When faculty start using OER, one of the most exciting opportunities that the open license affords is for faculty to customize their courses to fit the needs of their students. In this discussion, we will explore some of the theory and practice around designing engaging, accessible, and inclusive OER courses. We will discuss how using OER can enable faculty to embrace good design principles for student-centered instruction in fully online courses or face-to-face courses, augmented with online components. We’ll discuss the advantages of this approach in our current, COVID-19 world. When: Wednesday, June 3, 2020, 12 pm PDT/3 pm EDT Featured Speakers: Ben Kohntopp, Instructional Designer – Colorado Community College Online Sophia Strickfaden, eLearning Technologist – Colorado Community Colleges Online Scott Robison, Ph.D., Associate Director – Digital Learning and Design, Office of Academic Innovation, Portland State University

1. June 3rd, 2020, 12:00 pm PST
Welcome
Image by Stux from Pixabay, modified by Liz Yata
Unless otherwise indicated, this
presentation is licensed CC-BY 4.0

2. Agenda
• Introductions
• CCCOER overview
• Backwards design with course mapping
• UDL and accessibility
• Implementing OER, design, & accessibility projects
• Q & A
• Upcoming events

3. Speakers
Scott Robison, Ph.D.
Associate Director - Digital
Learning and Design,
Office of Academic
Innovation,
Portland State University
Ben Kohntopp
Instructional Designer
Colorado Community College
Online
Sophia Strickfaden
eLearning Technologist
Colorado Community
Colleges Online
Moderator:
Nathan Smith, OER Coordinator & Philosophy Professor, Houston Community College

4. ● Expand awareness & access to high-
quality OER
● Support faculty choice & development
● Foster regional OER leadership
● Improve student success
CCCOER Mission

5. Membership 2020
http://cccoer.org/Member
16 System-wide Memberships
New
Members
Los Angeles
Southwest
College
SUNY
Geneseo
Southeast
Arkansas
Community
College

6. Extraordinary
Stories from
Members and
Community
during the
pandemic
Share more at:
https://splot.ca/Extra
ordinary

7. OEGlobal 2020 CFP is Open
https://conference.oeglobal.org/2020/cfp/

8. Colorado Community Colleges Online
Ben Kohntopp
Instructional Designer
Colorado Community Colleges
Online
Sophia Strickfaden
eLearning Technologist
Colorado Community Colleges
Online

9. Before we begin…
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10. About CCCOnline
• Established in 1998​
• 52 online students and 450 tele-course students​
• Service to the Colorado Community College System​
• Fully remote courses in D2L​
• Building OER courses since 2014​
• Since 2017, we've saved 54,353 students $2,825,283​
• Courses with no textbook cost

11. Backwards design and course maps
• What is backwards design?
• According to Wiggins and McTighe (2000), “One starts with the
end – the desired results (goals or standards) – and then derives
the curriculum from the evidence of learning (performances)
called for by the standard and the teaching needed to equip
students to perform” (page 8)
• Course mapping at CCCOnline
• OER build process

12. Universal Design for Learning
What - Research-based principles guide
design and implementation of learning
environments, accessible and effective
for all, regardless of disability or
designated need (CAST, n.d.).
Accessibility
What - Any space accessible for as
many individuals as possible, often
with assistive technology, for instance,
wheelchair ramps (Web Accessibility
Initiative, 2018).
A Comparison -

13. Universal Design for Learning
Where - Applied throughout experiences
in categories of Engagement,
Representation, and Action &
Expression (i.e. foster collaboration and
community). (CAST, 2018).
Accessibility
Where - Anywhere a barrier to
access exists. (Web Accessibility
Initiative, 2018).
A Comparison -

15. Master Course
Template and Course
Example

16. Summary and Transition
Mapping with Backwards Design
Accessibility and UDL considerations through intentional templating and style
sheets.
OER components with accessibility and UDL standards built into courses.

17. Scott Robison, Ph.D.
Associate Director - Digital
Learning and Design,
Office of Academic Innovation,
Portland State University
sr8@pdx.edu
@otterscotter

18. Overview:
● Office of Academic Innovation, Portland State University
● Intentional, accessible course design is real work
● OER and accessibility issues
● Impact of COVID-19

19. Educational
Development
Digital Learning
& Design
Faculty Support
and Emerging
Technology
5 Instructional Designers
2 UX Designers
1 Multimedia Coordinator
3 Students
1 Associate Director
1 Instructional Designer
2 Course Support
Specialists
1 Instructional Multimedia
Developer
1 Associate Director
1 Teaching, Learning and Engagement
Associate
1 Accessibility Specialist
1 Teaching Associate for Teaching,
Learning, and Assessment
1 Associate Director
1 Office Specialist, 1 Communications Specialist, 1 Project Manager, 1 Executive Director
Office of
Academic
Innovation

20. Intentional Online Course Design
● Not ideal for an emergency situation
● 10-12 week development cycle
● Iterative
OER Grant Project (Library)
○ Adopt (days) - $500 stipend
○ Adapt (weeks) - $2000
○ Create (months) - $8000

21. OER and Access/Accessibility
● OER is not a panacea
● Students have real issues accessing the internet, hardware,
interacting with digital materials, etc.
● How digital resources meet students’ “accessibility” needs (or not)
In what ways can we focus on, and attend to the needs
of our marginalized students?

22. Impact of COVID-19
● Remote vs. online (survey data) (adopt vs. adapt or create)
● Changing a textbook is significant (PSU outreach for summer courses)
● Reduction in institutional support resources (e.g. furlough)

23. Questions?

24. Spring Webinar Series
This is the last webinar for spring 2020. We will
announce the fall webinars in late summer.
If you missed any of our spring webinars the
archives are available here:
bit.ly/CCCOERspring2020
Archives for all CCCOER webinars are available at
CCCOER.org/webinar

25. Stay in the Loop
● Upcoming Conferences
See our website under “Get-Involved”
● Join our Community Email
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● Read our EDI blog posts & Student
OER Impact Stories
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26. Questions?
Contact Info:
@unatdaly -- unatdaly@oeglobal.org
@CCCOER Liz Yata -- lizyata@oeglobal.org
Lisa Young -- lisa.young@scottsdalecc.edu
@suetash Sue Tashjian -- stashjian@necc.mass.edu
Thank you!

27. Resources
UDL and Accessibility References
CAST (2018). Universal Design for Learning Guidelines version 2.2. Retrieved from http://udlguidelines.cast.org.
Moore, E. (2017, Oct 16). “Implementing Universal Design for Learning in Canvas” [Blog Post]. https://Community.CanvasLMS.com.
Retrieved from https://community.canvaslms.com/groups/designers/blog/2017/10/16/implementing-universal-design-for-learning-on-
canvas.
Strickfaden, S. (2020 May 28). “Accessibility and UDL Layers” [Graphic Image]. Original Work Located:
https://media.ccconline.org/ccco/IDsandbox/sophia/UDLAccessibilityOER/AccessibilityUDLLayers.pdf.
Web Accessibility Initiatve (2018 Jun 22). “Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Overview.” Www.w3.org. Retrieved from
https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/.
Portland State University - PDXOpen Open Educational Resources https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/pdxopen/