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State
Support for Open Educational
Resources
Key
Findings from
Achieve's
OER InstituteSeptember 17, 20133:00 - 4:00 ET
Except where otherwise noted,
CC BY
Achieve 2013Slide2
Purpose and agenda2
Provide an overview of
Achieve’s OER work, including the OER InstituteHighlight key takeaways and areas for cross-state collaboration from Achieve’s recent policy brief, State Support for Open Educational Resources: Key Findings from Achieve's OER InstituteShare how states are utilizing OER to advance their college- and career- ready agendaSlide3
Introductions3
We’re honored that leaders from two states paving the way forward will join the webinar to discuss their current work and plans for
Open Educational Resources, and how this work ties into each state’s college- and career-ready standards implementation plan:Minnesota Department of EducationBeth Aune, Director of Academic StandardsDeborah Proctor, Online and Digital Learning SpecialistWashington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Digital Learning Department Karl Nelson, DirectorBarbara Soots, Open Educational Resources Program ManagerSlide4
State
Support for Open Educational
Resources: Key
Findings from Achieve's OER Institute
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Open Educational Resources (OER) Definition Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open license. These resources may be used free of charge, distributed without restriction
and modified without permission.
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Overview of the Achieve OER Rubrics
Achieve created a set of rubrics and an online tool to evaluate quality and alignment of OER available at: http://www.achieve.org/oer-rubrics Rubric I. Degree of Alignment to Standards Rubric II. Quality of Explanation of Content Rubric III. Utility of Materials as Tools to Teach OthersRubric IV. Quality of Assessment
Rubric V. Degree of Interactivity Rubric VI. Quality of Practice Exercises Rubric VII. Opportunities for Deeper Learning Rubric VIII. Assurance of Accessibility The rubrics and rating scheme are embedded into OER Commons. http://www.oercommons.org
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Overview and Objectives of the OER InstituteWe have been working closely with seven states (CA, IL, LA, MN, NC, WA, WI
) through the Achieve OER Institute to:
Facilitate discussion on the opportunities, challenges and implications of using OER in CCSS implementation;Assist states in developing action plans to use OER; andShare tools, resources and recent developments in the field of OER.7Slide8
OER Institute Activities and Accomplishments
Hosted training sessions on the OER rubrics; created forums to rate objects on OER Commons
Led a series of webinars in 2012 on topics related to OER such as the use of open licensing and measures of qualityConvened teams of state and district leaders in 2012 to discuss policy implications of using OER Created a series of training materials for educators to utilizeTraining videos on each rubricAn “OER Handbook” A set of presentation slides on the rubrics, ratings and review processConvened an OER Policy Advisory Group meeting to discuss challenges and possible recommendations for state policymakers
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State Support for Open Educational Resources: Key Findings from Achieve's OER Institute
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Three Potential Areas for Cross State Collaboration:Establishing commonalities in defining qualitySharing quality, standards-aligned resourcesSharing metadata about quality resourcesFour Key Findings To Date:States face a number of common challenges and barriers to implementation, including a lack of knowledge about OER and uncertainty about the quality of resources available online;Experts from multiple sectors, including standards, curriculum and technology, must work together to use OER successfully in CCSS implementation;
States must develop a common understanding of processes for measuring quality and vetting resources; and States must assess their technology and capacity needs to implement technology-based innovations.Slide10
Open Educational Resources in Minnesota
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Minnesota OER Implementation Stages
Exploration
Installation
Initial
Implementation
4. Full Implementation
Improvement and InnovationDecide what to do; gather data to assess needs for OER; create understanding; get buy-in and organize across levels.Set up structural supports: policy development, funding, human resources (staffing, training), outcome expectations, data and reporting systems. Audit what’s working; create plan for further implementation.Try it out. Work out details and unanticipated issues.Realize full benefit for teachers and students. Expand/replicate the development and use of OER by other sites, individuals, content areas. Make adjustments from initial implementation.Make it easier, more efficient. Institutionalize it as a way of doing business.Based on the work of the State Implementation and Scaling-up of Evidence-based
Practices Center (SISEP) sisep@unc.edu. For more information, see http://implementation.fpg.unc.edu/module-1/implementation-stages .Slide12
Minnesota OER InitiativesMinnesota Legislation (June 2012)
MN Department of Education received $104,000 in
FY13 (one- time funding) and to receive $26,000/year for maintenance of education resources indexed to Minnesota state standards. Minnesota Learning Commons (MnLC) (2007-Current) Public education partners, MN Department of Education, MN State Colleges and Universities, and the University of MNQuality-focused collaborative of faculty, staff, and administrators from each partnering organization
MnLC partners collaborate to share digital content for K-12 and higher education Slide13
MnLC Projects Catalog of OER indexed to standardsMN Department of Education:
Minnesota Digital Curriculum Referral Catalog and
MN STEM Teacher Center Open Text Book Projects to Reduce Cost for StudentsUniversity of MN: Creative Commons licensed books reviewed by faculty members.MN State Colleges and Universities: Higher Education bill orders system to use “free and low-cost” materials to lower student expenses by one percent. Slide14
Moving Forward on the CatalogConnecting projects and players (Exploration stage)Continued collaborations within
MnLC (Exploration stage)
Create a plan to get buy-in and build understanding (Exploration stage)Continue upgrades and collect data (Installation stage)Slide15
Minnesota OER Resourceswww.mndigitalcatalog.orghttp://www.montereyinstitute.org/nroc/nrocdemos.html
http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/mdeprod/groups/educ/documents/basic/051317.pdfhttp
://ecmecc.ning.com/page/math-curriculum-projecthttp://moodleshare.org/https://sites.google.com/site/innovativeinstruction/projectshttp://www.oer.project.mnscu.edu/http://www1.umn.edu/news/news-releases/2012/UR_CONTENT_383497.htmlSlide16
Open Educational Resources in Washington
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“The legislature finds the state's recent adoption of Common Core
K-12 standards provides an opportunity to develop a library of high-quality, openly licensed K-12 courseware that is aligned with these standards.”
WASHINGTON K-12 OER PROJECTHOUSE BILL 2337
CC BY NC Washington State Capitol – Olympia by
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OER Awareness and Capacity Building: Increase district awareness of OER and provide
resources to effectively locate, evaluate, and implement OER.
OER Review: Develop a dynamic and sustainable review process to evaluate alignments to the Common Core State Standards and act as a model for districts considering OER.OER Library Creation: Develop a catalog of openly licensed texts and units reviewed for alignment with the Common Core State Standards.OER PROJECT GOALSSlide19
Help educators select high quality materials
Provide information for materials adoptions
Identify gaps in CCSS alignmentREVIEW BENEFITS
digitallearning.k12.wa.us/oerSlide20
CC BY Rhino Roadblock by Chris Ingrassia
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Reluctance to be “first adopters”
District policies that do not address highly editable content
CHALLENGESSlide21
Grant program for adaptation and/or implementation of reviewed material
Request for Proposals
New OER review cycle
Geometry/Integrated Math 2
9th-10th grade ELA unitsSmaller OER events tailored to stakeholder needs
NEXT STEPS
CC BY Nooksack Stairs by Barbara Soots Slide22
Website
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http://digitallearning.k12.wa.us/oerTwitter: waOSPI_OER
CONTACT INFORMATIONSlide23
Open Educational Resources in other OER Institute States and Next Steps
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Developments in OER Institute States24
California
Engaging leadership at the state level, want to improve access to technologyIllinoisPiloting Illinois Shared Learning Environment (ISLE) system with OER materialsLouisianaDeveloping online District Support Toolbox; communicating through Teacher LeadersNorth CarolinaIncluding vetted OER materials in state Instructional Improvement System (IIS)WisconsinWill begin development of WISElearn online portal for resourcesSlide25
Next StepsDeveloping an explicit effort to more tightly align OER with EQuIP
Continuing this work through:
Convening OER Institute states to discuss challenges and successful policy and implementation strategies for using OER in a blended instructional approach Visiting OER Institute states to provide state-specific assistanceHosting OER materials session reviews to evaluate and seek out high quality OER materials:
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More OER Information and Resources26Achieve’s
OER Site:
http://www.achieve.org/oer-rubrics Creative Commons: http://creativecommons.org/OER Commons: http://www.oercommons.org/Slide27
Contact Information27
Achieve
Anne Bowles, Senior Policy Associate, abowles@achieve.org | 202-419-1553Hans Voss, Policy Associate, hvoss@achieve.org | 202-745-2309Minnesota Department of EducationBeth Aune, Director of Academic Standards, beth.aune@state.mn.us Deborah Proctor, Online and Digital Learning Specialist, Deborah.Proctor@state.mn.us Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Digital Learning Department Karl Nelson, Director,
karl.nelson@k12.wa.usBarbara Soots, Open Educational Resources Program Manager, barbara.soots@k12.wa.usSlide28
State
Support for Open Educational
Resources
Key
Findings from
Achieve's
OER InstituteSeptember 17, 20133:00 - 4:00 EDT
Except where otherwise noted, CC BY
Achieve 2013