Open

Members:

Christie Fierro: Chair

Vicki Sievert: Website Manager

Tim Fuhrman: Communication Liaison

Boyoung Chae

Melinda Weatherford

Jeff Iannone

Tim Trussler

Tentative Goals:

As advised by Boyoung Chae, this work group will support the goals of the SBCTC with policy/research, professional development, and outreach. We see our work as building on the 2014-2015 OER Work Group.

We have targeted three theories for implementation for the IC 2015-2016 Work Plan:

1. Define--We would like to create useful and meaningful definition(s) of open pedagogy for our consortium.

2. Data--We will create methods of data collection as open pedagogy and the use of OER, we believe, contribute to student success.

3. Demonstrate--We will research community-based learning practices that our colleges can showcase/market the work of faculty and students.

Define:

Open Pedagogy connects to the Accessibility and Professional Development Work Groups. We will share methods of educating faculty and advocating for open pedagogy. For example, we could:

Create a state-wide retreat similar to the FLC Accessibility Retreat.
- Coordinate with LLC's OER Workplan Group to create a Winter Leadership Retreat
  - Centralia hosts during winter quarter 2016, to include selective faculty, library directors, eLC directors/council members as early adopters
  - Devlop strategies for implementing OER usage/buy-in at individual college level
  - Quill West, Christie Fierro would make great group discussion leaders
  - Boyoung will contact Tidewater Community College about presenting at the retreat (Physical presence or virtual presentation?)
Invite researchers who are a part of the Open Movement such as David Wiley, Cable Green, Quill West, Mike Caulfield, Rolin Moe etc. to speak at our retreat.
Expand the use of The Canvas Commons to promote the use of OER in our system.

Data:

We will work with IR to formulate a research plan on how to connect the use of OER to student retention and success initiatives like ATD or the Completion Agenda. For example, we could:

Create a simple research methodology that all of our institutions can adopt.
Explore the labeling of OER courses in bookstores and on the class schedule. See Tidewater Community College Z Degree for an example.

Demonstrate:

We can connect to the Professional Development Group to explore ways we can give faculty examples on how to showcase their work with students. For example:

Colleges can make videos to showcase the work of innovative faculty employing open pedagogy. Videos could help recruit quality faculty and also attracts students who want to save money on textbooks.
We will explore ways colleges can market their use of OER and Open Pedagogy.
We will collaborate with the Library as Open Education Leaders members to involve Media Services and our campus librarians.

Support Requested from the IC:

Fund and support our idea for an Open Pedagogy Retreat. We have major players in the region who could keynote and facilitate a retreat for our faculty.
Fund and support OER initiatives on your campus. Advocate that faculty take the How To Use OER course taught by our Chair, Christie Fierro.
Advocate and support any OER supporters listed on the SBCTC.
Envision our work as the middle of a Venn Diagram with the other three groups. Investing in professional development for open pedagogy assures accessibility for all of our students on the first day of class. Supporting our faculty will result in improved student success and retention.

Summer eLC Meeting Minutes 8.11.15

OPEN Spring 2016 Final Meeting and Report for 2015-2016

In Attendance (4/22/2016):

Zach Wellhouse, Claver Hategekimana, Ekaterina Stoops, Sukirti Ranade, James Umphres, Tim Trussler, Vicki Sievert: Website Manager

1. Define--We would like to create useful and meaningful definition(s) of open pedagogy for our consortium.
  1. 1. Open Pedagogy:
      1. Students are part of the creation process
        Create assignments that live beyond just one class
        Create assignments that are useful to the community
        Make artifacts available to the community for use and reuse
    2. Accessibility Retreat will be in July and we will gather more data for expanding
    3. Co-meeting this spring with LLC, and a committee with members from both councils was formed to work on a retreat.

1. Data--We will create methods of data collection because open pedagogy and the use of OER, we believe, contribute to student success.

- 1. 1. Identify where to find the data on use of OER and open pedagogy
      1. Bookstores?
        Survey faculty?
        Ask IR?
        Create course code for tracking use of OER?

3. Demonstrate--We will research community-based practices that our colleges can showcase/market the work of faculty and students.

1. 1. 1. During late fall/winter, merged with the Professional Development work group to assist with the Washington Canvas Conference (wa-cc.com)
    2. Recommend that faculty attend and present to IGNUS (Imagination, Genius, New Understanding, Innovation, Shared Knowledge) SBCTC webinars that focus on assessment, teaching and learning.