State Center District OER Award Program
Pleased to host weekly webinars on OER implementation at two colleges within the same district. Explore the use of HEERF dollars and collaborative efforts to enhance accessibility in higher education.
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Welcome to The State Center District OER Award Program! On behalf of the ASCCC OERI, we are pleased to have you here for one of our weekly webinars. If you are not already muted, please mute yourself upon arrival. As this is set up as a meeting, we will be able to have an actual discussion but we need all those who are not speaking to be muted. You are also encouraged to use the chat feature. Feel free to introduce yourself in the chat while we wait to get started. This webinar will be recorded
The State Center District OER Award Program: Using HEERF Dollars to Implement OER at Two Colleges Within the Same District Amanda Taintor: Reedley College ECE Faculty, DE & OER Faculty Coordinator, Instructional Designer, Ense amos el Valle Central Coordinator Sally Potter: Fresno City College ESL/Linguistics Faculty, OER Faculty Coordinator, OERI Area A Lead
Agenda for today Reedley College s OER Award Program Fresno City College s OER Award Program Questions
State Center Community College District Four colleges: Fresno City College, Reedley College, Clovis College, Madera College Hispanic Serving Institutions Reedley College Student unduplicated headcount 11,369 (2019-20) Mid-sized, rural college Fresno City College Student unduplicated headcount 21,659 (Fall 2020) Large, urban college
The Application: Standing on the shoulders of greatness OER_Award_Program_Reedley_College_pivot_award.docx (https://myscccd- my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/at002_reedleycollege_edu/EZvVEJ ha3zxMgcq0AX96KOcBagaOdnhlVva3fCbxboS3eQ?e=wpMa41)
The Submission Form https://forms.office.com/r/aQLD1RZSht
Reviewing the applications 1stproblem we needed more money! 26 submission Review Committee made up of multi disciplinary faculty, librarians and staff Downloaded the applications and removed all names Each application had two readers Each reader indicated if it was approved for funding or not and comments/concerns about the project
What was funded? Math 5A Calculus I OT 17: Job Retention and Responsibly ECE 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 78, 79 (one unit courses - new certificate Transitional Kindergarten) MATH 17 Differential Equations and Linear Algebra ESL-215LS/ ESL-315LS - Advanced Academic Listening and Speaking ECE 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 78, 79 (one unit courses - new certificate Transitional Kindergarten) Communication 1 - Public Speaking Math 6 Calculus III Communication 1 - Public Speaking ESL 213/313; Intermediate Reading and Writing Communication 8 (Group Communication) ESL 214LS/314LS, High-Intermediate Listening and Speaking OT 48: Today s Receptionist Biol 11A - Biology for Science Majors I ENGL 1A BA-34: Investment Fundamentals Math 45 Contemporary Mathematics BA-34: Investment Fundamentals ESL 14/314, High-Intermediate Reading and Writing BA-34: Investment Fundamentals BA 10 - Introduction to Business ACCTG 31 Computer Accounting (= Quickbooks Accounting) MKTG 10 - Marketing BA 30 - Personal Finance ACCTG 4A Financial Accounting BA 33 - Human Relations ACCTG 4B Managerial Accounting Health 1 Contemporary Health Issues
Support given Facilitated support through OER 101 Self- Paced Course 19 Hr. Student Intern (Masters in Library Science WHAT A FIND) Check-ins through the semester
The Bottom Line We were allocated/asked for 2100 hrs to be funded, which was about $126,000. We had 26 applications; we funded 24 of them. 3,000 students (duplicated) would be affected, saving $77,000 per semester.
What Fresno City did Spring 2020 Heard about Reedley s program, were intrigued Approached a dean and VP with the proposal Got on the agenda for President s Cabinet Tweaked Reedley s proposal Added front-loaded OER & Accessibility training Added a one-year temp Coordinator The dean wrote the budget document Got approval from President s Cabinet & HEERF Taskforce Started PR campaign Academic Senate announcements Faculty mail-all flyer Met with Deans Flex Day presentation planned for Fall
Summer Pilot 3 participants: German (31.5 hrs) ($97 text) Elementary Education (68 hrs) ($85 text) Decision Science (21 hrs) (new course) 120.5 hrs = $7,230 in stipends ($60/hr) German 1 & 2 student savings = $1,940.00 ECE student savings = $20,400.00 Summer Pilot Total Student Savings = $22,340.00
Fall Program FCC Library Page Flex Day presentation OER Grant Workgroup to rank and evaluate proposals Timeline: Work on OER Fall 2021 use OER Spring & Fall 2022 publish OER by end of Fall 2022
Original Budget $80,000 for faculty stipends $86,659 for 1 FT One-Year Coordinator $36,000 for 3 student workers $2,500 for supplies = $200,000 *went back and requested $25,000 more to cover proposals we wanted to fund
Fall Proposals Poli Sci (2) Early Childhood Ed (2) Sociology Math (3) Biology (2) Spanish (2) Philosophy ESL (6) English Nursing Comm (2) Decision Science 24 Proposals from 12 Depts Total hours proposed = 1623 x $60/hr = $97,380.00 Total projected student savings = $1,054,857.00
Extra Supports Canvas Shell Library Support Program Prioritized projects based on research need Divided projects by area Assigned librarians to mid- and high-priority projects in their areas Student workers for Accessibility work
