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Index of OER Shared via CCCOER Community Email

The CCCOER’s community of practice email group allows open education practitioners a place to share their experiences, ask questions about open education topics, share news of open education events, update the community on the progress of open education projects and policies, and share open educational resources with one another. Those involved in the open education […]

Kiri Dali on July 28, 2017

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Saylor Higher Education Summit 2017 Reflections

by: Eric Simons, PHP Programmer for Knowledge to Work and HigherEd.org, Lord Fairfax Community College, VA The Saylor Higher Education Summit 2017 took place on June 21 and 22 in Washington, DC. It was a smaller, more intimate gathering. It was nice to have so many opportunities to meet and talk with others throughout the […]

Kiri Dali on June 29, 2017

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BCcampus Open Textbook Summit Highlights

by: Walter Butler, Acquisitions Librarian, Pasadena City College, CA This was BCcampus’ 5th Annual Open Textbook Summit, and it was my first time attending. The two-day event was filled with collaborative experiences, insightful sessions, and plenty of opportunities for side-bar conversations to dig deeper into issues and topics. There were so many sessions to choose […]

Kiri Dali on June 7, 2017

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Planning an OER Summit: A Look at CCCOER Member Events

One way to broaden OER awareness at your institution, as well as promote collaboration between local institutions on OER projects, is to host an OER Summit. These events are usually affordable, one-day, local events where librarians, administrators, staff, and even students can learn more about open education, discuss OER projects happening in your local area, […]

Kiri Dali on March 15, 2017

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#openeducationweek Short List & Planning

Many of our members have contributed resources and are holding local events on their campus which you can find on the Open Education Week Website.  A few that had me chuckling are the GooseChase at Bay College, MN and Textbook Graveyard and OER Selfie at San Antonio College, TX. Below is the short list of […]

Una Daly on January 9, 2017

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#OpenEd16 Reflections & Slides from CCCOER

Three and a half weeks later and still marveling at the amazing experience and people at OpenEd16 in Richmond, Virginia.  I want to thank all of you who shared your reflections and presentation slides with me.  If you find anything missing that should have been shared here, please add in as a comment, all are welcome. First […]

Una Daly on November 29, 2016

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Spring CCCOER Activities: Apr 27, May 11, May 18, and June 8

Please join us for our remaining Spring CCCOER online Activities, open and free to everyone in the open education community.  Our focus is on faculty OER adoption featuring both instructors who have successfully adopted/created OER, free platforms available for customization of OER, and how to design open courses that include students in analyzing and contributing to open educational resources. […]

Una Daly on April 21, 2016

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OER Degree Initiative to Fund 20-30 Colleges to Develop OER-based Degrees

Achieving the Dream (ATD) has announced the Open Educational Resources (OER) Degree Initiative, an opportunity for public two-year colleges in the U.S. and Canada to apply for funding  to develop OER-based degrees to increase completion rates and access by involving faculty in redesigning courses and degree programs using open educational resources. An OER-based degree, sometimes referred to as […]

Una Daly on March 7, 2016