Sustaining Open Education At U.S. Community Colleges April 25, 2014
The Sustainability of Open Education at U.S. Community Colleges
Jan 17, 2015
A panel of community college leaders discuss OER funding and adoption trends in the U.S. that are leading to sustainable open educational policies and practices. Affordability of education remains a significant barrier for students as instructional material and tuition costs have risen dramatically in the last decade. Community and technical colleges in the U.S. are increasingly advocating for open educational practices and policies to fulfill their mission of expanding access to education. Initial outreach to private foundations resulted in support for colleges to implement the pedagogical innovations and effectiveness research of OER usage in teaching and learning.
These early pilots have shown the use of open educational resources (OER) to be effective in lowering costs while maintaining or improving student learning outcomes. As these proof-of-concept pilots have matured, policy support and funding from within the public sector has emerged. College districts, state and federal government programs and policies have begun in earnest to support faculty and administrators who are promoting the adoption of OER to enhance teaching and learning while lowering costs through openly sharing of materials. As this public funding grows and becomes part of operational budgets, sustainability and institutionalization of open policies and practices can become a reality.
This panel will discuss recent publicly funded case studies such as the Maricopa College District’s OER Steering Committee Project, California State’s Higher Education Open Textbook legislation, and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Trade Assistance Adjustment Community College Career Training (TAACCCT) program.
Presenters:
• Una Daly, Community College Outreach Director, OpenCourseWare Consortium;
• James Glapa-Grossklag, Dean, College of the Canyons, California; and Community College Consortium Advisory Board President, OCWC Board Member.
• Paul Golisch, Dean of Instructional Technology, OER Steering Committee Co-chair, Paradise Valley College, Arizona;
• Dr. Lisa Young, Instructional Designer, OER Steering Committee Co-chair, Scottsdale Community College, Arizona
The Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources was founded in the Foothill–De Anza College District in 2007. Its focus was to create awareness and build a community of practice around OER at the public two-year colleges. It became an associate consortium of the OpenCourseWare Consortium in 2011 and now has over 240 colleges in 15 U.S. states and the province of British Columbia who are members through individual college memberships or regional and statewide memberships.
These early pilots have shown the use of open educational resources (OER) to be effective in lowering costs while maintaining or improving student learning outcomes. As these proof-of-concept pilots have matured, policy support and funding from within the public sector has emerged. College districts, state and federal government programs and policies have begun in earnest to support faculty and administrators who are promoting the adoption of OER to enhance teaching and learning while lowering costs through openly sharing of materials. As this public funding grows and becomes part of operational budgets, sustainability and institutionalization of open policies and practices can become a reality.
This panel will discuss recent publicly funded case studies such as the Maricopa College District’s OER Steering Committee Project, California State’s Higher Education Open Textbook legislation, and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Trade Assistance Adjustment Community College Career Training (TAACCCT) program.
Presenters:
• Una Daly, Community College Outreach Director, OpenCourseWare Consortium;
• James Glapa-Grossklag, Dean, College of the Canyons, California; and Community College Consortium Advisory Board President, OCWC Board Member.
• Paul Golisch, Dean of Instructional Technology, OER Steering Committee Co-chair, Paradise Valley College, Arizona;
• Dr. Lisa Young, Instructional Designer, OER Steering Committee Co-chair, Scottsdale Community College, Arizona
The Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources was founded in the Foothill–De Anza College District in 2007. Its focus was to create awareness and build a community of practice around OER at the public two-year colleges. It became an associate consortium of the OpenCourseWare Consortium in 2011 and now has over 240 colleges in 15 U.S. states and the province of British Columbia who are members through individual college memberships or regional and statewide memberships.
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Sustaining Open Education
AtU.S. Community Colleges
April 25, 2014
Welcome to CCCOER
Lisa YoungScottsdale College
James Glapa-GrossklagCollege of the Canyons
Una DalyOpenCourseWare
Paul GolischParadise Valley College
Mission of community colleges
• Open Access• Teaching vs. Research• Degree Completion
1200 U.S. community colleges
Undergraduate students who attend community colleges:
45%Students who attend in California:
20%Students aged 25-39 years:
45%
Students who study part-time:
60%Students who are employed full-
time:40%Students who are first in family to
attend college:
40%
Rising Cost of Textbooks
OER Sustainability Perspectives
• Maricopa college district in Arizona
• Public higher education
in California
• National workforce training for colleges
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3 Million Students Affected
CaliforniaOpen Textbook Initiative
Open Textbook Legislation
• Signed late 2012 to help students affected by cut backs from recession.
State Bills 1052, 1053
• Establish faculty council to identify top 50 courses and peer review process.
• Establish a curated collection of OER for California faculty and students.
Unique Funding
• Legislation required matching funds with California State up to $5 million
• Initial matching funds were identified at the Hewlett Foundation end of 2013.
Current Status
• Top 50 courses: articulation & impact
• Peer review process in-design
• Faculty, student surveys online
• Faculty OER Adopter ePortfolios
Faculty Adoption e-Portfolio
National Workforce Training with OER
U.S. Department of Labor
• National Workforce Retraining
• Global Economy– Outsourced jobs– Low paying jobs– Obsolete skills
Licensed by Paul Stacey CC-BY
Funding Model
• $2 Billion over 4 years starting in 2011• Grants provided to community
colleges• Create certificate programs that can
be completed in under 2 years• Lead to “mid-skill” level jobs with living
wages.
College/Employer Partnerships
Open License Requirement
• CC-BY licensing ensures that materials developed with grant funds result in work that can be freely reused and improved uponeused and improved by others.
Current Status
• First-wave TAACCCT projects complete fall 2014
• Last-wave applications due soon• OER Repository solution in-process
Questions for Panelists
Contact Information
Una Daly, [email protected]
James Glapa-Grossklag, [email protected]
Paul Golisch, [email protected]
Lisa Young, [email protected]
Image Attributions
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