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Teaching & Learning Center: 2023 OER Institute

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2023 OER Faculty Institute

Friday, August 11 & Saturday, August 129:00 am to 3:00 pm

This no-cost, virtual faculty institute featured keynote presentations from internationally recognized professional/technical colleges as well as breakout sessions on finding OER, accessibility in OER, open licenses, and panels on prof/tech OER opportunities and challenges, and a panel on OER and librarians.

All sessions were held virtually via Zoom and were recorded. All schedule times were PST.

Contact the Teaching & Learning Center at Clover Park Technical College at tlc@cptc.edu with any questions. 

Friday, August 11


Keynote Speaker: Boyoung Chae

OER, Open Textbooks, and SBCTC

Discussing the current state of OER and Open Textbooks in Washington, and how faculty are aided by the State Board of Technical & Community Colleges. 

Recordings: OER, Open Textbooks and SBCTC

Slides: Boyoung Chae: OER, Open Textbooks and SBCTC


Maggie Lynch

The Importance of an Open Pedagogy Community of Practice

Discussing the transformation of Clark College's OER Community of Practice into an Open Pedagogy CoP. 

Recordings: The Importance of an Open Pedagogy Community of Practice

Slides: Maggie Lynch: The Importance of an Open Pedagogy Community of Practice

Handout: Maggie Lynch Handout - Open Pedagogy COP CANVAS Materials


Sue Wozniak

Student Publishing Projects Using Pressbooks

A session on representing student voices in open publications. 

Recordings: Student Publishing Projects Using Pressbooks

Slides: Sue Wozniak: Student Publishing Projects Using Pressbooks


Priyamvada Singh

OER Licenses

Overview of OER & types of Creative Commons licenses. 

Recordings: OER Licenses

Slides: Priyamvada Singh: OER Licenses


Regina Blasberg

OER with HyFlex in Water Systems Technology - A Student Success Strategy!

Exploring the benefits of OER and HyFlex in enhancing student success. 

Recordings: OER with HyFlex in Water Systems Technology A Student Success Strategy

Slides: Regina Blasberg: OER with HyFlex in Water Systems Technology - A Student Success Strategy!


Ryer Banta, Marissa Petrich, Sue Wozniak

Librarians and OER

Librarians discuss the opportunities and challenges of OER. 

Recordings: Librarians and OER

Slides: N/A


Saturday, August 12


Keynote Speaker: Jennryn Wetzler

Creative Commons: The Support for OER

Discussion on the role and history of Creative Commons in supporting OER. 

Recordings: Creative Commons the Support for OER

Slides: Jennryn Wetzler: Creative Commons the Support for OER


Charity Davenport

The Odyssey of an Open Textbook: Taming a Chimera

Insights into designing an open textbook. 

Recordings: The Odyssey of an Open Textbook Taming a Chimera

Slides: Charity Davenport: The Odyssey of an Open Textbook: Taming a Chimera


Whitney Boswell & Amanda Chin

Pressbooks Panel: Learnings & Reflections on Incentivizing, Supporting, and Creating OER

Experiences and takeaways from using Pressbooks at Green River College. 

Recordings: Pressbooks Panel Learnings & Reflections on Incentivizing, Supporting, and Creating OER

Slides: Whitney Boswell & Amanda Chin: Pressbooks Panel: Learnings & Reflections on Incentivizing, Supporting, and Creating OER.pdf

Handout: Whitney Boswell & Amanda Chin Handout - Pressbooks Plan Template


Delmar Larsen

LibreTexts: Past, Present, and Future

The evolution of the LibreTexts project and its various technologies. 

Recordings: LibreTexts Past, Present and Future

Slides: Delmar Larsen: LibreTexts: Past, Present and Future


Final Group Discussion

Break-Out Session

Reflecting on the learnings and discussing faculty support for OER implementation. 

If you plan on attending and would like access to all the recorded sessions, please RSVP below