Having a statewide OER librarian for Oregon's community colleges was a brand-new position when I started my job in January 2015. But it was backed by years of prior OER work on various campuses and a great deal of interest from faculty, support staff, and administrators. With that groundwork established, Open Oregon Educational Resources takes a top-level view and connects OER initiatives happening at 17 separate community colleges that are not in a system.
This presentation will cover the challenges that I initially perceived and the reality of the past one and three-quarters years. With a tremendous amount of shared effort from partners all over the state, Open Oregon has created a name and online presence for Oregon community college OER efforts; encouraged adoption by sharing information, funding projects, and showcasing successes; and offered in-person and online trainings to build capacity throughout the state. There is growing interest in open degree pathways and a cohort of 35 grant projects underway.
What's working? What will I never try again? What's next? Stop by this session and find out.
Open Oregon Educational Resources: One and Three-Quarters Years (and counting!)
1. Open Oregon Educational
Resources: One and
Three-Quarters Years
(and counting!)
Open Education Conference, Richmond VA
November 3, 2016
This presentation by Amy Hofer for Open Oregon Educational Resources is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
international license. Some materials used have more restrictive licenses. Please note those licenses when you use my presentation.
2. My Top 5 Worries About
This Position
Amy Hofer, Reference & Instruction Librarian
Portland State University
December 4, 2014
3. #5: What is my “in”?
"Doors" by qimono is in the Public Domain, CC0
