Shoreline CC OER (Open Educational Resources) Faculty Institute for Professional and Technical Programs

Are you an instructor for Professional and Technical Degree Programs at Shoreline CC?

The Shoreline CC Library and eLearning are co-facilitating a paid faculty institute to learn about OER (Open Educational Resources) and potentially develop open materials for your classes. This year’s faculty OER Institute is funded by Perkins funds and will be targeted to Professional and Technical Degree program instructors. Based on faculty feedback, the Shoreline CC Faculty OER Institute will offer three different pathways or badges for completing the institute over Winter and Spring 2024 (outlined below). Here is a link to a presentation (https://tinyurl.com/sccoer2024) with more details about what OER is and what the institute includes. Click on this link (https://openwa.pressbooks.pub/bustechessentials/) to see an example OER course text that Business instructor, LJ Bothell, created as part of the OER Institute last year.

The first application deadline for Badge 1: OER Advocate is due Friday November 3rd (institute starts in Winter 2024). All applicants will by notified by Friday November 17th if they have been accepted. Application form is linked here: https://forms.office.com/r/2BTkeDpLwG.  You can sign up for multiple badges from the OER Faculty Institute. For example– you can take Badge 1 in Winter quarter 2024 and then sign up for Badge 2 or 3 in Spring quarter 2024. The application deadline for Badge 2 and 3 is March 1st, 2024. Reminders will go out in Winter quarter for applying for these badges.

Not sure which badge or track is right for you? Get in touch with us and we can discuss options that might work best for your needs. Caitlan: cmaxwell@shoreline.edu, Justin Baggott, jbaggott@shoreline.edu. Not a Prof/Tech instructor but also interested in learning more about OER? Fill out this interest form: https://tinyurl.com/2bnz66et

Shoreline CC Faculty OER Institute Badge Descriptions:

Badge 1: OER Advocate (Winter 2024):  Applications are due Friday November 3rd.

-Description: For folks that want a thorough introduction to OER. Asynchronous and synchronous OER Institute via Canvas. Includes introduction to OER, open licensing/copyright, UDL (Universal Design for Learning), OER, Social Justice, and Anti-Racism, and Open Pedagogy.

-Who can apply: This track would be open for up to 10 faculty (full and part-time) to apply.

-Expectations: Instructors that participate in this track must complete the modules/assignments in Canvas.

-Expected time commitment: 10 hours. This track includes asynchronous and potentially some synchronous content.

-Compensation: up to 10 hours at the CBA mandated hourly rate.

Badge 2: OER Adapter: Spring 2024 via Canvas. Applications due March 1st, 2024.

-Description: This track is for instructors that already have some knowledge of OER and want to be supported in adapting a pre-existing OER and/or developing an OER for their course as supplementary material. This would include selecting an OER(s), copying the material (with license permissions), and tweaking the OER to fit course needs.

-Who can apply: This track would be open for up to 5 faculty (full and part-time) to apply.

-Expectations: Instructors that participate in this track must adapt an OER and utilize it in their class as supplementary material.

-Expected time commitment: 15 hours. This track would include some asynchronous content and one-on-one consultation appointments.

-Compensation: up to 15 hours at the CBA mandated hourly rate.

Badge 3: OER Developer: Spring 2024 via Canvas. Applications due March 1st, 2024.

-Description: This track is for instructors that are already familiar with OER and want to focus on locating, adapting and/or designing an OER to replace the main required course material in their course.

-Who can apply: This track would be open for up to 5 faculty (full and part-time) to apply.

-Expectations: Instructors that participate in this track must create an OER in Pressbooks or another publishing tool and use it as the required course material in their course (or courses). This would qualify their course for an OER label as part of the SBCTC OER and Low-Cost Labeling Policies.

-Time commitment: up to 20 hours. This track would include some asynchronous content and one-on-one consultation appointments.

-Compensation: up to 20 hours at the CBA mandated hourly rate.

If you have any questions—please contact me at cmaxwell@shoreline.edu.

Best,

Caitlan