A Revolution in Learning:
Community College Consortium for Open Education Resources
James Glapa-Grossklag and Una Daly
May 2, 2012
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A Revolution in Learning:
Community College Consortium for Open Education Resources
James Glapa-Grossklag and Una Daly
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
Welcome
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window & post any questions.
– Una Daly, Community College Outreach
Manager at Open Courseware Consortium
– James Glapa-Grossklag, President of
CCCOER Advisory Board, College of Canyons
Mike Kirby licensed this image for reuse with Creative Commons.
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
Agenda
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Decade of Sharing …
What is OER?
How Did This Start?
Who’s Doing OER?
Why Share?
Sharing and Benefits of CCCOER
How to Get Involved?
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
A Decade of Sharing
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MIT Open Courseware (2001)
Creative Commons (2002)
OCW Consortium (2004)
Community College Consortium (2007)
Next Gen Learning Grants (2010)
CCCOER joined OCW Consortium (2011)
TAACCCT Community College Grants (2011)
TAACCCT Second Round Grants (2012)
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
Mission
“Advance formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, highquality education materials organized as courses.”
Over 250 institutions in 46 Countries
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
Growth 2003-2011
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
Many Flavors of Open
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Open Educational Resources (OER)
Open CourseWare (OCW)
Open Textbooks
Open Access Journals
Open Source (software)
Open Educational Practice
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
What are Open Educational Resources?
• Free: Free to access online, free to print
• Open: Shared, usable and re-usable: licensing that is less
restrictive than standard copyright
Creative Commons CC-BY license, Dr. Judy Baker
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
Examples
Includes –
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Course materials
Modules or lessons
Open CourseWare (OCW)
Open textbooks
Videos
Images
Tests
Software
Any other tools, materials, or techniques used
to support ready access to knowledge
Creative Commons CC-BY license, Dr. Judy Baker
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
Community College Consortium
for OER (CCCOER)
• Founded 2007
– Foothill-De Anza District
• Growth to 200+ colleges
– 15 states & Canada
Dr. Martha Kanter
U.S. Undersecretary of
Education
• Joined OCW Consortium
in 2011
(2009-present)
Funded by William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
CCCOER Mission
• Promote adoption of OER to enhance
teaching and learning.
– Expand access to education
– Support faculty development in OER
– Advance community college mission
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
Who is funding OER?
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
Who is engaged in OER?
P2PU
advancing formal and informal learning through the
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
education materials organized as courses.
Community College
OER Projects
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
College Open Textbooks
• Catalog of 750+ open
textbooks
• 150 peer reviews
• 100 accessibility reviews
• 1200+ online community
of faculty, staff, authors
Hewlett Foundation Funded
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
An open textbook is…
• Modifiable by the instructor
– Digital, Modular
– Creative Commons
• Low cost to the students
– Free online
– Printable for free or low cost
paper bound copies ($10-$50)
Labeled for reuse by MrKCoolsPhotostream
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
Bridge to Success
Bridge for Adult Learners
• Developmental courses
– Learning to Learn
– Succeed with Math
• Collaborative partnerships
– Anne Arundel Community College, MIT,
Open University, & University Maryland
University College
NGLC Funded
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
Program Goals
 Help adults transition to the college environment
 Expand the range, depth, and access to college
readiness content
 Ensure all materials are open, discoverable and
standards-based
 Increase awareness and impact of OERs
 Ensure sustainability and impact of program
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
Project Kaleidoscope
Improve Student Success through
Open Courses
NGLC Funded
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
Kaleidoscope Principles
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Outcomes based course design
Use best of existing OER
Use common assessments
Engage faculty
Measure impact and share data
Course Disciplines
– Reading & Writing, Composition, Math,
Chemistry, Biology, Business, Geology,
Psychology
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
Washington’s Open Course Library
A collection of openly licensed (CC-BY) educational
materials for 81 high-enrollment college courses
1.Lower textbook costs for students
2.Improve course completion rates
3.Provide new resources for faculty
Credit: Timothy Valentine & Leo Reynolds CC-BYNC-SA
Funded by Gates Foundation and WA State
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
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Art Appreciation
Calculus I
Calculus II
Calculus III
Cultural Anthropology
Elementary Algebra
Engineering Physics I
English Composition I
English Composition II
General Biology with Lab
General Chemistry with Lab I
General Chemistry with Lab II
General Chemistry with Lab III
General Psychology
Human Anatomy and Physiology 1
Human Anatomy and Physiology 2
Intermediate Algebra
Introduction To Business
Introduction to Chemistry (Inorganic)
Introduction To Literature I
Introduction To Logic
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Introduction To Oceanography
Introduction To Philosophy
Introduction to Physical Geology
Introduction to Statistics
Lifespan Psychology
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Music Appreciation
Physical Anthropology
Pre-College English
Precalculus I
Precalculus II
Principles of Accounting I
Principles of Accounting II
Public Speaking
Research for the 21st Century
Technical Writing
Try College / College Success Course
US History I
US History II
US History III
http://www.opencourselibrary.org/phase-1-courses
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advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
Why Practice Openness?
Institutional Mission
“The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge
and …. The Institute is committed to
generating, disseminating, and preserving
knowledge ….”
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
The Community College Mission
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
Reduce Student Costs
Consider this Example:
- Textbook Cost
• Student buys $200 textbook
• Student buys $30 textbook supplement
• SUBTOTAL = $230
– Course Cost
• 4 units @ $36 per unit
• COURSE COST = $144
Textbook and supplement exceed 50% of the overall
cost of the course!
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
Leverage taxpayer funding
English Composition I
• 55,000+ enrollments / year
• x $100 textbook
• = $5.5+ Million every year
Source: Cable Green, The Obviousness
of Open Policy (2011)
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
Priorities 2012-13
• Document impact of OER on teaching and
learning
• Promote integration of OER into curricula
• Continue Educational Outreach
• Continue Growing Membership
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
Education Webinars 2012
Month
Topic
January 31
Open Math Home Assessment Systems
February 28
Writing Commons: Open Textbook Community
March 27
Fostering OER-friendly policies at your college
May 1st
Finding and Selecting High Quality OER
May 2nd
A Revolution in Learning: Community College
Consortium for Open Education Resources
May 22
Open Course Library : Public Speaking Open
Course
June 12
Pedagogy of Open Educational Resources
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
Conferences & Meetups 2012
Conference and Location
Date
eLearning Conference 2012
Feb 19-22
League for Innovation 2012
March 4-7
MITE/NROC Conference
March 25-26
Global OCW Conference
April 16-18
AACC 92nd Conference
April 22-25
ACRL Iowa Conference
May 25
Online Teaching Conference San Jose, CA
June 14-15
ET4 Sloan Merlot Las Vegas, NV
July 27-29
Open Education Conference Vancouver, CAN
October 16-18
STEM Tech League of Innovation, MO
October 28-31
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
CCCOER-OCW
Member Benefits
• Information: Stay in the loop on
issues in open education.
• Collaboration: Participate in advisory board
and communities of interest.
• Collective Visibility: Gain global exposure
through OCWC’s website and shared media
exposure.
• Direction: Provide direct input to OCWC’s
focus on community colleges.
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
How to Get Involved
• Join our CCCOER Advisory Board
– Monthly online meetups
– Email group
• Ask your college to become a member of
CCCOER at the OCW Consortium
– Voting privileges
– Global partnerships in open education
advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
Contact information
James Glapa-Grossklag, Dean
Educational Technology, Learning Resources, & Distance Learning
College of the Canyons
James.glapa-grossklag@canyons.edu
Una Daly
Community College Outreach Manager
OpenCourseWare Consortium
unatdaly@ocwconsortium.org
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