OER Spring 2020 Flex Presentations

Flex Day Presentations on 1/23/20 by James GlapaGrossklag from College of the Canyons presented three sessions about searching, evaluating, and implementing OER.   Here are the recordings of each session.  

Flex Day -  Spring 2020 Sessions

Beyond Textbooks: Reduce Equity Gaps with Open Educational Resources (OER)

An increasingly proven way to remove cost barriers for our students is to adopt Open Educational Resources (OER). Learn the what, why, and how of OER, with a particular focus on how OER can reduce student equity gaps while honoring academic freedom.  Additionally, you'll become familiar with current research on the efficacy of OER.

Introduction to Searching for Open Educational Resources (OER)

Have you heard about OER and wonder whether any materials exist for your courses? In this workshop, learn about the major sources for locating OER, top tips and tricks for searching, and how OERs can help you to replace commercial textbooks. Bring a syllabus or a list of key terms for your course.

Introduction to Open Licensing for Open Educational Resources (OER)

Have you found free online resources and wonder whether you can re-use them? Have you created materials and wonder how you can share them in a way that delineates how others can re-use them? Where does Canvas fit into all of this? In this workshop, learn about the open licenses that make OERs free and legal to share and re-use. Additionally, you’ll see examples of how OER is shared in Canvas.

Speaker Bio

James Glapa-Grossklag is Dean of Educational Technology, Learning Resources, and Online Education at College of the Canyons. He co-coordinated the Zero Textbook Cost degree program for California Community Colleges, and is currently supporting institutions to develop Open Educational Resources (OER) for career education programs.

James is an Ambassador for OER Advocacy for the International Council for Open and Distance Education. He is past President of the Open Education Consortium, the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources, and the Directors of Educational Technology in California Higher Education. He has served as a trainer on OER for the United States Department of State in the Middle East and North Africa, and has been an invited keynote on OER in the US, Europe, Asia, and Australia. He received the President’s Award from the Open Education Consortium, for advancing open education around the world through exceptional dedication, outstanding contribution, and exemplary service.

He teaches courses for faculty on OER, Digital Citizenship, and Accessibility. He earned faculty tenure in history and has taught online, hybrid, and face-to-face.

The above are self-paced professional development opportunities.  The Online Education Staff is here to customize the training based on your needs as well as to provide guidance and support.  Come by LTC 317 (9:00- 5:00, M-F ) or submit a Help Desk (Links to an external site.) ticket to ask a quick question or arrange an appointment.  Go to Faculty Resources Index to find additional information