1. OER at the Island University
Lisa Louis, Head of Research & Learning, Bell Library

2. Origins Dean of Libraries: Dr. Catherine Rudowsky OER Task Force
Faculty from every college
Interested parties from across campus
Office of Distance Education and Learning Technologies (ODELT)
Bookstore
Center for Faculty Excellence
Student Government Association
Research and Innovation
If you are just starting with OER, there may be ready-made collaborators on your campus. The trick might be finding them!

3. Year One: AY17-18 Task Force subcommittees: Grants
identified funding opportunities
Faculty outreach
held a faculty forum
Designed a community of practice opportunity for faculty
Website
Designed an online guide to OER

4. Year Two: AY18-19 Outreach Open Access Week – David Wiley
Open Education Week – staffed a table, talked with students and faculty
OER Grants Workshop hosted by Research & Innovation
Met with individual faculty
Community of Practice
Met in Spring 2019 – 8 participants

5. Challenges Awareness Staffing SB 810
Many faculty on our campus don’t know what OER are, or think that open = free.
Some faculty have negative preconceived notions about OER.
We have had only one person in the library working on this, but we have a new scholarly communication librarian who will also be doing work with OER.
It has proven difficult to identify the classes that have no materials costs.
This is a priority for next year.

6. Year Three: AY19-20 Make the committee more official
Involving Faculty Senate
Another Community of Practice
Focus on SB810
Texas A&M University System Affordable Learning initiative
SPARC OER Leadership Program

7. Thank you! Lisa Louis lisa.louis@tamucc.edu
Photo credit: Padre Island National Seashore, Division of Sea Turtle Science and Recovery, 2019.
Thank you!
Lisa Louis