Evolution or revolution -open ed conference--vancouver bc--with olivia
1. Evolution or Revolution?
Perspectives on Open Education From Deans,
Devotees, Doubters, and Doers
Steve Ellis
(Clover Park
Technical College)
(253) 589-6059
Phil Venditti
(Clover Park
Technical College)
(253) 589-5595
Olivia Van Orden
Brooke Zimmers
(Clover Park
(Shoreline Technical College)
Community College)
(206) 546-4795
2. ACTIVITY PLAN
I. Panelists offer perspectives on the “three
Bs”:
I. Beliefs
II. Barriers
III. Benefits
III. Questions & exchange of ideas with each
other
4. A Zealot’s View:
• Building momentum…
• …But losing it phil.venditti@cptc.edu
– Because faculty don’t “adopt” anything 100%
– Because resources need to be maintained
OPEN
ONLINE / OPEN COURSE EDUCATIONAL
DISTANCE LIBRARY—81 RESOURCES
LEARNING COURSES
5. Points to Ponder: The Naysayer
• Benefits: Affordability, Sharing, Accessibility
• Beliefs and Barriers:
Context and Climate
Compensation, Professionalism
Standards, Quality
Corporate Creep bzimmers@shoreline.edu
One-Online-Source-Fits-All Solution
6. A Current Student’s Perspective
• Cost
• Availability/accessibility of
resources
• Nature of the learning
experience vis á vis
“conventional” (non-OER)
courses
vanorden4402@student.cptc.edu
Editor's Notes
Our broad goals today are 1) that you will gather diverse perspectives on how the introduction of open educational resources may be perceived at a statewide level, including challenges and triumphs, and 2) that you will share experiences and suggestions to help make such introduction and dissemination more effective elsewhere in the future.
Talking Points for Phil The original promise of the OCL projectRevolutionary zeal“Changing the world, one course at a time”Librarians, institutional researchers, UDL experts, and a global/multicultural education componentLots of moneyOngoing publicity in many venuesGlitzHuge kick-off with fraternizing, food, fun, and photosPortents of later difficultiesFudging on initial pledges of “adoptions”Lack of provision for ongoing maintenanceLater DifficultiesChallenges of harnessing & directing everyoneLarger-than-expected time commitment by IDs and othersProblems with finding unpaid SMEsFragmentation into individual “cells” around the stateInconsistent quality of outcomesProblems with the LMS platformLack of easy access to Phase 1 coursesDifficulty porting Phase 1 courses to google docsFading away of intense consciousnessNo more national publicityNo more statewide eventsNo more money to bring people together and energize themLack of demonstrable resultsWho is “adopting,” and where, and to what degree?Who is being supported to determine outcomes? Despite all the challenges and obstacles and disappointments, it’s more than worth it because it’s the right thing to do and is good for our students!