The  OER  Ini+a+ve  at  Salt  Lake  Community  College  

President  Deneece  Hu8alin  Trustee  Clint  Ensign  

Director  Jason  Pickavance  

SLCC  at  a  glance  

•  60,000  students  •  17,000+  annual  FTE  •  10  locaEons  •  120  programs  of  study  

Challenges?  

College  Readiness  

about  50%  college-­‐ready  in  Math  and  English  cc:  dieselbug2007  -­‐  h@ps://www.flickr.com/photos/58372737@N00  

Comple+on  25%  six  year  graduaEon  rate  

cc:  Jair  Alcon  Photography  -­‐  h@ps://www.flickr.com/photos/31810320@N05  

Access  to  Higher  Educa+on  

56%  of  our  students  first  generaEon  cc:  bob  the  lomond  -­‐  h@ps://www.flickr.com/photos/90001203@N00  

What  do  textbooks  have  to  do  with  these  challenges?  

cc:  tempoincerchio  -­‐  h@ps://www.flickr.com/photos/15183048@N07  

Textbooks  =  20-­‐30%  of  a  CC  student's  overall  cost  of  

educaEon  

cc:  Jonathan  Rolande  -­‐  h@ps://www.flickr.com/photos/110671496@N06  

1  out  of  5  non-­‐returning  students  cite  finances  as  

the  reason  for  leaving  SLCC  

cc:  401(K)  2013  -­‐  h@ps://www.flickr.com/photos/68751915@N05  

Students  and  Textbooks  cc:  CollegeDegrees360  -­‐  h@ps://www.flickr.com/photos/83633410@N07  

SLCC  Students  and  Textbooks  

•  50%  don't  purchase  required  text  at  least  once  as  a  student  •  1/3  share  textbooks  for  one  or  more  courses  •  50%  "o8en"  seek  out  alternaEve  resources  for  courses  

what  is  oer?  cc:  Breno  Trautwein  Jr.  -­‐  h@ps://www.flickr.com/photos/12240709@N03  

OER  are  teaching,  learning,  and  research  resources  that  reside  in  the  public  domain  or  have  been  released  under  an  intellectual  property  license  that  permits  their  free  use  and  re-­‐purposing  by  

others.  

cc:  edtechie99  -­‐  h@ps://www.flickr.com/photos/36439943@N06  

OER  >  Free  cc:  kenjonbro  -­‐  h@ps://www.flickr.com/photos/26650236@N07  

OER  =  free  +  permissions  

What  does  Open  Look  Like?  

cc:  +mlewisnm  -­‐  h@ps://www.flickr.com/photos/10343926@N02  

The  Professionliza+on  of  Open  

cc:  biblioteekje  -­‐  h@ps://www.flickr.com/photos/7546281@N04  

Talking  to  Faculty  

cc:  Duke  University  Archives  -­‐  h@ps://www.flickr.com/photos/19219926@N04  

a  new  ethic  of  teaching  cc:  dkuropatwa  -­‐  h@ps://www.flickr.com/photos/10838559@N00  

The  SLCC  OER  IniEaEve  

fall  2015  150  oer  sec+ons  

cc:  nathanmac87  -­‐  h@ps://www.flickr.com/photos/72841285@N00  

Fall  2015  Savings  =  $300,000  

cc:  401(K)  2013  -­‐  h@ps://www.flickr.com/photos/68751915@N05  

$730,000  

cc:  Images_of_Money  -­‐  h@ps://www.flickr.com/photos/59937401@N07  

Flipping  en+re  courses  open  

•  Biology  1010  •  Edu  1020  • Math  1060  

cc:  tybeeney  -­‐  h@ps://www.flickr.com/photos/24929692@N06  

Next  Genera+on  Courseware  Challenge  

cc:  Lester  Public  Library  -­‐  h@ps://www.flickr.com/photos/7759477@N05  

The  OER  fee  

making  open  sustainable  cc:  GotCredit  -­‐  h@ps://www.flickr.com/photos/30576334@N05  

cc:  duncan  -­‐  h@ps://www.flickr.com/photos/34427470616@N01  

save  students  $2million  over  the  next  three  years  

every  SLCC  student  will  benefit  from  OER  

15%-­‐20%  of  general  educaEon  is  open  

cc:  loop_oh  -­‐  h@ps://www.flickr.com/photos/80384851@N00  

at  Salt  Lake  Community  College  the  open  associates  degree  

Leadership  and  OER  how  do  you  create  a  culture  of  open?  

cc:  Hernan  Piñera  -­‐  h@ps://www.flickr.com/photos/67430875@N03