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Parallel Trajectories: Distance Learning, OER, and Scaling Innovation Nate Angell, DoormanLumen Learning

Cheryl Huff, ShepherdessLumen Learning

Richard Sebastian, Director of Teaching & Learning TechnologiesVirginia Community College System

#PRESENTER: Kim Open and do introductions1Please stand if you

#Distance learningHave ever taught an online course? (Sit down now)Have taught online for 5 years or moreHave taught online for 10 years or moreHave taught online for 15 years or moreHave taught online for 20 years or more

OERReceived a Chancellors OER grantUse OER in a courseAre part of a Zx23 Project grantDo not use OER now but plan to in the future2VCCS & Online learning2014-15Distance-only enrollment: 47,050Total enrollment in distance learning: 143,072Percentage enrolled in distance learning: 54.6%2008-09Distance-only enrollment: 31,818Total enrollment in distance learning: 101, 017Percentage enrolled in distance learning: 38.5%#3VCCS & Online learningWhat were the early challenges to/arguments against distance learning?Lower quality/ineffectiveAcademic freedomTechnology requirements#Academic freedom/job replacementDont have the required technologyLower Quality (affecting transfer, grades)4VCCS & Online learningHow did institutions overcome the resistance to distance learningLower quality/ineffectiveAcademic freedomTechnology requirements#Research, experience (delivery truck metaphor)Format was not contentInvestment in infrastructure and support5VCCS & OER#6OER Adoption At Scale Is A Human Change ProcessLike distance learning#Not only7

Engaged Champion LeadersVCCS Chancellor Glenn DuBois#From the start, the VCCS has had a vocal and enthusiastic champion in Chancellor Glenn DuBois. His advocacy arises from his own experience as a community college student who had to delay his education because of the cost of his textbooks. His mom, a single mom, had only saved enough for tuition, and the added cost of textbooks was a surprise.

He made OER a topic at his Annual Retreat in 2012, and an expert OER panel that included Dr. Wiley, inspired TCCs Z-Degree. Used ReThink Task Force to establish TCDLR CommitteeDevoted funds for Chancellors OER Adoption grant

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Adapted to Existing Ecosystems#The use of OER aligned with the VCCS strategic plan at the time: affordability, access, success, which enabled us to integrate these efforts into existing strategic initiatives and system infrastructure.Examples:- Textbook Costs Committee- Bookstore contractChancellors Innovation Fund (CIF)NVCC OER degreeVCCS Peer groupsNew OER Peer GroupEngaging existing groups around OER subject areasAnnual faculty professional development conference, New HorizonsPowerful influence of faculty peersIt was here in 2014 that I realized these efforts had gone viral

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Successful Trailblazers#Local colleges, operating somewhat independently, contributed to shifting the culture at VCCS with their own projectsTCC Z-Degree, Associates in Business AdministrationNOVA Associates in General Studies, Social SciencesFaculty grantees in OER Adoption Grants

The System Office and colleges have become more collaborative10Built Infrastructure & Support

#Every minute of faculty time is scheduled; we couldnt ask faculty to take on any significant, new responsibilities without providing the support they needed

SupportVCCS-wide Lumen contractFaculty Grant IncentivesZx23 Program Manager to guide grantees through development of Z-Degree

InfrastructureOER Course Tabs in Blackboard LearnXOER attribute

PolicyOpen licensing language in grants

11April 2015Zx23 Grant Awarded$200K from Hewlett Foundation$380K Match from VCCS#After several years piloting successful system and local OER initiatives, including the creation of 3 new ZTC degrees, the VCCS launched the Zx23 Project, with funding help from Hewlett. The eventual goal: to scale Z-Degrees to all 23 colleges. We are currently 6 months into this year-long grant.

Meeting this goal is not a foregone conclusion and entails some risk. But we believe it can be done because a number of factors:12Request for proposals, contracts, project planningVision

Why this degree program?

How is cabinet supporting the vision?Communication Plan

With whom?How?Project managementBroad awarenessOER Review

Full coursesExisting resourcesDifficulty to createEnrollment Plan

CoursesCurrent sectionsTimed transitionFaculty MetricsSupport and Faculty Development PlanFacultyProgram leadsCampus support staffInstitutional leaders

Develop program leads

Choose the right degree

Engage faculty effectively

Set enrollment goalsMay 2015Project Development

##June 2015Zx23 Program Manager hiredCheryl Huff, GCC

Shepherdess#14July 201516 collegesawarded Zx23 grants6 degree programs

Business AdministrationBusiness ManagementCriminal JusticeGeneral EducationLiberal ArtsSocial Science

#15August 2015Webinars, webinars, and more webinars(+ blog posts)

#After several years piloting successful system and local OER initiatives, including the creation of 3 new ZTC degrees, the VCCS launched the Zx23 Project, with funding help from Hewlett. The eventual goal: to scale Z-Degrees to all 23 colleges. We are currently 6 months into this year-long grant.

Meeting this goal is not a foregone conclusion and entails some risk. But we believe it can be done because a number of factors:16August 2015OER Courses Tab in Blackboard Learn

#After several years piloting successful system and local OER initiatives, including the creation of 3 new ZTC degrees, the VCCS launched the Zx23 Project, with funding help from Hewlett. The eventual goal: to scale Z-Degrees to all 23 colleges. We are currently 6 months into this year-long grant.

Meeting this goal is not a foregone conclusion and entails some risk. But we believe it can be done because a number of factors:17August 2015Faculty development

#After several years piloting successful system and local OER initiatives, including the creation of 3 new ZTC degrees, the VCCS launched the Zx23 Project, with funding help from Hewlett. The eventual goal: to scale Z-Degrees to all 23 colleges. We are currently 6 months into this year-long grant.

Meeting this goal is not a foregone conclusion and entails some risk. But we believe it can be done because a number of factors:18September 2015FA15 z-courses underwaySP16 z-courses being developed

#After several years piloting successful system and local OER initiatives, including the creation of 3 new ZTC degrees, the VCCS launched the Zx23 Project, with funding help from Hewlett. The eventual goal: to scale Z-Degrees to all 23 colleges. We are currently 6 months into this year-long grant.

Meeting this goal is not a foregone conclusion and entails some risk. But we believe it can be done because a number of factors:19September 2015FA15 z-courses underwaySP16 z-courses being developed100+ courses

#After several years piloting successful system and local OER initiatives, including the creation of 3 new ZTC degrees, the VCCS launched the Zx23 Project, with funding help from Hewlett. The eventual goal: to scale Z-Degrees to all 23 colleges. We are currently 6 months into this year-long grant.

Meeting this goal is not a foregone conclusion and entails some risk. But we believe it can be done because a number of factors:20Zx23 Interim Results352 faculty membersFA15SP16+TOTALSInterestedRunningPlanningFaculty7655221352Colleges4192323 Zx233131616 Other1677##Interim results? Project is at 6-month mark21Zx23: Projected ResultsEnrollmentsFall 2015 18,191Savings $1,819,100 ##Interim results? Project is at 6-month mark22Zx23: Projected ResultsOther OER EnrollmentsNVCC SDV 100 8,000SIS Course Attribute 4,423

##Interim results? Project is at 6-month mark23Zx23: Projected ResultsProjected FA-SP Savings$4,140,400##Interim results? Project is at 6-month mark24Zx23: Perspective2015-2016 Intro Biology$3,400,000##Interim results? Project is at 6-month mark25Zx23: OER Course Tab

##Interim results? Project is at 6-month mark26Zx23: OER Course Tab

##Interim results? Project is at 6-month mark27LinksEdTech@VCCShttp://edtech.vccs.edu

Candela VCCS cataloghttps://courses.candelalearning.com/catalog/vccs

Zx23 Course Spreadsheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fObL6TJvKFRrCUz70xxdyqsf2VoTWxY4No9gfKayGEw/htmlview#

Pathways OER Coursehttps://courses.candelalearning.com/pathways/

Zx23 webinar archivehttps://bit.ly/zx23_archive

Lumen Learninghttp://www.lumenlearning.com

OpenVAhttp://openva.orghttp://groups.google.com/group/openva

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Shepherding CollaborationCheryl Huff,Lumen Learning#

Conclusion Q&A#Key Ingredients: OER Degree ProgramsMeasurable goalsThe right peopleThe right credential programSustainabilityPolicyRollout plansCommunicationInfrastructureTraining & support#Discussion TopicsTrailblazing OER Degree Programs in VirginiaIntroductionsOER Degree Programs and the Z-DegreeFrom Zero to Z: The Zx23 ProjectShepherding CollaborationDrivers and ImpactQ&A Discussion#PresentersTrailblazing OER Degree Programs in VirginiaLumen LearningNate Angell, DoormanCheryl Huff, Zx23 Program Manager

Virginia Community College SystemRichard Sebastian, Director of Teaching and Learning Technologies

Rappahannock Community CollegePatricia Mullins, Academic Dean, Rappahannock Community CollegeMarty Brooks, Academic Dean, Rappahannock Community College#About Lumen LearningFounders: Kim Thanos and David WileyWhat We Do: Increase affordability, access, and student success How We Do It: Courseware designed using open educational resources (OER)Approach: Model openness Respect and build communityContinuous improvementOpenly license and shareFacts:.com companypartially owned by a charitable foundationformed in 2012led Kaleidoscope Open Course Initiativebased in Portland, OR60+ institutional clients

#About the Virginia Community College System23 colleges40+ campus locations240,000 for-credit students served annually170,000 non-credit students served annually

#35Defining OEROpen Educational Resources (OER)Any kind of teaching materials textbooks, syllabi, lesson plans, videos, readings, exams#Defining OEROpen Educational Resources (OER)In the public domain or licensed to allowFree and unfettered access to anyone, andFree permission to engage in the 5R activities#Open licensing allows each user to:Dr. David Wiley, http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/1123#At its core, open materials are 5RsFirst three are what impact teaching and learningBundling multiple texts is expensive:Focused on return of investment of textbookRevise: reduce the amount of materialsOpportunity for students to engage in materialsengaging students to revise and add to the textbook for their courseFree is awesomebut its just a part of what this is about38Definition: OER Degree ProgramsWhen elective and required courses adopt OER instead of commercial textbooks, so that a student can graduate without ever being asked to buy a textbook.#Why offer an OER degree program?Improve student success while saving students moneyCreate reliable savings students can count onIncrease academic freedom for facultySpeed students toward graduationIncrease institutional enrollments & revenue#Launching a Zero Textbook Cost Degree

Program:Associate Degree in Business Administration

Impact:800 students saved >$128,000 in first year6% lower drop ratesTuition recovery recouped support costsRenewed focus on learning outcomes

Tidewater Community College#

From Zero to Z: the Zx23 ProjectRichard Sebastian, VCCS#