TBers,

The Open Educational Resources idea is gaining momentum in Higher Ed.  Some on this list might be interested in this recent SUNY announcement.

Best,

Jim Greenberg

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Subject: [fact2-reps] Conference / Workshop: Utilizing Open Educational Resources - Herkimer College


Conference / Workshop: Utilizing Open Educational Resources
October 19-20, 2015
Herkimer College, 100 Reservoir Road, Herkimer, NY 13350

Gather with colleagues for a conference - including practical workshop sessions - designed to enable faculty, librarians, instructional designers, educational technologists and academic leaders to understand and implement high-quality courses based on open educational resources (OER).

Learn how you and your institution can adopt, adapt and build OER to increase affordability and access for students, give faculty greater engagement in teaching and learning, and measure and demonstrate OER's impact on educational outcomes and costs.

Come away from the conference with:

  *   Answers to questions like:
     *   How to get started using OER?
     *   How can faculty use OER to strengthen, customize and enhance course materials?
     *   How can we ensure the quality of OER-based courses and content remains high?
     *   How can faculty get support to switch to open content?
     *   How can you use the transition to OER to improve learning?
  *   The practices, tools and resources you'll need to start using OER right away.
  *   Ready-to-teach courses with your learning outcomes aligned to OER.
  *   Opportunities to collaborate within and across disciplines to foster open education.

Come prepared to the conference by bringing:

  *   An understanding of your institution's mission and goals to think how they could be supported through the adoption of OER.
  *   Knowledge about the high-enrollment courses at your institution where a move to OER would impact the most students.
  *   Your Internet-ready personal computer (PC or MAC)
  *   Access to the syllabus, course description, learning outcomes and assessments of courses that you would like to move to use OER.

This conference is being presented jointly by Herkimer College and Lumen Learning, and is funded by a SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grant (IITG.)

A light breakfast and lunch will be provided both days.  Overnight accommodations are available in Herkimer and the surrounding communities: http://www.booking.com/herkimer.

Preregistration is required.  The workshop sessions are limited to 75 participants.  Bring your course syllabus.  Contact Cara Boepple to reserve your seat.  She will want to know your campus and the course(s) you will be working on.  Call or email Cara at: (315) 866-0300 ext. 8742 / [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>

About Herkimer College:
Centrally located in New York State with about 500 acres among picturesque rolling hills, Herkimer College is one of the largest residential community colleges in the state. The campus is located in the northwest corner of the Village of Herkimer overlooking the historic Mohawk River.

Quick Facts about Herkimer College: http://www.herkimer.edu/explore/quick-facts/.
About Lumen Learning
Founded by open-content pioneers David Wiley and Kim Thanos, Lumen collaborates with institutions across the US to improve student success and eliminate textbook costs with an evidence-based approach to making open education initiatives successful and sustainable.






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