Open Education Development Series

About the Series

The Open Education Development Series program is a five-part, scaffolded exploration of Open Education (to include OER and Open Pedagogy), targeted to faculty teaching in online courses and designed to support their understanding and engagement with this innovative instructional approach. Faculty teaching in online courses and programs are eligible for this program.

Parts I – IV will be offered in fall and spring
Part V will only be offered once per year in summer

Spring 2024 Registration

Parts I-IV

Enroll in the OEDS Parts I – IV

Part V

Registration period: January 22nd, 2024 – February 2nd, 2024

Information Sessions

Spring 2024 Cohort Dates

Parts I and II February 12, 2024 – February 23, 2024
Part III March 4, 2024 – March 15, 2024
Part IV March 25, 2024 – April 19, 2024
Part V May 6, 2024 – June 28, 2024

Information Session

Attend an information session to learn more about the requirements for consideration, the application and review process, and to get an overview of the five-part Development Series and the learning experiences that participants will have in each part.

Information sessions for spring 2024 will be held on January 24 and 26. Please complete this OEDS Google Form to register for an upcoming information session.

A Zoom link will be distributed to registered participants prior to the information session.

If you are interested in learning more about the Open Ed Series but are unable to attend an information session, please reach out to Sarah Saia at sarahsaia@boisestate.edu or Amy Vecchione at amyveccione@boisestate.edu.

Find your Entry Point

This table illustrates the target audience for each part based on possible OER experiences. Faculty teaching in online courses and programs are eligible for this program. If the example provided sounds familiar to your journey, that might be your entry point. For more information including eligibility criteria, learning outcomes, deliverables, and participation requirements for each part of the Open Education Development Series, please see the information after the following table:

Open Education Development Series Table

Title	Description
Part I: Building a Foundation of OER Knowledge and Use	I am not familiar with OER. I may have heard the acronym in conversation before, but I couldn’t tell you what it is or how it applies to my online course or instruction.
Part II: Transforming Practice with OER Creation and Open Pedagogy $250 Stipend offered for successful completion of Parts I and II	I have heard of OER and I know what the benefits are in using these resources in my online course/instruction, but I am not sure how I would go about incorporating them.
Part III: Putting it All Together - Finding and Evaluating OER $250 Stipend offered for successful completion of Part III	I have heard of OER, I know several benefits of OER, and I know where I could go to find OER. I am not sure, however, how I would determine the quality of the resources I could use in my online course/instruction.
Part IV: Putting it All Together - Adopting and Integrating Existing OER Up to a $500 stipend offered for successful completion of Part IV	I have heard of OER, I know the benefits of OER, and I can determine the quality of OER I might use in my course/instruction. I am not sure, however, how to effectively remix or reuse OER into my online course/instruction. Please note, OER remixed and created in Part IV must be integrated into an online course.
Part V: Putting it All Together - Creating and Publishing your own Open Textbook $2,000 Stipend offered for successful completion of Part V	My knowledge and experiences with OER have inspired me to create my own open textbook and become an active contributor to the Open Community. I would like to be contacted directly for more information on how to apply to Part V of the Open Ed Development Series. Please note, open textbooks created in Part V must be integrated into an online course.

Part I: Building a Foundation of OER Knowledge and Use

Part I Overview An Introductory Exploration

Part I serves as an introductory investigation into the WHY and WHAT of OER. It answers the questions:

What is (and isn’t) OER?
Why should I consider using OER in my course?
What are available resources and strategies that can help me to use OER more consistently or meaningfully?

Explore concepts associated with OER use, including the 5Rs, the relationship between copyright, open access and creative commons, attribution and creative commons licensing, benefits and challenges with OER adoption and use, course considerations when selecting OER, and effective and efficient OER search strategies.

Eligibility Information

To maximize the impact of the program on online students, as well as to be the most valuable use of participants’ time, those who wish to participate in Part I of the Open Education Development Series must be faculty who are currently or will be teaching at least one online course and whose goals and experiences are in alignment with the goals and audience target for Part I:

Transformational Goals

Create an awareness of OER and Open Education
Foster a desire to continue to learn about OER and Open Education

Target Audience

This part of the series is designed for participants who may be unaware of or unfamiliar with OER.

Part I participants are ready to build a foundation of awareness and understanding of OER and its benefits to education.

Learning Outcomes

Define OER

Describe characteristics associated with OER, to encompass the following:

Recognize relationship between CC licensing and OER characteristics
Describe the limitations of copyright when in relation to OER
Identify components of TASL and their association with attribution and CC licensing
Recognize similarities, differences amongst OER and Open Access materials

Describe challenges, benefits of OER use

Identify resources available to search for OER; describe search strategies for efficient locating of OER

Part II: Transforming Practice with OER Creation and Open Pedagogy

Part II Overview An Introductory Exploration

Part II continues the introductory OER investigation, shifting focus from what OER is and ways we can use them to support student learning experiences, and moving into HOW we can interact with OER. Part II answers the questions:

How can I create and share my own OER?
How can I empower and engage my students in this process?

Explore concepts associated with open education and meaningful OER use, including an open education mindset, a timeline of the open education movement, and open pedagogy practices.

Eligibility Information

To maximize the impact of the program on online students, as well as to be the most valuable use of participants’ time, those who wish to participate in Part II of the Open Education Development Series must be faculty who are currently or will be teaching at least one online course and whose goals and experiences are in alignment with the goals and audience target for Part II:

Transformational Goals

Motivate to make an instructional change
Show how to apply this new approach consistently

Target Audience

This part of the series is designed for participants who may be unfamiliar with how to locate and integrate OER into instruction.

Part II participants are ready to learn strategies and “best practices” for effective and efficient integration of OER and Open Education practices.

Part III: Putting it All Together: Finding and Evaluating OER

Part III Overview Taking a Critical Approach to OER

Part III begins to transition from exposure to interaction by providing an opportunity for participants to actively engage with OER through the evaluation of Open Textbooks. This session of the Open Education Development Series answers the question:

How can I ensure the OER I implement is quality material and supports my learning outcomes/objectives?

Actively engage with evaluative criteria and tools to complete a textbook review in this part of the Open Ed Development series.

Eligibility Information

To maximize the impact of the program on online students, as well as to be the most valuable use of participants’ time, those who wish to participate in Part III of the Open Education Development Series must be faculty who teach at least one online course and whose goals and experiences are in alignment with the goals and audience target for Part III:

Transformational Goals

Build on previous knowledge and experiences with OER and Open Education
Strengthen expertise

Target Audience

This part of the series is designed for participants who are familiar with OER and resources that can assist in accessing materials.
Part III participants are ready to build on this foundation with understanding the considerations necessary for effective and appropriate integration of OER.

Learning Outcomes

Effectively search and locate OER, classifying materials as appropriate for content and learning outcomes
Make observations of existing OER reviews to assist in OER adoption processes
Apply principles of OER in evaluative process utilizing the Open Education Network Rubric tool
Identify potential modifications that might improve OER for course integration

Part IV: Putting it All Together: Adopting and Integrating Existing OER

Part IV Overview A Facilitated Application of Knowledge

Part IV focuses on the application of OER knowledge through the evaluation, adoption, and integration of existing OER materials. This part of the Open Education Development Series answers the question:

How can OER be effectively integrated into my online course?

Actively engage with OER through the evaluation, adoption, and integration of existing OER materials.

Part IV Overview A Facilitated Application of Knowledge

How can OER be effectively integrated into my online course?

Actively engage with OER through the evaluation, adoption, and integration of existing OER materials.

Participation Requirements

Facilitated exploration and completion of the Part IV Canvas course modules, including:

Course readings

Quizzes

Discussions

Scaffolded activities, to include

Alignment of OER with online course modules
Application of the 5Rs of OER use
Application of CC License to created content

Follow-up evaluations of OER to enrolled students

Continued partnership with eCampus Center staff over several semesters to document impact of OER materials

Deliverables and Incentives

Part IV offers two different options for deliverables with associated incentives. Successful completion of the requirements and the following deliverables for Part IV of the Open Education Development Series will result in the disbursement of certain incentives:

Option A

Remixed (limited to no modification) OER implemented into an online course (does not result in a Pressbook collection or creation)

Stipend of $250 offered

Option B

Remixed (revised with significant modification) OER implemented into an online course (resulting in creation of Pressbook)

Stipend of $500 offered

Part V: Putting it All Together: Creating and Publishing your own Textbook

Part V Overview A Facilitated Application of Knowledge

The final part of the Open Education Development Series is a culmination of Parts I-IV, resulting in the design, creation, and publication of an Open Textbook. Part V is a celebration of Open Education with authentic contributions to the open community.

This final section of the Open Education Development Series answers the question:

How can I create and publish my own open textbook in an organized, structured, and supported manner?

Part V Overview A Facilitated Application of Knowledge

This final section of the Open Education Development Series answers the question:

How can I create and publish my own open textbook in an organized, structured, and supported manner?

Learning Outcomes

Design and plan contents, organization of original OER textbook utilizing Textbook Charter strategy
Apply OER principles as they compose and develop original OER textbook utilizing Pressbooks
Address accessibility through the application of an accessibility checklist when creating OER
Apply concepts of Creative Commons licensing as they determine appropriate licensing for an original OER
Critique OER impact on student learning, teaching experience and revise as necessary

Participation Requirements

These participation requirements are designed to set up faculty for success as they move through the process of self-publishing. Faculty participants agree to:

Review the program textbook and apply content to textbook projects
Complete on-time all project milestones and participate actively during the 8 weeks
Implement Pressbooks as the ebook platform for their completed open textbook
Follow the advice of accessibility consultants to the best of their ability
Attend to diversity, equity and inclusion while crafting the textbook
Implement the resulting book in an online course for at least 3 semesters
Present their open textbook at the Open Textbook Showcase
Agree to allow their final textbook to be showcased publicly on Boise State’s website and submitted to the Open Textbook Network

Deliverables

An Original Open Textbook
Upon completion of Part V of the Open Education Development Series, faculty participants will have developed an open book according to the following guidelines:

Development of a 5 chapter OER textbook that may leverage revised openly licensed content and original faculty writing
Each chapter should cover at least one online module’s worth of course content
Originally written Chapter Objectives and Check Your Understanding activities to support student comprehension of course content
Implementation of images, videos and interactives, as appropriate to the curriculum
Pass an accessibility check and make any requested revisions
Properly implement open licenses and citation practices, pass a review for copyright and select an open license
Collaborate with eCampus Center staff to create a cover for the resulting textbook
Compose a plan for gathering feedback, evaluating and revising the open textbook

Incentives

Successful completion of these requirements will result in the disbursement of the following participant incentives:

Letter of successful completion signed by the Executive Director of the eCampus Center
An original OER textbook and support for studying its ongoing impact on online students’ learning experiences provided by eCampus Center’s Research and Innovation Team;
A stipend of $2000 will be disbursed upon successful completion and publication of an original open textbook