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OpenEd17: The 14th Annual Open Education Conference
October 11 – 13, 2017  ::  Anaheim, CA

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Thursday, October 12
 

11:00am PDT

Table 24 - OA Family and Community Engagement Curriculum for Higher Ed Teacher Prep Programs
Instructor-facing curriculum known as the "Framework for Community Embeddedness in Teacher Preparation" is a series of digitally-accessed instructional modules for university instructors to be embed into teacher prep coursework and clinical experiences. The modules' curriculum is designed to provide student teachers opportunities to engage with community members and families through a parent/teacher candidate home visit, and a series of community-based activities designed to make teacher candidates aware of the resources and support services available to them and the children and families they serve.



The framework and accompanying modules provide teacher preparation faculty with a series of intentional, systematic, instructional plans that facilitate TCs learning about communities, schools, families, and students while examining their own practice and its effects on student learning. Each module is framed using an inquiry framework, which asks student teachers to investigate local knowledge that is contextualized, relevant, and meaningful in the environment in which their students live and learn for the purpose of partnering with families and communities to promote the growth and development of the children they serve.



The ultimate goal is to widely share these modules with other teacher preparation programs at ASU and other institutions of higher education at no cost and with no restricted access.

Speakers
avatar for Lori Ellingford

Lori Ellingford

Sr. Learning Engineer, Learning Objects


Thursday October 12, 2017 11:00am - 11:25am PDT
Royal Ballroom

11:30am PDT

Table 24 - OA Family and Community Engagement Curriculum for Higher Ed Teacher Prep Programs
Instructor-facing curriculum known as the "Framework for Community Embeddedness in Teacher Preparation" is a series of digitally-accessed instructional modules for university instructors to be embed into teacher prep coursework and clinical experiences. The modules' curriculum is designed to provide student teachers opportunities to engage with community members and families through a parent/teacher candidate home visit, and a series of community-based activities designed to make teacher candidates aware of the resources and support services available to them and the children and families they serve.



The framework and accompanying modules provide teacher preparation faculty with a series of intentional, systematic, instructional plans that facilitate TCs learning about communities, schools, families, and students while examining their own practice and its effects on student learning. Each module is framed using an inquiry framework, which asks student teachers to investigate local knowledge that is contextualized, relevant, and meaningful in the environment in which their students live and learn for the purpose of partnering with families and communities to promote the growth and development of the children they serve.



The ultimate goal is to widely share these modules with other teacher preparation programs at ASU and other institutions of higher education at no cost and with no restricted access.

Speakers
avatar for Lori Ellingford

Lori Ellingford

Sr. Learning Engineer, Learning Objects


Thursday October 12, 2017 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
Royal Ballroom
 
Friday, October 13
 

10:30am PDT

The Rise of the Automatic Purchasing Program
It should come as no surprise that textbook affordability is a major gripe for students pursuing higher education. In recognition of this, there is growing interest in adopting programs that ensure students have immediate access to discounted, publisher produced course materials. While the names of all inclusive courseware models vary across higher education institutions, (eTexts, Include-Ed, U-Read, etc.) the general framework behind each remains the same.

This panel will explore the structure of the inclusive access model and its implications to the stakeholder groups they represent. With Pearson having announced that over 1,200 campus bookstores were piloting these models in fall 2016 alone, this timely discussion will leave attendees more aware of the implications of adopting these models. Attendees will also have a greater understanding of how this model compares to alternatives in the textbook market.

Speakers
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Nicole Allen

Director of Open Education, SPARC
Nicole Allen is the Director of Open Education for SPARC. In this role, she leads SPARC’s work to advance openness and equity in education, which includes a robust state and federal policy program, a broad librarian community of practice, and a leadership program for open education professionals... Read More →
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Robert Butterfield

Director, Instructional Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stout
I am the Director of Instructional Resources for the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Instructional Resources provides print textbook rentals, e-texts, access codes and other resources in support of our curriculum supported by student fees. We also operate the campus OER program! Talk... Read More →
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Cheryl (Cuillier) Casey

Open Education Librarian, University of Arizona
I lead the Libraries' open educational resource (OER) initiatives.
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Manuela Ekowo

Policy Analyst, New America
Manuela Ekowo is a policy analyst with the Education Policy program at New America. She provides research and analysis on policies related to higher education including innovations in higher education delivery, the use of technology, open educational resources (OER), and ensuring... Read More →
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Katie Steen

Manager of Public Policy & Advocacy, SPARC
Katie is the Manager of Public Policy & Advocacy at SPARC where she is responsible for promoting policy and coalition activities to advance SPARC’s commitment to making Open the default in research and education. In this role, she works closely with the Executive Director and the... Read More →
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Kaitlyn Vitez

Higher Education Campaigns Director, U.S. PIRG
Kaitlyn serves as the Student PIRGs' lobbyist on Capitol Hill, working on campaigns to make college more affordable and protect student loan borrowers. She has been a leading voice for students in opposition to access codes, the Cengage-McGraw Hill merger, and automatic textbook billing... Read More →
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Daniel Williamson

Managing Director, OpenStax, Rice University
Daniel Williamson manages the day to day operations of OpenStax, using his extensive experience in academic e-publishing to guide content development, technology integration, and overall project coordination. A Rice University graduate, and passionate advocate of equity in education... Read More →
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Brady Yano

Assistant Director of Open Education, Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
Hi everyone! My name is Brady Yano and I'm the Assistant Director of Open Education at SPARC. Come chat with me about Connect OER, the OER Digest, student engagement, and grassroots organizing.Have a question about OpenCon? Just ask!


Friday October 13, 2017 10:30am - 11:25am PDT
Grenada

11:30am PDT

Good Citizens or Obnoxious Tourists: Commercial Publishers, Learner Insights, and the Open Education Community
Commercial publishers, many re-focused under new missions as "learning science companies," have been rightly criticized for strolling unannounced into the Open Education space with products and services that belie the mission and value of open content. These early attempts should not be reason to dismiss a future in which a shared vision to support teaching and learning features complementary work from commercial education companies and the Open Education community. This presentation will discuss ways in which learning tools, both commercial and free, protected and open, are complementing one another in many classrooms; a look into ways in which that relationship can grow (and the risks of how it can go awry); and will explore how data analytics and learner insights provide a prime opportunity for commercial education companies to become good citizens of the Open community. The talk will be constructed to provide time for Q&A.

Speakers
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Renee Altier

VP of Institutional Strategy, Intellus Learning
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Charles Linsmeier

VP, Editorial, Science & Social Studies, Macmillan Learning


Friday October 13, 2017 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
Grenada

1:00pm PDT

Open practices, digital sanctuaries: A trans-institutional conversation about students risk and agency in Domains initiatives
Digital Sanctuary, modeled on the sanctuary city and campus movement, asks universities and colleges to seriously question their student data practices, policies, and systems. Rather than assuming that our closed student data systems are safest for our students, Digital Sanctuary demands a more nuanced look at the dangers. Sharing that critical process in the open is an educational exercise in student empowerment.

In this session, four colleagues from diverse institutions will discuss how their domains projects are encouraging conversations about student risk and agency, and how both closed and open environments at our institutions impact our understanding of that risk and agency. What might we learn about protecting our students through our domains projects, and how can we work together across institutions to advocate for more principled data practices, policies, systems, and curricula?

Speakers
avatar for Amy Collier

Amy Collier

Associate Provost for Digital Learning, Middlebury
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Adam Croom

Director, OU Office of Digital Learning
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Kristen Eshleman

Director of Digital Innovation, Davidson College
As Director of Digital Learning Research & Design, Kristen coordinates the design and research of campus-wide experiments supported by digital learning. Digital Learning R&D functions as an independent research initiative in Academic Affairs, focused on the design and support of... Read More →
avatar for Jim Luke

Jim Luke

Prof. Economics / Open Learning Lab, Lansing Community College
Known as Econproph on the webs. I'm Professor of Economics & Open Learning Faculty Fellow in the Center for Teaching Excellence at Lansing Community College. I write about open and the economics of higher education and the commons - see my blog at econproph.com. Inventor & innovator... Read More →


Friday October 13, 2017 1:00pm - 1:55pm PDT
Grenada

2:00pm PDT

Sustaining an Open Textbook Collection: Addressing the Challenges
During the past 15 years, the open education movement has built and contributed to dozens of open textbook repositories and referatories. Today the challenge is to sustain, improve, and build upon these resources.

According to Opening the Textbook: Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education 2015-2016 released by the Babson Survey Research Group, almost half of American faculty surveyed cited lack of resources for their subject area as a barrier to adopting open educational resources for the classroom. Canadian instructors expressed similar concerns in the 2016 Exploring Faculty Use of Open Educational Resources at British Columbia Post-Secondary Institutions with 58% stating relevant OER materials were difficult to find as well as those of high quality (49%).

Join us in this guided workshop as we explore the challenges of sustaining and growing an open textbook collection. Issues include discoverability, peer review, adoption data, user experience, as well as how to define the book of record, especially when there are derivatives in addition to new editions.

Speakers
avatar for Lauri Aesoph

Lauri Aesoph

Manager, Open Education, BCcampus
Lauri supports the development and sharing of open educational resources in British Columbia. She has project managed and led workshops and webinars on the adoption, adaptation, and creation of open educational resources. She also provides technical and instructional design support... Read More →
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Karen Lauritsen

Senior Director, Publishing, Open Education Network


Friday October 13, 2017 2:00pm - 2:25pm PDT
Grenada
 


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