Fellowship in-process atOER Research Hub

Una Daly, OpenCourseWare ConsortiumRob Farrow, OER Research Hub, Open University

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Today’s Agenda

• Where it started …• OCW and CCCOER• Community College History• CCCOER Priorities • Previous research (COT, ITC, etc)• OER Hub Hypotheses• Fellowship Goals• Fellowship Plans

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Where collaboration started

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• Patrina Law attended– CCCOER Panel featuring OCL, Bridge-

2-Success, College of the Canyons, & Kaleidoscope Projects

• Open University and OCWC

OpenCourseWare(OCW) Mission“Advance formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of

free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.”

Almost 300 institutions in 46 Countries4

OCW Consortium Courses Original and Translated- Oct 2012

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Dr. Martha Kanter

U.S. Undersecretary of Education

CCCOER History

• Founded 2007

• Joined OCW Consortium 2011

• Enhance teaching and learning thru adoption of open education at colleges

Funded by William & Flora Hewlett Foundation6

History of Community Colleges

• Grew out of vocational and technical schools of early 20th century

• Tracked growth of middle class following WWII• Expand educational access

– Open enrollment– Low cost– Transfer curriculum to

university

Image: Larry Miller CC-BY-NC

Community Colleges in US1948-2013

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U.S. Community Colleges

Open access to high-quality affordable academic programs (1166 nationwide):

– Transfer to 4-year colleges

and universities– Enter careers in high-demand occupations– Prepare for college-level work

Community College Consortium for OER

200+ Community & Technical Colleges

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Community of Practice2012-13

• 10 Professional development webinars – Avg: 108 attendees – Median: 65 attendees

• 10 OER workshops• OER Research: ITC and Open

University

• Many conference presentations, panels

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Spring 2013 Webinars

• 1/29 Using OER for Workforce Training• 2/26 Librarians Critical Role in OER• 3/26 OER Authoring Tools

• 4/30 Open Ed, MOOCs, & Student Access

• 6/4 OER & Competency-based Learning

Attendees Average: 108, Median: 65

Archiveshttp://bit.ly/14x9EsK

• Document impact of OER on teaching and learning

• Promote integrations of OER into college curricula

• Share best practices for adoption of OER through professional development opportunities.

CCCOER Priorities 2012-13

CCCOER Member SurveyJuly 2013

• More OER impact research needed– Grant applications– Promote faculty adoptions– Persuade administrators to support

• How to incentivize faculty to adopt– Finding resources– Accessibility issues

• How to make OER Sustainable

ITC Distance Learning Survey

• Survey of distance education since 2004

• 80% community college members

• 2012 survey added questions about OER and MOOCs

ITC 2012 OER Results

• Anticipated Impact of OER to your Institutions in next 5 years

• 36 % significant impact• 64 % little or no impact

ITC 2012 OER Results Contd.

• Roadblocks to OER Adoption – 66% Faculty time to find and evaluate– 67% Faculty awareness– 45% Credibility of sources– 21% Ancillary materials– 14% Resistance by administrators

ITC 2012 MOOC Result

• 42% have no plans to incorporate MOOC content into online courses

• 44% are exploring options to include MOOC content into all courses

• Less than 1% exploring credit options

Open Textbook Research 2010

• Enhances students interactions with peers and materials

• Increased faculty collaboration leading to improved practices

Open Learning Journal, 2011http://bit.ly/14aGKiP

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CCCOER Collaboration

• H1: Use of OER leads to critical reflection by educators, with evidence of improvement in their practice.

• H2: Participation in OER pilots and programs leads to policy change at institutional level.

• Methodology: Teacher interviews and survey, accompanied by analysis of variations in policy. Identification of pilot activities across CCCOER member to select sources of performance data.

Additional Hypotheses

• H3: Open education models lead to more equitable access to education, serving a broader base of learners than traditional education

• H4: OER adoption at an institutional level leads to financial benefits for students and/or institutions

Colleges ParticipatingName IRB Rqd Survey Interviews

Foothill College Y, Y Yes Fall

De Anza College Y, Y Yes Fall

Houston Community Y, Y Yes Virtual

South Florida N, N Yes Virtual

Roane State Y, Y Yes Virtual

College of the Cyns Y, N Yes Fall

Broward College Y, N No Winter

Cerritos ?,? Yes Fall

Pasadena College Y, N Yes Fall

Northern Virginia N, N Yes Summer

Maricopa Colleges Y, N No Fall

Washington Colleges Y, N No Fall22

Fellowship Big Questions

• OER Policy– Bottoms-up vs top-down– Longterm sustainability

• Accessibility– Faculty awareness– Lower barriers cost and disability– Universal design process

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Policy: Case Study

• Largest college district (Arizona)– 250,000 students, 10 colleges

• Pilots at 3 colleges started 2010– OER-based Math Curriculum

• Five Year Information & Instructional Technology Plan support OER (2011)

• Established district committee to expand OER (spring 2013)

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Sustainability

• Open Educational Resources– Quality is not free– Maintenance

• Business models– OpenLearn– No Credit MOOCs at Colleges

• Bridge-2-Success,• Broward College’s Foundational MOOC

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Accessibility

• Faculty awareness

• Tutorials

• Emerging standards and guidelines for online education.

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DIGITAL +

ACCESSIBLEOPEN LICENSE

Expanding Access or Not?

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Diverse Learner Challenges

• Cognitive learning disabilities

• Sensory & motor impairments

• English language deficits (translations)

• Lack of engagement Kersti Nebelsiek CC-BY

Source: WebAIM

Why Accessibility?

• Improve learning– 707,000 students with disabilities

enrolled in U.S. colleges 2008-09

• It’s the law! – American with Disabilities Act (ADA)– Web Content Access Guidelines (WCAG)– Universal Design for Learning

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Plans for Fall/Winter

• Conference Papers/Presentations– Educause Anaheim, CA (attendance only)– OER UnConference, San Jose State Univ.– Open Ed, Utah– eLearning 2014, Florida

• Interview Visits– 4-5 California Colleges– 4-5 Washington State College– 2 Florida Colleges

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Thank you for attending!

Contact Information

Una Daly unatdaly@ocwconsortium.org

Rob Farrow Rob.Farrow@open.ac.uk

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