Course Syllabus
OER@DVC
This professional development course supports participants in the OER@DVC grant; a 2021-2022 program for DVC faculty interested in exploring, using, and creating Open Educational Resources (OER) and converting courses to Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC).
Topics of our course include anti-racism, open licensing, finding and using existing OER, creating and adapting resources, and universal design for learning. By the end of our course you will have created at ZTC Action Plan to convert your course from traditional textbooks to ZTC.
Course Content
Week 1: Understanding Open
- Defining OER
- The 5R's
- Why Use OER
- Open in other Contexts
- Copyright, Fair Use, and Public Domain
- Creative Commons Licenses
Week 2: Anti-Racism and Open Education
- Anti-Racism
- Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
- Open Pedagogy
Week 3: Finding and Using OER
- Searching OER Repositories and Collections
- Strategies for Searching
- Using Library Materials
- Attributions
Week 4: Adapting and Creating OER
- Remixing, Adapting, and Collecting
- Curating
- Gathering Resources
- Combining Licenses
Week 5: Universal Design
- Accessibility
- Universal Design for Learning
Week 6: Next Steps
- ZTC Action Plan
Grading and Completion
Each unit of the course consists of one or more assessments, which include:
- Self-check quizzes which can be taken as many times as necessary to earn a perfect score.
- Discussion prompts in which grantees are asked to respond and reply to at least one colleague.
- A mid-course reflection.
- An action plan for ZTC course conversion.
All assignments will be graded on completion, and finishing each element with a fully formed ZTC action plan will result in completing the course. Upon completion, we will provide information on how to receive the first portion of your grant stipend.
Contact Information:
If you have any questions about this course or the OER@DVC program, please reach out to Andrea Sorce or Lindsey Shively, OER@DVC co-coordinators.
Licensing
OER@DVC by Lindsey Shively and Andrea Sorce is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Attributions
Content for this course was adapted from:
- Open for AntiRacism by Joy Shoemate is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- ASCCC OERI - OER Basics by Rachel Arteaga and Suzanne Wakim is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- Sacramento City College OER Institute by Rebecca Goodchild is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
This course content is offered under a CC Attribution license. Content in this course can be considered under this license unless otherwise noted.