This document provides an overview and agenda for the CCCOER Advisory Meeting on November 20, 2013. The meeting aims to advance open education through the sharing of free, open educational resources organized as courses. The agenda includes welcoming new members, announcements about upcoming events and legislation, discussions on open education conferences and research, and planning for future webinars and meetings. The document also summarizes presentations from Columbia Gorge Community College on their fall launch of open educational resources.

1. advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
CCCOER Advisory Meeting
Nov 20, 2013, 2:00 pm Eastern
1-888-886-3951 (Passcode: 141852)

2. Collaborate Window Overview
Audio & Video
Participants
Chat
Tech Support available at:
1-760-744-1150 ext. 1537, 1554

3. Agenda
• Welcome Everyone!
• Announcements
• Open Ed 2013
- Perspectives from attendees
• Columbia Gorge Community College
– Paula Ascher and John Schoppert
• OER Research Update
• Fall Conferences and Events
• Fall CCCOER Webinars
• Next Meeting: Wed, January 22

4. Welcome
Please introduce yourself and your OER
projects.
Your hosts:
– Una Daly, Community College Outreach Director at Open
Courseware Consortium
– James Glapa-Grossklag, President of CCCOER Advisory
Board; Dean, College of Canyons (TRAVELING)
Special Guests:
-

5. James is in Africa …
• OCWC board members are participating in the
first African Virtual University (AVU) conference.
AVU is coordinating the joint development of open
curriculum amongst 22 universities throughout
Africa.

7. Welcome New Members
• Michigan Community College Virtual
Learning Collaborative.
- 29 community colleges statewide

8. 242 Colleges in
15 States & Provinces

9. Announcements
• U.S. Affordable College Textbook Act Bill
– introduced into Senate (11/13) and House (11/19)
– http://www.congressweb.com/sparc/23
• OCWC Global 2014 proposal
- due Dec. 1, ACE nominations Jan 17
• OCWC website soft launch
- http://ocwconsortium.org
• Open Education Week March 9-15

10. due
January 17, 2014
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
• Leadership ACE
• Educator ACE
SITE & COURSE AWARDS
• Outstanding Site ACE
• Outstanding Course ACE
• Open MOOC ACE
PROJECT AWARDS
• Creative Innovation ACE
• Engagement ACE
• Open Research ACE
For more information on preliminary criteria, rules and eligibility
please visit www.ocwconsortium.org

11. Open Ed 2013
• Community college attendance BIG!
• K-12 is growing
• Projects are maturing
– Adoption and sustainability are key
• More research results
• Videos available
– http://openeducation2013.sched.org/

12. Keynote Speakers
• Opening Day (MOOCs)
– Coursera and George Siemens’s
• Middle Day (Ed Tech Misguided)
– Audrey Watter’s Education Apolcalypse
– David Kernohan’s Learning Analytics video
• Last Day (Reviewing the Progress)
– MSU Open Projects Worldwide
– Open Textbooks Billion Dollar Savings

13. Open Item Test Banks
• Development of open item test bank
for top 20 courses, 750 per course.
• Grant managed by David Wiley, BYU
– Introduction to Sociology
– Introduction to Psychology
– U.S. History
– Etc.
http://openassessments.org
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14. Fall OER Launch at CGCC
Paula Ascher
Distance Learning & Instructional Tech Coordinator
John Schoppert
Library Services Director
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15. Columbia Gorge
Community College
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LOCATED WHERE THE COLUMBIA RIVER
FORMED A DEEP GORGE THROUGH THE
CASCADE MOUNTAINS
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THE BORDER BETWEEN THE STATES OF
WASHINGTON AND OREGON
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ONE OF 17 COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN
OREGON
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TWO CAMPUSES WITH TOTAL FTE@1200
HTTP://CGCC.EDU

16. Fall 2013 OER Objectives
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OER RESOURCE LIST
HTTP://WWW.CGCC.EDU/ONLINE/OPENEDUCATIONAL-RESOURCES
KEY ADMIN STAFF AND FACULTY MEETING
FACULTY IN-SERVICE
HTTP://BIT.LY/1BUHPTS (PREZI)
CCCOER BROCHURE

17. Who Played Key Roles?
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FACULTY
LIBRARY
E-LEARNING
BOOKSTORE
ADMINISTRATION

18. What is Next?
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SUBJECT AREA RESOURCE GUIDES
BUDGET/INFO PLANNING WITH ADMIN
SPRING TERM IN-SERVICE
OCCDLA STATEWIDE OER LIBRARIAN

19. OER Impact Research
2013-14
• Use of OER leads to critical reflection with
evidence of improvement in practice.
• Participation in OER pilots leads to policy change
at institutional level.
• Open education models lead to more equitable
access to education
• OER adoption at institutional level leads to
financial benefits for students and/or institutions

20. OER Research Hub
• Opportunity to participate
– Faculty Surveys close Dec 31, 2013
– Admin. Interviews (online & in-person)
• West coast & Utah late October/early Nov
• Florida mid-February
– Generic Survey not tracked by
institution
• https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SQLTPF7

21. CCCOER Case Studies
• Questionnaires coming …
– What open educational projects is your institution
involved in? Original Motivation?
– What has been the impact on your institution,
professional practices, and/or students?
– What is the evolution of open education at your
institution? Sustainability and Growth plans?

22. Meet up at Fall Conferences
Conference
Location
Date
Ohio Affordable Textbook Summit
Cleveland, OH Sept 27
EDUCAUSE
Anaheim, CA
Oct 16-18
Association for Advancement of
Computing in Education (AACE)
Las Vegas
Oct 22
Mid-South Distance Learning Conf
Memphis, TN
Oct 23-25
Foothill Community College Tech
Los Altos, CA
Oct 24-25
San Jose State Open Access
Unconference
San Jose, CA
Oct 25
OPEN ED 2013
Park City, UT
Nov 6-8
AMATCY
Anaheim, CA
Nov 1
WCET
Denver, CO
Nov 13-15
DET/CHE
San Jose, CA
Dec 4-6

23. Fall Webinars
(Wed, 11:00 am PST, 2:00 pm EST)
• 12/11 California Community Colleges Share It
Forward with CC-BY
– Creative Commons, California Community Colleges
• 11/13 Fostering Open Policy at Your Campus
– Maricopa District, Tacoma College, & Creative
Commons
• 10/30 Open Textbook: Adoption & Sustainability
- California State University, Florida Virtual Campus, &
British Columbia Open Textbook Project

24. Thank you for participating!
• Next Advisory Meeting:
Wed, January 22, 2:00 pm (EST)
Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone!!