1. Open Educational Resources Alternative Learning Solutions
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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

2. California State University, East Bay
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California State University, East Bay
ALS Subcommittee
Four years of grant money for faculty
Student funding
Help: library liaisons, accessibility, IT, etc.

4. California OER Council http://icas-ca.org/coerc
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California OER Council
January 2014
UC, CSU, CCC
Online library of OER and textbooks
Goal: affordability
California Open Source Digital Library (COOL4Ed).

5. College Textbook Affordability Act of October 2015
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College Textbook Affordability Act of October 2015
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

10. * Michigan http://open.umich.edu Oregon
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Oregon
Georgia *

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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

12. No No
control
Influence
Control

13. The Thin Edge of the Wedge
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The Thin Edge of the Wedge
Be opportunistic
Network
Look for openings

14. Faculty choices affect the entire class
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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

15. California State University, East Bay
Dr. Nancy Park
History Department
California State University, East Bay
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16. Aline Soules
California State University, East Bay