The agenda includes welcoming new members, announcements about upcoming grant opportunities, presentations on open educational resource (OER) initiatives at Maricopa College District and American Public University, an update on OER research, information about upcoming conferences, and plans for future CCCOER webinars. The next advisory meeting is scheduled for November 20.

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
Oct 16, 2013, 2:00 pm Eastern
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3. Agenda
• Welcome New Members
• Announcements
– TAACCCT and OCWC Global 2014
• Maricopa College District OER Action Plan
– Paul Golisch, OER Districtwide Co-Chair
• American Public University OER Collection
– Molly Fischer, Acquisitions and Sarah
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OER Research Update
Fall Conferences and Events
Fall CCCOER Webinars
Next Meeting: November 20

4. Welcome New Members
• Tri-C Cuyahoga College, Ohio
• American Public University System
• Michigan Community College
Association Virtual Campus
Collaborative

5. 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
Special Guests:
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6. CCCOER Members

7. Announcements
• TAACCCT Wave 3
announced Sept 18
- $474 million grants
• OCWC board meeting
in Nairobi, Nov 18-20.
• OCWC Global 2014 proposals due Dec 1

8. OER Committee
Maricopa College District
Paul Golisch
Dean of Information Technology
Math Instructor
Co-Chair OER Committee
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9. Goal: Save MCCCD Students
$5 Million in 5 Years
Project Co-Leaders
Lisa Young, Scottsdale CC
Paul Golisch, Paradise Valley CC

10. Seven Outcomes to Support the
Vision
1. OER strategic steering team.
1. Determine the current OER state in MCCCD.
2. Standards and guidelines for development
3. Pilot 3-5 high enrollment courses.
4. Assess effectiveness and impact of the OER
Project.
5. Support the integration and sustainability of
OERs
6. Connections with national OER
initiatives/groups.

11. Courses We Are Targeting

12. Current Status of Maricopa Millions Project
1. Steering team has met 4 times.
• Strategic plan
• Call for proposals
• Determining savings
• Promotional materials
a. Golf shirts
b. Flash drives
c. Lanyards? Stickers? Pens?
2. Lisa, Paul, and James Sousa have …
• Demos at colleges
• Scheduled student focus groups
• Conference presentations
• Current state of OER in MCCCD
• Rough draft of MM Project web site
www.maricopa.edu/oer

13. DRAFT – www.maricopa.edu/oer - DRAFT
Should go live by Nov 1

14. FAQs about the Project?
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How will OER courses be defined for
students?
 “No
cost” for materials
 “Low cost” for materials (input from students)
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How will the courses be developed?
 Ideally,
teams of 3 (three different colleges)
 Small stipend – $2500 each
 Training and support, peer review
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Mandatory adoption by faculty?
NO – 20% adoption in top 15 courses is our unofficial

15. American Public University
OER Project
Molly Fischer
Production Editor/Online Librarian
with Sarah Canfield Fuller, Acquisitions Editor
American Public University ePress
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16. The American Public University System (APUS) is a for-profit, online
learning institution of higher education.
• Composed of the American Military University (founded 1991) and the
American Public University (founded 2002)
• Serves over 115,000 students, 58% of whom are active duty military
• 87 degree programs and 86 certificate programs, emphasizing educating the
military and public service communities
• Regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central
Association of Colleges and Schools
All undergraduate students have their course material costs
covered by the APUS Undergraduate Book Grant, yet tuition at
APUS has not increased since 2002. Generally, college textbook
prices have increased about 85% in that timeframe.

17. APUS’s Electronic Course Material, ePress, and Library Groups have employed 3
methods to save the APUS Undergraduate Book Grant:
1. Publisher negotiations/conversions to e-books
2. Incentivized open web/library conversions, using Online Library course guides
(facilitated by the ePress)
3. APUS ePress course material publications
RESULTS:
For efforts made in 2012,
1. Encouraging use of e-books from preferred publishers will save APUS $3
million annually;
2. Incentivized open web/library conversions will save an approximate $2.8
million in material costs annually (30 conversions, $1,000 incentive per
conversion, plus possible $250 librarian stipend)
3. ePress course material publications will save nearly $900,000 annually.
• So far in 2013, the ePress has facilitated an additional 13 open web/library
material conversions for an additional $475,000 in annual savings.
• Per-student undergraduate material costs now under $40.

18. Course materials available under a CC-BY-NC-SA license at
http://apus.campusguides.com/APUS_ePress/course_materials
Full textbooks:
• Effectiveness in Writing (ENGL102)
• Research, Analysis, and Writing (COLL300)
• Introduction to Music Appreciation (MUSI200)
Anthology:
• Three-volume World Literature Anthology: Through the Renaissance
Blended textbook:
• Public Policy (POLS410)
“Test Run” e-book in draft form through Booktype, not yet publicly available
• The Yellow Wallpaper: http://apusepress.booktype.pro/the-yellowwallpaper/_draft/_v/1.0/the-yellow-wallpaper-text/
Upcoming publications (anthologies with faculty-authored framing content):
• African-American Literature Through the Harlem Renaissance
• Arthurian Legends
• Philosophy of Science

19. Questions on our publications or our course materials
conversions? Email us at apusepress@apus.edu.
• Follow us on social media for updates and new
publications!
facebook.com/APUSePress
twitter.com/APUSePress
linkedin.com/groups/APUSePress-5170141

20. OER Research Hub
Community College Collaboration
• 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

21. OER Research Hub
• Opportunity to participate
– Faculty Surveys available now
– Admin. Interviews (online & in-person)
• West coast & Utah late October/early Nov
• Florida mid-February
– Generic Survey not tracked by
institution
• http://bit.ly/CCCOERHub

22. 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?

23. 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
DET/CHE
San Jose, CA
Dec 4-6

24. Fall Webinars
(Wed, noon PT, 3:00 ET)
• 10/30 Open Textbook: Adoption & Sustainability
- California State University, Florida Virtual Campus, &
British Columbia Open Textbook Project
• 11/13 Fostering Open Policy at Your Campus
– Maricopa District, Tacoma College, & Creative
Commons
• 12/11 California Community Colleges Share It
Forward with CC-BY
– Creative Commons, California Community Colleges

25. Thank you for participating!
• Next Advisory Meeting:
Wed, November 20, 2:00 pm (EST)