Litherland, Steve

Reinauer, Olivia

Yaeger, Joy

English

Old Dominion University

Virginia Open EducationThe Z-Degree and Open Educational Resources at TCCIntroduction• Joy YaegerOER Librarian• Olivia ReinauerOER Librarian• Steve LitherlandAssociate Vice President for LibrariesPresentation Plan• Introduction to OER • TCC Z-Degree• Pathways• Successes and challenges• Next steps • Q&AIntroduction to OER“OER are teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others. Open educational resources include full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to support access to knowledge.”-William and Flora Hewlett FoundationCC Licenses"Rsnz-creative-commons" by Creative Commons Aotearoa. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped from original. The TCC Z-Degree• In August 2013, TCC became the first accredited college in the U.S. to offer an Associate of Science degree allowing students to expend $0 on textbooksTCC Z-Degree goals• Reduce financial barriers to access• Focus OER content on course learning outcomes– Continuous improvementZ-Degree Pilot – hypothetical savingsZ-Degree reduces cost by 25%Textbooks and taxpayersZ-Course enrollment rateEnrollment as a percentage of course capacityNo marketingZ-Course withdrawal ratePercentage of withdrawals by the tuition refund deadlineZ-Course success rateCourse completion with a grade of C or betterStudent Evaluation of Z-Courses44% response rateLibrary alignment with OER• Existing library support for curriculum• Existing library support for students• Existing library relationships with faculty • Library expertise in information skills & copyright – Information LiteracyLibrary Support for Z-Degree• Institutional OER Policy• Librarian Position Descriptions: “OER Librarians”• Pathways course & Faculty PDAreas for support and development• Continuing education for librarians, faculty and students• Balancing library/librarian capacity with supporting other institutional priorities• Advocacy• Preserving access/repository/resource sharing• Realignment of library resources based on OER impactPathways at Tidewater Community CollegeHistory and Beginnings• Began by Linda Williams and supported by administration• Trains faculty in OER concepts and resources for building Z-Courses• OER LibGuideThen Steps in the Library• Library transition Spring 2015• OER Cohort• Online teaching training and OER training• Rotating instructors by campus• The Pathways Shell www.tcc.eduOutcomes• Relationships developed among faculty (consultations)• Increased presence overall at TCC (workshops and training)• Greater involvement in faculty initiatives (impact on governance)• Support for online learning• Plans for Z-Course involvementWhat works?• Training• Responsiveness• Partnerships• Institutional/administrative support• Faculty advocatesStill Learning…• Technology• Communication• Building infrastructureWhat’s Next?• TCC - Build capacity to support program growth• VCCS - Zx23: http://edtech.vccs.edu/oer/z-x-23-project/• Open courses: http://lumenlearning.com/browse-courses/Questions?

Virginia Open Education: The Z-Degree and Open Educational Resources at TCC

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Virginia Open Education: The Z-Degree and Open Educational Resources at TCC

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