Board of Trustees Presentation
Report on Open Educational Resources
Dr. Judy Baker and Linda Elvin February 5, 2007
Introduction
Where are we now? Where are we going? What are our challenges?
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 publisher’s textbooks Development of OER by faculty for open use
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
System-wide Approach to Supporting OER Use
Culture Faculty Print Shop
Technology Support
Bookstore
OER Use
Intellectual Property Issues Training Library
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
Where Are We Now?
Librarians as info experts
Public Domain website http://faculty.deanza.edu/publicdomain/
Coordination with Bookstores, Print Shops, and others to provide print-on-demand options
OER Development
• Existing OER developed by De Anza faculty
Open Course Gallery
Elementary Statistics
Susan Dean & Barbara Illowsky De Anza College Creative Typography Physical Geography
Carolyn Brown, Foothill College Enterprise Network Security
Allison Lenkeit, Foothill College Introduction to Macromedia Flash
Sukhjit Singh, De Anza College Mike Murphy, Foothill College
Marcia Ganeles, Foothill College
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
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
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
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
What are Our Challenges?
Identification of collaborative tools for development, use, and delivery of OER learning materials
Fostering use of the tools by faculty
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