Open Educational Resources Alternative Learning Solutions Image credit: http://edcetera.rafter.com/tag/open-education-resources/, Jan. 12, 2016 Open Educational Resources Alternative Learning Solutions SLA Gender SIG, March 11, 2016 Aline Soules Library Faculty and Coordinator, ALS Initiative California State University, East Bay

California State University, East Bay Image credit: http://www.wearehere.ro/eng, Jan. 12, 2016 California State University, East Bay ALS Subcommittee Four years of grant money for faculty Student funding Help: library liaisons, accessibility, IT, etc. http://csueastbay.libguides.com/als

http://csueastbay.libguides.com/als

California OER Council http://icas-ca.org/coerc Image credit: https://news.bitcoin.com/california-shrugs-bill-ab-1326-introduce-bitlicense/, Jan. 12, 2016 California OER Council http://icas-ca.org/coerc January 2014 UC, CSU, CCC Online library of OER and textbooks Goal: affordability California Open Source Digital Library (COOL4Ed).

College Textbook Affordability Act of October 2015 Image credit: http://clipartpanda.com, Jan. 12, 2016 College Textbook Affordability Act of October 2015 http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB798 CSU two-day conference on ALS/AB798, Mar 1-2 Funding hinges on Academic Senate endorsement of AB798, and a plan (in collaboration with students and administration) showing faculty commitment and readiness to use grant funds to support faculty adoption of OER

http://www.cool4ed.org/

http://www.merlot.org      

http://www.affordablelearningsolutions.org/

http://www.affordablelearningsolutions.org/deploying_als

* Michigan http://open.umich.edu Oregon Image credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blank_US_Map.svg Oregon http://cdss.library.oregonstate.edu/oer http://open.oregonstate.edu/news/oer.htm Georgia http://affordablelearninggeorgia.org *

Image credit: http://blog. tavorro Image credit: http://blog.tavorro.com/taking-initiative-work-key-success/, February 28, 2016 OER/ALS: What it is OER/ALS: What it is not Initiative Opportunity for encouragement, incentive support Project Top down management or threat to academic freedom

No No control Influence Control

The Thin Edge of the Wedge Image Credit: http://www.yogadirect.com/foam-yoga-wedge.html, Feb. 28, 2016 The Thin Edge of the Wedge Be opportunistic Network Look for openings

Faculty choices affect the entire class Image credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_differences_in_humans, February 28, 2016 Gender Issues? Direct: minimal Faculty choices affect the entire class Student funding and books over $100 (CSUEB-only decision); impact on Humanities Indirect: only as OER/ALS connects to other inequities Flexibility to visit the library for materials Ability to connect to the Internet Competing responsibilities Financial resources

California State University, East Bay http://library.csueastbay.edu/modules/AlternativeLearningSolutions/ Dr. Nancy Park History Department California State University, East Bay Image credit: still shot taken from the video

Aline Soules California State University, East Bay aline.soules@csueastbay.edu