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Colorado OER Summit

by Brittany Dudek, Library Coordinator, Colorado Community Colleges Online, Colorado Community College System On May 31, 2019, the Colorado Department of Higher Education and the Colorado OER Council hosted the inaugural Statewide Colorado OER Conference to explore best practices in adoption and adaptation. A pre-conference training by Open Textbook Network preceded this event, attended by OER campus champions from […]

Nikki Stubbs on August 8, 2019

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2019 FLVC OER Summit

The 2019 Florida Virtual Campus’ (FLVC) OER Summit took place this year on February 27th & 28th just outside of Orlando in Maitland, Florida. The conference as a whole featured two full days packed with amazing keynote speakers and breakout sessions which fulfilled every type of OER question one may have had. Breakout sessions focused […]

Nikki Stubbs on May 3, 2019

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Change Leadership: Open Education and Institutional Change

This blog posting is based on an article by Quill West, CCCOER Executive Council President and presentations from Cindy Domaika, Nicolet College and Michael Mills, CCCOER Executive Council Member at our Fall 2018 New Members’ Mixer.  We thank them for sharing their expertise on Open Education Leadership at their institutions.  Image: pixabay.com   For many institutions, […]

Una Daly on January 2, 2019

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OpenEd18: Community Recognition Awards

Last week, many of us were fortunate enough to attend #OpenEd18, a wonderful celebration of the work of the open education movement with representatives from all K-20 levels this year.   I had an opportunity to see and hear many inspiring presentations and keynotes and learned a great deal that I hope to put into practice this […]

Una Daly on October 22, 2018

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Spring 2018 Webinar Series

All webinars will take place on Wednesdays at (11 am PT/ 2pm ET).  Spring semester is traditionally a time for more advanced topics.  Among other topics, we will explore why open educational practices and their effects on learning outcomes can help sustain your OER initiatives beyond the initial cost savings, the importance of student collaboration and […]

Una Daly on January 23, 2018

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ITC Reports 20% OER Impact Growth from 2012

by Fred Lokken, 2016 ITC National eLearning Survey, 12th Edition Author and ITC Board Member. The Instructional Technology Council (ITC), a leader in distance education, started tracking open education impact among it members five years ago.   Using the annual ITC distance education survey, member institutions have reported a 20% growth in impact due to open educational resource […]

Una Daly on May 9, 2017

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Community Colleges Celebrate Open Ed Week

Panels, Workshops, Book Fairs, Scavenger Hunts, and a Textbook Graveyard The Open Education Week site had over 3600 visitors from 136 countries on six continents from March 26-31 and it will be available throughout 2017. Many community colleges celebrated Open Education Week on their campuses with faculty and student discussion panels, workshops, and fun scavenger hunts for all.   For […]

Una Daly on April 17, 2017