The presentation describes a pathway for faculty to adopt OER materials and redesign courses. Methods and tools for identifying and evaluating OER including a framework for adopting, modifying, and authoring materials to compliment instructional approaches and student audiences are shared. A summary of the institutional journey including policy development, governance structure, and financial support to foster OER growth and development are also provided.

1. YOU OUGHTA KNOW:
Faculty
Strategies for
Growing OER

2. FACULTY JOURNEY
 Personal story
 2013 textbook adoption
 Hybrid courses
 Open and copyright sources
 2017 “free” and “open” course
 SOC 1Z (ATD) Course Shell (Canvas Commons)
 SOC 1 OER Course Shell (Canvas Commons)
 Current projects
 Sharing to OER Commons and Professional Learning Network (PLN)
 SOC OER Degree
 My process and tools… SOC 1
Class of Spring 2017
#OERevolution!

3. IDENTIFYING SOURCES
 Search by objective or concept (rather than
discipline)
 LibGuides
 Search engines
 Google Advance Search
 Go to Settings
 Creative Commons Search
 CC Search Beta
 List making
 One-click attribution
 User feedback
 Merlot II
 Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning
and Online Teaching
 Smart Search
 https://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm
 Your inventory
 Lecture notes
 Presentation slides
 Exercises/case studies/

4. EVALUATING MATERIALS
 Evaluation Criteria
 Community College Consortium on Open Educational Resources (CCCOER)
 http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org/about-us/contactus/34-cot/cot-category/101-evaluation-
criteria
 BC Open Campus
 https://open.bccampus.ca/files/2014/07/Faculty-Guide-29-mar-15.pdf
 OER Assessment Tools
 Community College Consortium on Open Educational Resources (CCCOER)
 Open Textbook Adoption Worksheet
 https://cccoer.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/open-textbook-adoption-worksheet1.pdf
 California OER Council
 Faculty Review for Open eTextbooks
 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B74f-mJOOMjEUG5CZ2N5UGE5cUhtVzRXNHZjM3RpS05qc1FN/view
 Cool4Ed
 Course and faculty showcases
 http://www.cool4ed.org/

5. INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACH AND AUDIENCE
1. Modify sources for fit
 Authoring tools
 Open Textbook Network
 A brief guide for editing open textbooks
 https://press.rebus.community/otnmodify/
 OER Commons
 Open Author
 https://www.oercommons.org/open-author-help#overview
2. Cite as you go (including your work)
 Attribution builder
 Open Washington
 http://www.openwa.org/attrib-builder/
3. Build a skeleton course first
 Assess accessibility, use, and learning (including content retention and challenges)
 OER Course Reflection Survey
 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15t_vWm8iBo6FLVZvNXpHIHN2hTbkHypSp_tehJlDv5s/edit?usp=s
haring
 OER Student Learning Assessment Report
 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B92UqzTjrcvuNXFsSy1iaThNMU0/view?usp=sharing
 Analyze data, modify/revise, and repeat

6. INSTITUTIONAL JOURNEY
 College policy
 2016 Board policy and administrative procedure
 BP 4042:
http://www.westhillscollege.com/district/about/board_trustees/policies/documents/4042OpenEducationalRe
sources.pdf
 AP 4042:
http://www.westhillscollege.com/district/about/board_trustees/policies/documents/AP4042OpenEducational
Resources.pdf
 OER Committee
 Subcommittee reporting to Academic Senate
 16 members
 Administrator/faculty co-chairs

7. INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
 Stipend structure
 2015 and 2016 Innovate Grants
 Funded by the California Innovation Awards for Higher Education
 Proposal required
 Hourly based temp employee
 2017 Faculty Stipend Criteria
 Funded by Achieving the Dream (ATD) OER and California Chancellor’s Office
 AB 798 Professional Development Stipend
 Adoption = $1,000
 Course Development / Re-design
 ATD Grant Stipends (AA-T Elementary Teacher Prep)
 Chancellor’s Office Grant Stipends (AS-T Psychology)
 Non-ATD-CCCCO-AB 798 Stipends
 Course map = $2,500; Course shell = $3,500
 OEI exemplary rubric requirements = Additional $1,000
 Course mentor = $250 map; $250 OEI exemplary
 Co-designers split stipends

8. CONTACT INFORMATION
Vera Kennedy
Sociology Instructor
West Hills College Lemoore
(559) 925-3696
verakennedy@whccd.edu
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