The document summarizes the agenda and notes from a CCCOER Advisory Meeting on January 22, 2014. Key points include: - Announcements about upcoming OER conferences and events like Open Education Week in March. - A presentation from the College of Southern Maryland about their new OER course in physics. - Highlights from recent OER impact research on benefits to students, teachers, and institutions. - An overview of upcoming CCCOER webinars in spring 2014 on open textbooks and OER impact findings. - Reminders about upcoming advisory meetings and conferences for open education.

1. advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
CCCOER Advisory Meeting
January 22, 2014, 2:00 pm Eastern
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3. Agenda
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Welcome Everyone!
Announcements
ACE Awards
Open Education Week Mar 10-15
College of Southern Maryland
– Leah Geiger
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OER Impact Research Headlines
Spring Conferences and Events
Spring CCCOER Webinars
Next Meeting: Feb

4. Welcome
Please introduce yourself and your OER
projects.
Your hosts:
– Una Daly, Community College Outreach Director at Open
Courseware Consortium
– James Glapa-Grossklag, President of CCCOER Advisory
Board; Dean, College of Canyon
– Donna Gaudet, Vice-president of CCCOER Advisory
Board, Math Chair at Scottsdale Community College
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5. Welcome New Members
• College of Southern Maryland
- Leah Geiger, Instructional Designer
• Delaware Technical & Community College
- pending
• Chatanooga State College, TN
- pending

6. 240+ Colleges in
15 States & Provinces

7. Announcements
• EVOLVE Higher Education Conference, Jan 17
•OCWC ACE Award nominations, Jan 24
•Open Education Week: March 10-15
•Creative Commons Licensing 4.0
•Google Images now includes "usage rights”
in settings.

8. due
January 24, 2014
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
• Leadership ACE
• Educator ACE
SITE & COURSE AWARDS
• Outstanding Site ACE
• Outstanding Course ACE
• Open MOOC ACE
PROJECT AWARDS
• Creative Innovation ACE
• Engagement ACE
• Open Research ACE
For more information on preliminary criteria, rules and eligibility
please visit www.ocwconsortium.org

9. Raising Awareness of Open Education
Worldwide Mar 10-15
• Submit videos, resources, local events,
or webinars in February.
• Discussion groups online.
• Social Media promotion
for open education projects.
• Community College Day on Wed, Mar 12
– Webinars, videos, and resources
http://openeducationweek.org

10. OER Launch at CSM
Leah Geiger
• Instructional Designer
• Sociology Instructor
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11. COLLEGE PHYSICS
Chapter 21 CIRCUITS, BIOELECTRICITY, AND DC INSTRUMENTS
PowerPoint Image Slideshow

12. COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND
• Our first attempt using open
educational resources came
by way of an adjunct.
• She has taught for CSM for 5
years.
• She used Expert TA
(Homework and Tests) and
the Open Stax content.
• We are using the open
resources in advertising for
admissions
• The course was Quality
Matters reviewed and met
standards

13. DISCUSSION

14. OER Impact Research
Summer/Fall 2013
• Use of OER leads to critical reflection with
evidence of improvement in practice.
• Participation in OER pilots leads to policy change
at institutional level.
• Open education models lead to more equitable
access to education
• OER adoption at institutional level leads to
financial benefits for students and/or institutions

15. OER Impact Research
Respondent demographics & headlines
• 136 faculty at community colleges
• 95% have Masters degree or greater
• 72% taught over 10 years
• Most Popular OER
– 71% YouTube, 43% TED talks, 35% iTunes
• OER is shared by
– 56% email, 46% in-person
• 22% didn’t recognize Creative Commons logo
• 15% recognized but not sure what it meant

16. OER Impact Research
Student Benefits & Challenges
• 50% Positive effect e.g.
– increasing enthusiasm for study,
– range of interest;
– learner autonomy;
– improved participation and collaboration;
– confidence.
• 16% OER increases retention. Factors include:
– > 50% reduced cost of materials increases
– Next popular: flexible use & ease of access anytime.
– Little or no support for linguistic or cultural
relevance.

17. OER Impact Research
Teaching Benefits
• General agreement OER enhances teaching
– 66% curriculum coverage,
– 77% range of methodology,
– 76% range of media,
– 63% currency of subject knowledge
• Most popular statement was that OER means
you don’t have to do it all yourself.
• No general agreement that OER leads to
increased collaboration or improved ICT skills.
• 66% OER leads to increased teacher reflection

18. OER Impact Research
Teaching Challenges
• Challenges to OER usage
– 46% relevance
– 43% quality
• 58% Reputable institution or personal
recommendation factor in choosing OER
• 11% identified lack of institutional support as
an issue.
• 48% thought CC licensing was factor in
choosing OER. Later 75% thought it important
Open licensing perceptions seem to be contextual
and ambiguous.

19. Spring Webinars
(Wed, 11:00 am PST, 2:00 pm EST)
• February 5 - Open Textbooks: SUNY
Geneseo, OpenStax College
• March 12 - OER & Accessibility
• April 9 – OER Impact Research Findings
• May 14 - Intellectual Property: Open
Licensing, Trademarks, Patents, etc.

20. Advisory Meetings
(3rd Wed, 11:00 am PST, 2:00 pm EST)
We are looking for short project presentations
at these meetings. Please make a suggestion.
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Jan 22 – College of Southern Maryland
Feb 19
March 19
April 16
May 21

21. Spring Conferences
Conference
Location
Date
eLearning 2014
Orlando
Feb 15-18
League for Innovation
Anaheim
Mar 2-5
National Assoc. Developmental Ed
Dallas
Mar 5-8
Connexions Conference
Houston
Mar 31- Apr 4
American Association of Community
Colleges
DC
April
OCWC Global Conference
Slovenia
Apr 23-25
NISOD
Austin
May 25-28
CCC Online Teaching Conference
San Diego
June 20-21

22. Thank you for participating!
• Next Advisory Meeting:
Wed, Feb 19, 2:00 pm (EST)
Nominations due
Friday, January 24th
March 10-15
Submissions in February