Open Educational Resources Committee Meeting: May 2, 2023

Zoom / Conference Call

Members attending: Dorinne Banks (Adler University), Amber Burtis (Southern Illinois University Carbondale), Catherine Galarza-Espino (Morton College), Kim Hale (Columbia College Chicago), Lauren Kosrow (College of DuPage); Dan Matthews, co-chair (Moraine Valley Community College), Christina Norton (Bradley University), Dee Anna Phares (Northern Illinois University, Tineka Scalzo, co-chair (City Colleges of Chicago), Chris Sweet (Illinois Wesleyan University)

CARLI Staff attending: Elizabeth Clarage, Michele Leigh

Decisions

• Dan, Tineka, and CARLI staff will explore 3rd party ancillaries.
• The committee will review the content of the OER Faculty Workshop over the summer. Lauren, Kim, Dee Anna, and Dan will review.
• Open Pedagogy workshop will be offered for SCOERS awardees.

Tasks Assigned

• Minutes taken by Tineka Scalzo.
• Understanding and Promoting Open Educational Resources – June session Elizabeth will follow-up with the instructors, Dan and Kim.
• CARLI staff will schedule the OER Faculty Workshop Review sessions.
• Elizabeth will add subject specific OER sites to the CARLI OER webpages.

Announcements

• Member Announcements:
  • Kim Hale (Columbia College Chicago): Columbia is a recipient of an Illinois SCOERs grant.
  • Lauren Kosrow (College of DuPage): COD received an Illinois SCOERs grant.
  • Dan Matthews (Moraine Valley Community College): IACRL faculty award for growing OER, winners were selected. Hoping to increase funding for next year.
  • Dee Anna Phares (Northern Illinois University): NIU received an Illinois SCOERs grant.
  • Tineka Scalzo (City Colleges of Chicago): Wright will fund additional OER Review projects and accelerated Adopt projects this summer.
• CARLI Announcements:
  • Call for committee volunteers open until May 5.

Discussion

• Continuing Education
  • OER Course: Understanding and Promoting OER
    • Elizabeth will follow up on the June session of the course. Dan and Kim will be the instructors.
  • OER Faculty Workshop
    • Elizabeth will follow up on scheduling the September session. Lauren and Kim will be the instructors.
    • Lauren, Kim, Dee Anna, Dorinne, and Dan volunteered to review and update the presentation.
  • OER Office Hours
    • Dan will lead the session in May, Christina will take notes.
    • No Office Hours over the summer.
• Open Education Week Events
  • Nicole is working with SPARC to add the recording
  • Consider a student panel for next year.
• Website Review
  • Elizabeth will add subject specific OER sites to the website.
• Student Survey
  • Sent to college administrators and provosts on April 5, 2023. Will be open until the end of December.
  • Five info sessions have been held.
  • 177 responses so far.
• Open Pedagogy Workshop
  • Will add one workshop for SCOERS awardees
• CARLI Support for Creative Commons Certificate Program
  • Interested people need to register for the Summer Session that begins before June 30.
• DOE Open Textbook Pilot Grant: Illinois SCOERs: Support for the Creation of Open Educational Resources
  • Eight new awardees for round three.
  • Nine additional funding for round one and two awardees.
• 3rd Party Ancillaries
  • Dan and Tineka will follow-up.
• House Bill 4022
  • Committee discussed the status of the bill.

Next Meeting Dates and Deadlines

The next committee meeting is June 5, 2023.
Note taker will be Lauren Kosrow.