How OER Can Support Student Equity and Diversity

How OER Can Support Student Equity and Diversity

Nov 15, 2017, 11:00 am PST

Welcome to

Agenda

• Introductions• CCCOER Overview• Equity and Diversity in Theater & Speech• Equity and OER Degrees• Achieving the Dream’s Equity Vision• Q & A

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Daphnie Sicre, PhD Faculty

Speech, Communications, Theater Arts

Borough of Manhattan College

CUNY

Francesca Carpenter,

Associate Director,

OER Degree Initiative

Achieving the Dream

Moderator: Una Daly

CCCOER, DIrector

Presenters

Preston Davis, EdD

Director Instructional Services

Extended Learning Institute

Northern Virginia Community College

• Expand awareness & access to high-

quality OER

• Support faculty choice & development

• Improve student success

CCCOER Mission

Members in 25 U.S. States8 US State Consortiums & British Columbia

Is Open Education Promoting

Inclusive and Equitable Access to

Education?

Beyond Cost …

Equity and Social Justice

Preston Davis, EdD

Director Instructional Services

Extended Learning Institute

“Justice is the first virtue of social institutions,

as truth is of systems of thought.”

John Rawls

Key Principles of Social Justice

● Each person has the most extensive basic liberties

compatible with the liberties of others.

● Social and economic positions are to be to

everyone's advantage and open to all.

Social Justice: Equity and Diversity

• Equity assumes diversity and acknowledges the unique individuality of each person, whereas Equality assumes sameness and uniformity.

• Equity seeks fairness among diversity.

Open Ed Movement: Strength in Diversity

• Open Access Materials

• Open Courses and MOOCs

• Open Educational Resources (OER)

• Open Degree Pathways

• Open Pedagogy/Practices

• Open...

Diversity & Equity: Theater, Communications, Speech

Daphnie Sicre, PhD

Speech, Communications, Theater Arts

Faculty

• Type Hug• See what images pop up• Imagine if theyare free image

Even less diversity, less equity, less representation.

My text books:For Speech-The Public Speaking ProjectFor Theatre-Theatrical Worlds

Great Texts but still problematic when it comes to Equity & Representation

• But there is still work that needs to be done

• We need more diverse authors to tell multiple stories & perspectives

• We need to be aware of who our audiences are

• We need accessibility, awareness & acknowledgement of OER

Equity & The OER Degree Initiative

Francesca Carpenter,

Associate Director, OER Degree

Initiative

The mission of Achieving the Dream is to lead and

support a national network of community colleges

to achieve sustainable institutional transformation

through sharing knowledge, innovative solutions,

and effective practices and policies leading to

improved outcomes for all students.

Achieving the Dream’s Statement on Equity

Achieving the Dream believes that access to a high quality education in an inclusive environment is

the right of all individuals and imperative for the continued advancement of a strong democracy

and workforce. Achieving the Dream also believes higher education institutions have an obligation

to work toward equity for their students. Equity is grounded in the principle of fairness. In higher

education, equity refers to ensuring that each student receives what they need to be successful

through the intentional design of the college experience.

Achieving the Dream expects colleges to dismantle the barriers facing underserved students.

Colleges must routinely scrutinize structural barriers to equity and invest in equity-minded

policies, practices, and behaviors that lead to success for all students.

OER Degree Initiative Grantees

38 colleges in 13 states

OER Degree Initiative Equity Goal

Grantess must:

• Ensure access by and support for low income students and students of color in their OER degree programs

OER Grantee Challenges

• Availability of culturally relevant OER content• Diverse content creators• Awareness• OER content that has a white American male slant• Content that is unintentionally biased.

OER Grantee Success

• Self-motivated faculty willing to identify and create culturally diverse content

• Incorporation of student voice• Exploration and adoption of culturally responsive pedagogy

• Faculty are taking advantage of the flexibility and adaptability of OERs to meet a range of students’ needs

Dec 6 Webinar:

Adjunct Faculty’s Essential Role in OER Adoption

John Iuzzuni

Associate Director,

Adjunct Faculty Initiative

Achieving the Dream

Tom Ayers,

Associate Dean Business

Broward College

Claudine Dulaney

Adjunct Faculty

Broward College

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Stay in the Loop

• Upcoming Conferences– Dream 2018, February

– OE Global 2018, April

– See our website under “Get-Involved”

• Stay in touch thru Community Email

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Questions?Contact Info:

Preston Davis, [email protected]

Daphnie Sicre, [email protected]

Francesca Carpenter, [email protected]

@unatdaly -- [email protected]

Thank you!

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