VCSU125VCSU will host an Open Textbook Summit this Tuesday–Thursday, Oct. 6–8, 2015 which will bring nearly 100 faculty, staff, librarians and technologists together from the 11 North Dakota University System (NDUS) institutions.

Organized by Tanya Spilovoy, NDUS director of distance education and state authorization, the event will feature experts Dave Ernst and Sarah Cohen speaking on the topic of Open Educational Resources (OER) and the collection of free, adaptable, openly licensed textbooks at the University of Minnesota Open Textbook Library.

The Campus Leaders Workshop addresses two areas: affordability in higher education and open as part of the solution to the affordability crisis. Workshop attendees will focus on how open resources can address the financial challenges of students and increase academic success. Participants will learn what open textbooks are, where they can find them, and how they can lead an initiative at a campus level.

Tues Oct 6th

8:15-8:30 Arrival, Coffee, Breakfast

8:30-9 Welcome, Introductions, Training Goals

9 – 10 Introduction Activity (including description of individual member initiatives)

10 – 10:15 Break

10:15 – 11 Barriers in Open Textbooks

11 – 12:30 Workshop Training Part I: Affordability

12:30 – 1:30 Lunch

1:30 – 2:30 Workshop Training Part 2: Open

2:30 – 2:45 Break

2:45 – 4 Role Play—Practice Tackling Tough Questions

4 – 5 Data Collection, Next Steps, Closing

Dinner Sabir’s Restaurant (RSVP REQUIRED)

 

Wed oct 7th

Workshop 1 (UND, NDSU,MASU, VCSU, MiSU, DSU): Breakfast provided

8:15-8:30Arrival, Coffee, Breakfast

8:30 – 9 Welcome, Introductions, Framing the Challenge

9 – 9:45 Affordability

9:45 – 10: 15 Open as a Solution

10:15 – 10:30 Next Steps, Questions, Closing

Workshop 2 (BSC, LRSC, WSC, DCB,NDSCS): Lunch provided

11 – 11:30 Welcome, Introductions, Framing the Challenge

11:30 – 12:15 Affordability

12:15 – 12:45 Open as a Solution

12:45-1:15 Next Steps, Questions, Closing

3:00-5:00 Distance Education Directors arrive in Valley City

6:00 Distance Education Directors Dinner and Open Educational Resources Collaboration Session at Sabir’s (RSVP REQUIRED)

 

Thurs Oct 8th

8:30-9:00 Welcome/Intro to Open Textbook Library

9:00- 10:00 Presentation (in person)

Mary Larson, Southern Regional Education Board,

Director Student Access Programs and Services

10:00-10:30 Presentation (via Blackboard Collaborate)

Mollie McGill, WCET Director, Programs and Membership

Upcoming Events, Open Education Trends, and Issues in HE Ed Tech

10:30-12:00 Presentation (in person)

Brianna Bates, Assistant Director, Academic Program Review, New York University.    New York University’s State Authorization Advisor: Web-based tool to help navigate state authorization and licensure compliance.

12:00-12:30 Lunch Provided

12:30-1:30 Presentation (in person)Tanya Spilovoy, Director Distance Education and State Authorization, NDUS & Patti Heisler, Assistant Director, User Services

Open Educational Resources/Textbooks: Role of the Distance Education Department: Integration, technology, & support.