1. Open Educational Resources (OER) at Peralta
BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
DISTRICT FLEX DAY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2018
PLANNING TEAM: ANDREW PARK, HEATHER DODGE, JENNY YAP, LILIA CELHAY, CADY BOW, YIPING WANG, AND TIM HACKETT

2. AGENDA Welcome and Introductions
Overview of OER in Peralta – Dr. Jason Cole
Faculty Panel
BCC: Melina Bersamin (psychology) and Charlotte Lee (political science) 
CoA: Trish Nelson (English) and Khalilah Beal (mathematics)
Laney: YiPing Wang
Merritt: Mario Rivas
Student Panel
Forming a Community of Practice: Breakout Sessions Led by Heather Dodge
Next Steps

3. Overview of OER at Peralta
Dr. Jason Cole
Vice Chancellor of Technology

8. OER at the District CHALLENGES OPPORTUNITIES Lack of publisher support
Sustainability models
SFO – Searchability, findability, obtainability
Integration (bookstores, LMS)
Lack of awareness among faculty and students
Collaboration between Distance Education and OER Committees/Communities of Practice
Shared course models
Improved access and equity
Continuous improvement
Integration into Guided Pathways and Equity initiatives

9. Berkeley City College Leader college in the adoption of OER
Active in expanding adoption of OER at BCC and Peralta
ASCCC OER Task Force
Zero Textbook Cost Degree Planning Grant
AB 798 grant recipient (first round)

10. College of Alameda
COA was awarded the Zero Textbook Cost Degree Grant in the amount of $150,000 for 2018
COA is implementing a Mathematics AS-T using open educational resources (OER) and zero-cost options to develop the applicable course materials and curriculum, and working on the following:
Establishing sustainability after grant funding is exhausted, including how content is updated and presented.
Recruiting and training new instructors in the use of OER and zero-cost materials.
Revising policies and reallocating faculty course assignments in support of the ZTCD Program.
Continuing to pursue additional funding sources.
Ensuring compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (Public Law ) and the Copyright Act of 1976 (Public Law ).

11. Laney College Various faculty are using OER materials
Dean who led the work recently left; new dean is well versed in OER and plans to continue the work

12. Merritt College
Implemented AB 798 grant during AY ; information sessions held on campus flex days.
Developed OER adoptions in approximately 30 sections; various disciplines
Initiated an incentive program to encourage "early adopters"
"Off the shelf adoptions" not compensated; partial curations funded at $250/course; full curations funded at $500/course; faculty were not compensated for reviewing/writing up OER texts/ancillary materials. Committee members had varying viewpoints concerning philosophy/implementation of funding.
Early adopters were assisted by Merritt's researchers/librarians

13. FACULTY PANEL
EXPERIENCES
BEST PRACTICES
RESOURCES

14. FACULTY PANEL QUESTIONS
Describe your experience adopting OER materials for your class(es):
Engagement
Accessibility
Advantages
Collaboration opportunities
Cost
Share a best practice that you’ve found useful in your discipline
Share a few resources that you use and would recommend to others

15. STUDENT PANEL

16. STUDENT PANEL QUESTIONS
Describe your experience taking a class that used OER materials as it relates to the following areas:
Engagement
Accessibility
Advantages
Collaboration opportunities
Cost
How was it different from using traditional textbooks?
Would you recommend a class that uses OER to other students?

17. BREAKOUT SESSIONS
LED BY HEATHER DODGE

18. Small Group Discussions
What values should be upheld in an OER community of practice? How do we ensure we are following those values? 
What types of training, gatherings, or information sharing are important to further OER at Peralta? 
What kind of support do we need from the colleges, the District, or Professional Development for our work? 
When and how should we meet? 

19. NEXT STEPS

20. Next Steps Building a community of practice
Meetings, institute, committees, professional development
Strengthening collaboration and communication
Pursuing alternative funding
Outreach to students and faculty to build awareness of OER benefits

21. QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU!