Introduction to this year’s book club from CCCOER’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee co-VP Andrea Scott:
Now entering its third year, the EDI Summer Book Club is excited to announce this year’s book selection, “OERigin Stories: Pathways to the Open Movement” edited by Ursula Pike . OERigin Stories was selected by the CCCOER community, who were invited to vote on several books nominated by the EDI Committee. We invite everyone interested in the intersection of OER and EDI to join us this summer as we explore these women’s stories and consider what actionable items we can take as a community to help amplify the voices of underrepresented leaders in our professional lives. Fill out the CCCOER EDI Interest Form to be kept in the loop, or be on the lookout for announcements on the CCCOER Community email and OEG Connect as we get closer to June.
About the Book
“OERigin Stories: Pathways to the Open Movement” Edited by Ursula Pike
Cost: $0 CC-BY-SA
Format Options: ebook
Book Summary: OER advocates often talk about the power of open education, particularly OER-enabled pedagogies, to capture and share perspectives of diverse people. That potential does exist, but as author Ursula Pike notes in her introduction to OERigin Stories, the Open Education Movement has not been intentional about recognizing and promoting the voices of OER leaders from historically underrepresented races and ethnicities. This openly licensed book is Ursula’s answer to the hunger she observed among the Open Education community for amplifying the work of Women of Color in Open Education. The book, OERigin Stories, is a retelling of the personal and professional experiences of six women of color who have been strong advocates and leaders in the Open Education Movement. Through these women’s stories, we are invited to consider how our everyday actions can help to amplify the voices of systemically underrepresented leaders in our professional lives.
About the CCCOER EDI Book Club
The CCCOER EDI Book Club is open to any CCCOER Community member interested in exploring the intersection of EDI and OER. “The key goal of the CCCOER – EDI Book Club is to share knowledge with the OER community on equity, diversity, and inclusivity. This will be done by guiding our members in an online book discussion about EDI. This information will help address equity and anti-racism in Open Education. The aim of such sessions is to support educators and administrators in the OER community to implement the practice, strategy, or framework presented in each book club session.” CCCOER Faclitator’s Handbook
Become a CCCOER EDI Book Club Facilitator
Facilitator Training and Certificate:
A facilitator’s certificate was developed in 2022 to recognize the work of our facilitators. Each facilitator that completes the facilitator training and facilitates a book club session receives this certificate to recognize their effort. The training session took place on May 17, 2023.
Learning objects of the facilitator training and handbook include the following.
- Lead a virtual book club focused on equity, diversity, and/or inclusion, even if you’re not an expert on the subject.
- Establish and enforce norms for book group conversations about EDI with diverse participants.
- Create an inclusive space for discussions that contribute to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in higher education.
- Demonstrate knowledge of actionable steps to lead a community of practice for facilitators focusing on equity, diversity, and inclusion.
- Engage and scale inclusive community leadership strategies for non-subject matter experts.
2023 Facilitator Training Recording:
Slides:
Book Club Schedule
Synchronous Meetings (Thursdays, 3 PM Eastern/2 PM Central/1 PM Mountain/12 PM Pacific/9 AM Hawaii-Aleutian Time) Scheduled every other week from June 1- August 10. Registration is required for these meetings. Asynchronous offered via OEG Connect – content posted every other week.
- June 1 – Chapter I: The Origin of OERigin Stories
- June 15 – Chapter II: How did you become involved in the Open Movement? and Chapter III: How do you see your unique identities intersecting with Open?
- June 29 – Chapter IV: What Open Education projects, textbooks, or groups have you been a part of? and Chapter V: How do you see your role in the future of Open Education?
- July 13 – Chapter VI: What do you think is the biggest benefit of Open Education and what do you think is missing?
- July 27 – Chapter VII: What questions about Open Education are you grappling with?
- August 10 – Chapter VIII: The significance of the stories