Presentation given at Open Global Education Conference in Banff Alberta Canada looking at US Dept. of Labor TAACCCT program and Saudi Arabia plans for national OER initiative. April 22, 2015.

1. Large Scale OER - A National Framework
22-April-2015
Paul Stacey
Associate Director of Global Learning, Creative Commons
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3. Labour market demand - high
growth industry sectors
Employers & Industry
Design & delivery of employer
sponsored work-based training
models
Community Colleges
(Consortia – in state &
interstate)
1. Evidence Based
Design
• use evidence to
design program
strategies
• base program
design on a level of
evidence
• use data for
continuous
improvement of
programs
2. Stacked &
Latticed
Credentials
• post-secondary
credentials that
have labor market
value
• certificates,
certifications,
diplomas, and
degrees
• competency-based
educational
programs
3. Transferability &
Articulation
• career pathways
that transfer and
articulate
• within and across
state lines & within
consortia
• bridge from non-
credit to credit
• build on previously
funded courses &
credentials
4. Online & Tech-
Enabled Learning
• hybrid and blended
learning strategies
• open enrollment,
modularize content,
accelerate course
delivery, interactive
simulations,
gaming, digital
tutors, synchronous
& asynchronous, …
• OER & UDL
5. Strategic
Alignment
• outreach to
community -
employers and
industry, public
workforce system,
non-profit
organizations,
philanthropies …
• leverage supports
& do not duplicate
existing programs
Six Core Elements
Local workforce investment
board
Public Workforce System
Job centers, adult education
agencies, career and technical
education agencies
Partnerships
6. Align with Previously-Funded TAACCCT Projects
TOC Pt.1: Resolve Unemployment & Boost Economy

4. TOC Pt. 2: Steward $, Maximize Impact, Generate Innovation
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SGA Requirements

7. Phase 1: OPEN Support of TAACCCT
Community Colleges
Phase 1 = Apr-2011 through Apr-2015. Rounds 1 & 2 grantees.

8. https://open4us.org/
3000 sessions per month
Webinars, workshops, convenings, phone/e-mail
+Platform, +Co-development

9. Open Education Practices
http://profiles.open4us.org/taaccct/ http://bit.ly/1iw1sTf
taa@creativecommons.org

10. http://udloncampus.cast.org/
Accessibility
Universal Design for Learning

11. http://www.openwa.org/
Open Policy
Case Studies

12. http://stanford.io/1JLuDil

13. Labour market demand - high
growth industry sectors
Employers & Industry
Design & delivery of employer
sponsored work-based training
models
Community Colleges
(Consortia – in state &
interstate)
1. Evidence Based
Design
• use evidence to
design program
strategies
• base program
design on a level of
evidence
• use data for
continuous
improvement of
programs
2. Stacked &
Latticed
Credentials
• post-secondary
credentials that
have labor market
value
• certificates,
certifications,
diplomas, and
degrees
• competency-based
educational
programs
3. Transferability &
Articulation
• career pathways
that transfer and
articulate
• within and across
state lines & within
consortia
• bridge from non-
credit to credit
• build on previously
funded courses &
credentials
4. Online & Tech-
Enabled Learning
• hybrid and blended
learning strategies
• open enrollment,
modularize content,
accelerate course
delivery, interactive
simulations,
gaming, digital
tutors, synchronous
& asynchronous, …
• OER & UDL
5. Strategic
Alignment
• outreach to
community -
employers and
industry, public
workforce system,
non-profit
organizations,
philanthropies …
• leverage supports
& do not duplicate
existing programs
Local workforce investment
board
Public Workforce System
Job centers, adult education
agencies, career and technical
education agencies
6. Align with Previously-Funded TAACCCT Projects
TOC Pt.1: Resolve Unemployment & Boost Economy
Outcome
$1.92 billion 256 grants
4 Rounds
2011-15
1087 colleges
700 non-duplicate
Consortia
Every
State
1100 programs of study
Expect 2000 when all is done
80,000 enrolments
27,000 have credential already

14. +
TOC Pt. 2: Steward $, Maximize Impact, Generate Innovation
Outcome
Growth of OER
movement – 700+
community colleges in
every US state now
engaged in OER
development and open
education.
Expansion of
Commons – TAACCCT
OER in technical
vocational areas, high
growth job sectors.
USAID in Mexico is taking curriculum developed by TAACCCT grantees, translating to
Spanish, and using as part of US-Mexico bi-lateral economic development work.
More grant
programs
requiring CC
licenses
Advocacy &
policy advances

15. 15https://www.skillscommons.org/

16. Open Book Project
http://www.state.gov/secretary/20092013clinton/rm/2013/01/203382.htm

17. Middle East and North Africa

18. Saudi Arabia
National initiative
• K-12 & higher education
• Translation, open policy
• Workshop on OER and OEP including hands-on development
• Selection and quality of OER

19. Saudi Arabia – Leapfrog & Go National
19https://www.skillscommons.org/

22. Paul Stacey
Creative Commons
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