The Nitty Gritty of OER Adoption

The Nitty Gritty of

OER Implementation

I Know OER, Now How Do I Implement It?

Welcome!So glad you joined us today.

Who we areA quick intro

Mark Christensen Ed.D.Professional Development

Ed Map

● Helps institutions navigate the changing

landscape of course materials

www.edmap.com

Jeremy AndersonDeputy Chief of Academic and Administrative Technology

The American Woman’s College

● Carries out a mission to expand access

to high-quality higher education

Jessica EganAssistant Director of Instructional Design, Adjunct Faculty

The American Woman’s College

● Manages day to day operations for

Instructional Design efforts

Move to digital in order to improve

the learning experience

and lower costs.

OER BenefitsIncrease access and help decrease costs.

● Meets modern demand

● Engaging content

● Improved outcomes

Providing students with cost-effective choices

Supports different learning styles

Content on or before first day of class

The Larger ViewStudent Success

Reduce costs by

making the shift

Multi-verse of

course materials

FIPSE Grant

OER Resources

Mapping Curation Phase 1

Curation Phase 3

Curation Phase 2

Adaptive Course Design Process

Mapping ALIGNMENT● Program Outcomes

● Course Outcomes

● Lesson Objectives

● Granular Concepts

CONCEPT MAPPING● Concept Connections

○ Pre/post reqs

○ Coreqs

○ Cross-curricular

● Weekly Connections

● Cross-Course Connections

● Curation Subject Matter Experts (CSME)

● Bay Path University Librarians

● EdMap

● Lumen

● OpenStax

OER Resources

Project Teams● Program Director - project management, content quality check, assessment

● Course Builder - accessibility, ongoing training, LMS & adaptive builds

● Curating Subject Matter Experts (CSME) - content curation

Small Victories● Required curation training,

including OER modules and assignments

● Content template ingestion

● Project plans

● Curation feedback form

● QA & builds embedded in timeline

Content Curation Phases

The Full Cycle

35-45 hrs/project

A resource that lists available course materials along with cost, list

of supplementary materials, and reviews by other faculty members

[would be nice].”

“

Scalability

1OER librarian

“My biggest hindrance to switching to

more open books and OERs is simply

the amount of time it takes to find all of

these resources on my own.”

Scalability

Cooperative ProcessWillingness to work together.

● Build success with a pilot

● Discover what is unique

● The right folks in the room

Pick a program | Use your current materials list | With your LMS & SIS

Adaptive learning platform

Biblio Matrix with granular mapping

Content requirements: 20 min | no overlap | 2 pieces and 2 different modalities

Attention to different learning styles

Phone calls with TAWC and actual Ed Map curator | No “middle man”

Original

Revised

Cooperative Process:

Show & Tell

The next steps

SummaryKeep these tips in mind.

1. OER meets modern demands

2. A small step is moving forward

3. Stakeholders are champions

4. Discovery drives change

5. Always celebrate your wins!

ThankJeremy Anderson

jeanderson@baypath.edu

Jessica Egan

jegan@baypath.edu

Mark Christensen, Ed. D.

mchristensen@edmap.com

you!