Report on Open Educational Resources

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Report onOpen Educational Resources

• Dr. Judy Baker and Linda Elvin
• February 5, 2007

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Introduction

• Where are we now?
• Where are we going?
• What are our challenges?

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What is OER?

• Open Educational Resources (OER)
• Learning materials freely available in the public
  domain
• Use of OER by faculty as alternative and/or
  supplement to publishers textbooks
• Development of OER by faculty for open use

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Goals for OER

• Broaden use of alternatives to textbooks while
  maintaining instructional quality
• Lower costs of course materials for students
• Inform and educate faculty about textbook
  alternatives

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System-wide Approach to Supporting OER Use
Print Shop
Culture
Faculty
Technology Support
Bookstore
OER Use
Intellectual Property Issues
Library
Training
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Where Are We Now?

• Follow-up to OER Spring Survey
• 119 faculty respondents in spring 2006
• New surveys underway to determine their specific
  OER involvement, needs and interests
• Stimulate interest among faculty
• White paper on intellectual property issues
• Presentation to De Anza Academic Senate

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Where Are We Now?

• Librarians as info experts
• Public Domain websitehttp//faculty.deanza.edu/pu
  blicdomain/
• Coordination with Bookstores, Print Shops, and
  others to provide print-on-demand options

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OER Development

• Existing OER developed by De Anza faculty

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Open Course Gallery
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Where are We Going?

• Faculty training
• Professional development course on Intro to
  Open Educational Resources
• One-unit faculty development course
• Awaiting Curriculum Committee approval
• Delivery online via ETUDES NG and open website
• Presentation at Alliance for Distance Education
  in California (ADEC) Summit on OER for Online
  Learning on March 16, 2007
• How to Create Podcasts workshop

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Where We Are Going?

• Provide necessary tools and tech support
• Needs assessment underway to determine the
  faculty multimedia storage and delivery needs at
  FH
• Expand amount of content in iTunes U

www.deanza.edu/itunesu
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Where We Are Going?

• Faculty collaboration and involvement
• Identify OER experts within each division to
  liaison with librarians
• Set up website for faculty to dialogue and share

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What are Our Challenges?

• Resources for faculty support
• Compliance with federal and state accessibility
  and fair use requirements
• Quality assurance
• Limited availability of fully vetted and
  comprehensive learning materials in some
  disciplines
• Articulation and transfer issues

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What are Our Challenges?

• Identification of collaborative tools for
  development, use, and delivery of OER learning
  materials
• Fostering use of the tools by faculty

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Timeline to Success

• Winter 2007
• Complete follow up surveys
• Foster faculty interest in OER
• Provide OER development tools
• Spring 2007
• Offer OER development and use training
• Expand faculty use of iTunes U as tool for
  delivery of OER
• Fall 2007
• Establish OER mentors within academic divisions
• Provide tools for faculty to share and use OER