POLITICS AND PARTIESSTATE OER POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS & A GUIDE FOR COLLABORATIVE CONTENT DEVELOPMENT

TJ Bliss – Idaho Department of Education

DeLaina Tonks – Mountain Heights Academy

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TJ Bliss & Susan Patrick TJ Bliss, DeLaina Tonks, & Susan Patrick

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OER State Policy in K-12 Education Introduction to OER Benefits of OER State Model Policies

Creation Adoption Access

Barriers and Opportunities to OER Policy OER Policy Recommendations

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OER Policy Strategies

Creation Adoption

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#OER policy models. #opened13

Washington

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Virginia

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Utah

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OER Policy Strategies

Creation Adoption

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Texas

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OER Policy Strategies

Creation Adoption

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Maine

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Other State OER Initiatives

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Barriers to OER Policy

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Opportunities for OER Policy

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OER Policy Recommendations Allow for open licensing of resources created using

public funds (moral imperative) Standardize licensing (use Creative Commons) Make sure OER are allowed and included on

approved curriculum lists Increase flexibility in instructional materials

budgets Establish OER quality evaluation processes Include OER in PD programs and policy Support OER specialist positions Fund digital devices

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Policy P’s and Q’s

Policies should solve problems, not create them

Good copyright hygiene Policy transfer

RTTT Utah Mountain Heights Academy (OHSU)

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How do these policy recommendations translate to your context?

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Guide to Collaborative OER Development

Introduction to OER Benefits of OER Approaching OER Policy Build or Buy? Best Practices for Collaboration

Steps for Starting a Collaboration Best Practices Checklist Collaboration Assessment Indicator Sample MOU

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Success depends on a lot of advance preparation and consideration.

Ready, set, go!

CC_BY Phil KalinaCC-BY John Lester

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Not this guy >

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Think outside the box and consider a variety of partnerships.

Potential Partnerships

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Not this guy > AP File

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Ensuring you and partner organizations are on the same page is priceless!

Shared Vision and Values

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VISION BOARD

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Adjusting expectations appropriately is critical to solid collaboration.

Expectations

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VISION BOARD

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Best Practices Checklist

Identify need Identify players Identify plan Manage Project Identify results Identify elements of quality content Recruit roles Select governance model Identify assets Agree on content license Identify content creation tasks

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Questions?

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