How OER Use Fosters Policy and Practice Change
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Community and technical colleges are increasingly advocating for open educational practices and policies to fulfill their open access mission. Affordability can be a significant access barrier for the high percentage of non-traditional students at community college. Non-traditional students often work to support themselves and family members while they attend college. As funding cuts have lead to higher tuition costs, many are unable to afford the expensive instructional materials. Faculty have responded by adopting open educational resources (OER) and open textbooks to make college more affordable for their students. In the process, they are improving instructional practices as they customize materials to meet the unique needs of students at their college. A focus on online and interactive materials and regional workforce education has been noted. College administrators and trustees noting these successes are proposing open policies to encourage the use of OER in an increasing number of disciplines and in district-wide implementations. Hear case studies from members of the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER) at OCWC on how adoption and creation of OER and open textbooks has improved affordability and teaching practice. Faculty at College of the Canyons in Sociology, Water Technology, and statistics have created and adopted OER and open textbooks saving students $235,000 over a single year. An OER repository and a flexible infrastructure for supporting the sharing of faculty developed learning objects has been developed. Their Dean of Distance Education leads the CCCOER Advisory Board representing the consortium at conferences throughout the world. Maricopa District, one of the largest community college districts in the U.S., has endorsed “the development and use of OER to support innovative and creative opportunities for all learners,” in its 5-year District-Wide Information and Instructional Technology Strategic Plan. Math faculty at three of the district colleges: Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, and Phoenix are sharing resources and strategies to provide multiple sections of high-enrollment math courses using OER. Pilots of OER math at three additional Maricopa community colleges will begin in Spring 2013. Scottsdale College alone has saved students over $200,000 in fall 2012. CCCOER was founded in the Foothill–De Anza College District to create awareness and build a community of practice around OER at public two-year colleges. As proof of concept, the Collaborative Statistics textbook was openly licensed and imported into the Connexions repository at Rice University. The textbook was widely adopted by math faculty at De-Anza college and 20 other colleges in North America and has saved students at De-Anza over a million dollars to date.
Transcript of How OER Use Fosters Policy and Practice Change
Una Daly, OpenCourseWare ConsortiumJames Glapa-Grossklag, College of the Canyons
Dr. Donna Gaudet, Scottsdale Community CollegeDr. Barbara Illowsky, ACE Educator 2013
Una Daly, OpenCourseWare ConsortiumJames Glapa-Grossklag, College of the Canyons
Dr. Donna Gaudet, Scottsdale Community CollegeDr. Barbara Illowsky, ACE Educator 2013
How OER Adoption Fosters
Practice and Policy Changes
Community College Panel
Agenda
•Community College History•Community Colleges & Open Education•College of the Canyons Journey•Scottsdale College Community of Practice•California Open Textbooks•Q & A
History of Community Colleges
• Grew out of vocational and technical schools of early 20th century
• Tracked growth of middle class following WWII
• Expanded access to education by open enrollment and lower costs.– Transfer curriculum for university
Community Colleges in US1948-2013
U.S. Community Colleges
Open access to high-quality affordable academic programs (1166 nationwide):
– Transfer to 4-year colleges
and universities– Enter careers in high-demand occupations– Prepare for college-level work
Community College Consortium for OER
Community College Consortium
for OER
Dr. Martha Kanter
U.S. Undersecretary of Education
• Founded at Foothill-DeAnza College District in 2007
• Joined OCW Consortium 2011• Growth to 200+ colleges in North
America
Funded by William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
CCCOER Mission
• Promote adoption of OER to enhance teaching and learning
– Expand access to education
– Support professional development
– Advance community college mission
Funded by the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
200+ Community & Technical College
Open Education College Journey
James Glapa-GrossklagDean, Distance Learning
OCWC Board Member
President of CCCOER Advisory Board
• Playlists• Open Textbooks• Local repository
Community College Students
$100 $100
$200$200
OER Playlists
We gratefully acknowledge the support of a U.S. Department of Education FIPSE (Fund for Improvement of Post Secondary Education) Special Focus grant
What is a Playlist?
Introductory text, learning
outcomes, unit objectives, etc.
Website with
text/articles
MediaTransition textAnother website
article/text
Transition text
Open Textbooks
• Water Technology• Sociology• Statistics
115 classes = $400,000 student savings per year
Local Repository
• 0 520 objects in 3 years
• Pros
• Cons
Lessons Learned
Maricopa College District, AZ
Dr. Donna Gaudet
Math ProfessorOCW Award for Excellence Course
Communities of Practice around Open Educational
Resources
Scottsdale Community College
Mathematics
Dr. Donna Gaudet
History
• Hybrid classes were the genesis of our efforts
• Need for student resources
• Desire to save students money
Hybrid Bus: http://www.flickr.com/photos/trimet/8270609588/Money Clip: http://www.flickr.com/photos/34148992@N07/3343577010/
History (continued)• Began with a couple of faculty
creating materials separately (2008 – 2012)– Some were creating videos– Some were creating written materials– Some were researching open source
textbooks– Some were investigating an open online
assessment tool
Image :http://froshellin.deviantart.com/art/Icon-folder-red-videos-284155812?q=gallery%3Afroshellin%20randomize%3A1&qo=0
Evolution
• Spring 2012 two faculty members put the pieces together and piloted all the pieces – Student Workbook with lesson videos– Open Source Textbook– Open Source online assessment tool
• Summer 2012– Team of about 8 faculty worked to restructure
materials and create instructor guides
Fall 2012 Implementation
• Completely open source for Intro Algebra through PreCalculus (5 classes)
• 42 instructors (full time and adjunct)
• 65 sections (around 1820 students)
• Roughly $182,000 student textbook dollars saved Fall 2012 alone
Community Development• Our effort would not have been successful
without the work of many people • Team approach to materials development was
critical• Resulting materials were at a higher level than
an individual could do alone• Team members participated in areas of strength
(i.e. videos, writing materials, editing, etc…)
Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nooku/5170154324/
Sharing Resources/Processes• Dropbox
– Critical tool for developers– Sharing of resources and collaboration
documents
• Online Site– Discussion forums for faculty – Errata, use of materials, other suggestions
• Twice a month meetings– Discuss errata, changes, how is it going?
Calendar Icon: http://www.flickr.com/photos/krcla/3041607076/
Policy Change Thru OER
• SCC Mathematics Department– goals to increased use of OER
• SCC College– 2020 Goals: Provide a broad array of learner
support resources (e.g. Develop open source materials to reduce costs)
• Maricopa College District– Information & Instructional Technology Strategic Plan
(2011-2016): “Support development and use of Open Educational Resources (OER) to promote innovative and creative opportunities for all learners”.
Thorns and RosesRoses•Cost savings for students•Department community building and support•Energy of the new users•Support of department and administration•Introduction of creative teaching approaches•Revamp of the curriculum•Working as a team made the product better
Thorns•Huge amount of development time•Maintenance and updates•Distribution (bookstore!)•Adjunct faculty buy-in
Image: http://juno-janus.deviantart.com/art/Roses-and-thorns-197405243
California Open Textbook Story
Dr. Barbara IllowskyMath Instructor and open textbook co-author
OCW ACE Individual Educator 2013
OER: Saves $$$
Amazon $171.25 hardcopy Web - $0POD - $26.20 + SH
Wiley & Sons Connexions
De Anza College student savings…One course, one OER text, one
college*:
Estimated student savings of over$1,000,000
•Elementary Statistics using Collaborative Statistics at De Anza College since 2008-09 academic year
Return on Investment• Cost savings to students• Provides faculty with opportunities to share and
remix learning content for customized and localized use • Supports low-cost crowd-sourcing of content
translation to other languages
• Fast feedback loop on quality and relevance of learning content • Supports continual and improvement and rapid
development • Supports greater diversity of peer reviewers
OpportunitiesOpportunitiesTeachers and LearnersTeachers and Learners
Tailored content
Students and teachers as co-creators of knowledge
Enhanced engagement and interaction with materials
Increased student-student, teacher-teacher, and teacher-student communication around curriculum
Navigate and view content with ease
Modify, mix and remix content to meet individual and classroom needs
Communicate with peers around content
Join workgroups with peers around content
Formats: CC-By license
-Connexions: free (Web 1.0)
-PDF: free to download and/or print
-Lulu: softbound print of pdf ($26)
-iTunesU: free chapter videos
-WebAssign: $27 with hw system
-Kno/20 Million Minds: interactive multimedia (Web 2.0)
-OpenStax College: update, vetting, graphics
Adaptations
•Other technology incorporated• Excel, Statcrunch, Minitab, Stataco•
•Saylor Foundation • paired sections with Khan Academy videos
California Learning Resources Network •high school OER instead of texts
California Community Colleges
• Largest U.S. educational institution• 2.5 million students
• 112 colleges
• Joined OCW Consortium in 2012
Questions, comments?
Thank you for attending!
Contact Information Una Daly, [email protected]
Donna Gaudet, [email protected]
James Glapa-Grossklag, [email protected]
Barbara Illowsky, [email protected]
