OER Campus Committee
Purpose
The Leeward CC Open Educational Resources (OER) Committee will promote awareness, develop recommendations, guidelines, and standards for the integration and sustainability of OER across the curriculum. The committee will work toward meeting the OER Project Initiative commitment of “eliminating barriers to quality higher education through the adoption of open education practices.”
Need
Since 1998 textbooks costs have increased 150% making college education increasingly unaffordable. Students respond to expensive textbooks by dropping classes, taking fewer classes, or doing without textbooks for some or all of the semester so they can attend college. Fifty-five percent of respondents to a May 2015 Leeward CC survey on textbook costs did not purchase a required textbook at some time during their college career. Fifty-eight percent responded that the cost of required textbook influences their decision to take a class. The survey demonstrates that rising textbook costs have an impact on time to completion and overall student success.
Function
Build OER awareness and promote its integration into the curriculum at Leeward CC.
Develop guidelines and standards relating to the adoption of OER across the curriculum.
Make recommendations to the Office of the Vice-Chancellor of Academic Affairs and relevant College constituencies representing faculty, students, and staff.
Identify professional development needs required for effective and sustained implementation of OER-based curricula.
Promote OER awareness at Leeward CC and develop collaborative relationships within the UH System.
2023-2024 Committee
Junie Hayashi, Academic Services-Library (Co-Chair)
Ashley Biddle, Social Sciences (Co-Chair)
I-Chia-Shih, Math & Sciences
Faustino "Dag" Dagdag, Business & Technology
Anika Gearhart-Edwards, Social Sciences
Daniella Elliott, Math & Sciences
Gregg Longanecker, Waianae Moku
Wayde Oshiro, Academic Services-Library
Leilani Puchalski, Student Services-Kīpuka
Theia Belle Sophia Ulep, ASUH Leeward
Tasha Williams Moses, Academic Services-Tutoring
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