtonOnline)

Partner with Legislators who care about (a) efficient use of state tax dollars & (b) saving students money.

Partner with Legislators who care about (a) efficient use of state tax dollars & (b) saving students money.

Student Advocacy Student testimony carries the day. WA CTC 2009 Student Voice Academy (1) CUTTING TEXTBOOK COSTS “ The high cost of textbooks is a burden to students. Textbooks available in a printable, online format as well as in a traditional format would make curriculum easily accessible to students and instructors. Legislation that requires college instructional divisions to enhance available college online options for every required textbook whenever possible is requested.” Special thanks to: Make Textbooks Affordable Report (Nicole Allen)

Student testimony carries the day.

WA CTC 2009 Student Voice Academy

(1) CUTTING TEXTBOOK COSTS

“ The high cost of textbooks is a burden to students. Textbooks available in a printable, online format as well as in a traditional format would make curriculum easily accessible to students and instructors. Legislation that requires college instructional divisions to enhance available college online options for every required textbook whenever possible is requested.”

Partnering with Foundations Private / Public Partnerships = Gates Foundation + Legislature + SBCTC + Colleges Increase number of gatekeeper course sections available so students can get courses when they need them Improve course completion rates Courses are digital – can be taught online, hybrid, web-enhanced – and/or faculty can re-mix or take pieces Open CC Licensing – share with the world Free or very low cost textbooks / instructional materials sections in 80 courses = $42M+ / year in textbook costs to students Develop a culture of sharing content in the WA CTCs

Private / Public Partnerships = Gates Foundation + Legislature + SBCTC + Colleges

Increase number of gatekeeper course sections available so students can get courses when they need them

Improve course completion rates

Courses are digital – can be taught online, hybrid, web-enhanced – and/or faculty can re-mix or take pieces

Open CC Licensing – share with the world

Free or very low cost textbooks / instructional materials

sections in 80 courses = $42M+ / year in textbook costs to students

Develop a culture of sharing content in the WA CTCs

Partnering with Consortia CCC OER List of open and free textbooks that may be suitable for use in community college courses

CCC OER

List of open and free textbooks that may be suitable for use in community college courses

Blog: http://blog.oer.sbctc.edu Slides @ http://www.slideshare.net/cgreen Dr. Cable Green eLearning Director cgreen@sbctc.edu (360) 704-4334