1. POLITICS AND PARTIES
STATE OER POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS &
A GUIDE FOR COLLABORATIVE CONTENT
DEVELOPMENT
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development
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TJ Bliss – Idaho Department of Education
DeLaina Tonks – Mountain Heights Academy
2. TJ Bliss & Susan Patrick
TJ Bliss, DeLaina Tonks, & Susan Patric
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3. OER State Policy in K-12
Education
Introduction to OER
Benefits of OER
State Model Policies
Creation
Adoption
Access
Barriers and Opportunities to OER Policy
OER Policy Recommendations
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4. Tweet Idea: @tjbliss just REUSED to explain benefits of #OER. CC-BY @dtonksMHA #opened1
13. Other State OER Initiatives
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14. Barriers to OER Policy
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15. Opportunities for OER Policy
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16. OER Policy Recommendations
Allow for open licensing of resources created
using public funds (moral imperative)
Standardize licensing (use Creative Commons)
Make sure OER are allowed and included on
approved curriculum lists
Increase flexibility in instructional materials
budgets
Establish OER quality evaluation processes
Include OER in PD programs and policy
Support OER specialist positions
Fund digital devices
Tweet Idea: @tjbliss finally gets to the point: 8 key recommendations for #OER policy. #opened1
17. Policy P’s and Q’s
Policies should solve problems, not create
them
Good copyright hygiene
Policy transfer
RTTT
Utah
Mountain
Heights Academy (OHSU)
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18. How do these policy
recommendations translate to your
context?
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19. Guide to Collaborative OER
Development
Introduction to OER
Benefits of OER
Approaching OER Policy
Build or Buy?
Best Practices for Collaboration
Steps
for Starting a Collaboration
Best Practices Checklist
Collaboration Assessment Indicator
Sample MOU
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21. You want to be this guy >
Not this guy >
CC_BY Phil Kalina
CC-BY John Leste
Ready, set, go!
Success depends on a lot of advance
preparation and consideration.
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22. You want to be this guy >
Not this guy >
AP File
CC_BY Phil Kalina
CC-BY John Leste
Potential Partnerships
Think outside the box and consider a variety
of partnerships.
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23. You want to be this guy >
VISION
BOARD
Not this guy >
AP File
CC_BY Phil Saylo
CC-BY NanetteKalina
CC-BY John Leste
Shared Vision and Values
Ensuring you and partner organizations are
on the same page is priceless!
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24. You want to be this guy >
VISION
BOARD
Not this guy >
AP File
CC_BY Phil Saylo
CC-BY Roland Tangloa
CC-BY NanetteKalina
CC-BY John Leste
Expectations
Adjusting expectations appropriately is
critical to solid collaboration.
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25. Best Practices Checklist
Identify need
Identify players
Identify plan
Manage Project
Identify results
Identify elements of quality content
Recruit roles
Select governance model
Identify assets
Agree on content license
Identify content creation tasks
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26. Questions?
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