Open+Educational+Resources+(OER)

Data Collection Questions:
• How will it be updated to reflect new developments or research? (and delete outdated information) • What process will be used to vet the choice of OERs? • How is the information presented visually? (Graphs, charts, photos)
 * Content:**

• How long will the OER be available? (Such as: a second year organic chemistry student may want to refer back to the first year general chemistry text.) • What formats will these OERs be available in? • Is it ADA accessible? Is it available in audio format for ADA/DSS students from places such as the Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic? Labor & Industry students? • What access is available for students who cannot afford a computer, much less, Internet access and cannot spend hours at the college on the computer? • What is the cost for students if available in print? Will financial aid cover the cost? • If not available in print, how will students with learning disabilities who can read, but not comprehend words on a computer screen?
 * Format/Availability:**

• What role do the librarians have in helping faculty choose appropriate OER resources for a class? • What resources does the library need to have to support the use of OER resources? • Copyright—an enormous area for questions. Who will make sure that the resources chosen are actual OER? If they are Creative Commons or Copyleft, are the resources attributed correctly? Do the resources fit within the guidelines for Fair Use? • Visual resources…Do the instructors still request the library to purchase videos/DVDs for instruction? If requested to place on a media server, cost of licensing? How password protect? • Does the library purchase copies of OER resources to place on reserve? • Is there a college-wide process or guidelines for replacing textbooks with OER resources? • What new impacts have you experienced with your librarians work-load? • Did you have to set up electronic reserves to support OER? • What costs you have incurred? Which ones were expected, which ones were not expected?
 * Library/Media:**

• What faculty teaching support does the OER offer? • Do you think the quality is adequate? • Are there test-bank questions? • Are authentic assessments included? • Are other resources available for faculty to use? • What is the attitude of using OER with students? • What other resources are available for faculty that publishers usually offer? • Can you incorporate just sections from different OERs? • How keep organized for students to use? • Where did you find the OER resources?
 * For Faculty:**

... maybe this group can coordinate with the legislative study Cable Green is leading on eLearning & OER (see [|SB 6295])
 * Wiki for the SB6295 eLearning work group (Sue Gallaway is on the group)


 * Project Participants:**
 * Geoff Cain - Tacoma Community College
 * Scott Dennis - Lower Columbia College
 * Cable Green - SBCTC
 * Jerry Lewis - Columbia Basin College
 * Lesley Ann Wallace - Bellingham Technical College
 * Jill Weber - Skagit

First Meeting: Weds. Feb. 25, 2009 3:00 PM via Elluminate Cain, Green, Lewis, Wallace, and Weber attending.

Questions from meeting:
 * Is there a rubric that we fill in when we talk to a provider?
 * Should we be creating that rubric?
 * Lets gather questions here at the wiki.
 * We could consult with the library council and have them collect information from their colleges.

Gather Information
 * Review national OER consortia reports, recommendations and models
 * Learn from institutions that have adopted and implemented OER (Lesley & Geoff)
 * Collect faculty, student, library, and bookstore input

Information Dissemination
 * What are the benefits of sharing? Benefits of open content, textbooks, publishing, software, standards, and/or open teaching?
 * Help system understand the benefits of OER - why do it? (e.g., open textbooks relate to access and student debt load)
 * Comparison of print vs. online OER


 * Relevant Websites**
 * [|Cable Green's Blog]
 * [|Hewlett Foundation OER Resources & Publications]
 * [|Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources]
 * [|Flatworld Knowledge>]
 * [|Make Textbooks Affordable]


 * Examples of OER**
 * [|OER Commons]
 * [|Open Culture Blog]
 * [|WikiEducator]
 * [|Open Learning Content Observatory Services]
 * [|California Open Source Textbook Project]
 * Cable's Folder of OER: content and textbooks (Zip file) - //feel free to delete if/when the links are added to these lists//[[file:open links.zip]]

**Articles & Media** media type="custom" key="3378800"
 * [|Keynote - A "New" American University for Next-Gen Learners]
 * [|Signs of Significant Disruption in the Traditional Textbook Model]
 * [|Open Source Textbooks Challenge a Paradigm]