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OER Investments That Work

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OER Investments That Work

orWhat makes a successful open initiative?

Jen Klaudinyi & Rachel BridgewaterPortland Community College

OpenEd15

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Survey

63% 2-year institutions

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Reported savings

$$$ 10 $ 6 $14

Survey

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Interviews

Kim ThanosLumen Learning

David ErnstOpen Textbook Library

Una DalyCommunity College Consortium for OER

Amanda CoolidgeBCcampus

Jeff Gallant & Lauren FancherAffordable Learning Georgia

Nicole FinkbeinerOpenStax

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“The idea that it is, in fact, an initiative is a really important step.” - Kim Thanos

“Write a strategic plan that includes metrics… Measure outcomes not actions.” -Nicole Finkbeiner

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“Measuring tape” | Stilfehler | Public Domain

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“Tracking is everything.” -Kim Thanos

“Most people measure the wrong things when they are charting their success.” -Nicole Finkbeiner

“That is the main thing that our stakeholders want to hear- that we're providing a return on investment.” -Lauren Fancher

“Administration is not very risk tolerant (I know; I am one!). You need evidence.” -David Ernst

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“Secretary Kerry Participates in a Meeting...” U.S. Embassy New Delhi | CC-BY-ND

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“Successful committees really focus on where the friction points are in the system, and ask- ‘How can we think differently to overcome obstacles?’” -Kim Thanos

“Even if there is a committee- it has to have time.” -Nicole Finkbeiner

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“Leader of the pack” | Rick Crowley | CC-BY-SA

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“You have to have some administrator to own it, because they have to put resources into it.” -David Ernst

“We invested in people who were willing to try new things and made opportunities for them to speak and share. Let them tell the story.” -Amanda Coolidge

“Find champions on your campus and if they’re likeable charming people, put them out in front of other people.” -Una Daly

“Find the department that is the catalyst for change.” -Kim Thanos

“Institutions who are successful are very deliberate about asking- who are our next leaders? Who’s in the next wave?” -Kim Thanos

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“We know that changing your textbook requires a redesign, and I think that’s something that faculty and staff should be compensated for.” -Una Daly

“If the problem is how to create sustainable open education, what’s needed right now is investment in people.” -David Ernst

“Funding within colleges should aim to build up OER expertise.” -Una Daly

“The bigger question is- with 13 billion spent on textbooks per year, there’s no way to do this without some reallocation to sustain change.” -Kim Thanos

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Points of Friction

Measurable goals.

Funding leadership/capacity building.

Promote (fund?) adoptions

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Measurable goals!

Measure/tracksavingssuccess?

Fundingfaculty; adoptions?leadership/capacity building

Involvementadministrationfaculty

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Jen Klaudinyi | [email protected] Community College