Chapter 7 – Penn State Stakeholders Consulted

Julie Lang

7 Chapter 7 – Penn State Stakeholders Consulted

As part of the process to develop a comprehensive plan for OER at Penn State, the Task Force met with several stakeholders, presented updates to selected bodies, participated in university programming, and hosted an inaugural OER event.

University Stakeholders

Members of the Task Force solicited feedback and met with the following Penn State stakeholders over the course of its term:

Academic Council on Undergraduate Education
College of Communications Campus Faculty
College of IST Campus Faculty
Commission on Adult Learners
Council of Commonwealth Student Governments
Digital Learning Academic Council
Digital Learning Steering Committee
eEducation Council
Faculty Senate Library and Information Services Technology Committee
Gary Chinn (e-Learning Institute)
Graduate and Professional Student Association
Mary Lee Schneider (PSU Board of Trustees)
Online Coordinating Council
Penn State New Kensington Faculty and Staff
Student Technology Advisory Committee
Steve Falke and Nancy Thompson (Barnes & Noble)
Stevie Rocco (Dutton Institute)
Undergraduate Technology Advisory Committee

Presentations at University Events

Members of the Task Force presented at the following Penn State professional development opportunities and symposia:

2015 Learning Design Summer Camp
2016 TLT Symposium

OER Summit

Members of the OER Task Force and University Libraries OER Task Force planned the inaugural OER Summit on March 23, 2016 in Pattee Paterno Library. The event was sponsored by University Libraries and Penn State Outreach and attracted 180 participants in-person and online. Immediate feedback to the summit indicated an interest in making the event an annual occurrence.

Schedule:

8:45 – 9:00: Welcome: Barbara Dewey, Dean of University Libraries and Scholarly Communication
9:00 – 10:00: Keynote: Nicole Allen, Director of Open Education for SPARC
10:15 – 11:45: Showcase of OER Champions: Gary Chinn, Stevie Rocco, Jacob Moore, and Bart Pursel
11:45 – 12:00: Provost’s OER Task Force Update: Joe Salem, OER Task Force Member
12:00 – 1:00: Facilitated Discussion of OER and Potential Library Roles
1:00 – 2:00: Hands-On Workshop: Julie Lang and Andrea Gregg

Participation:

In-person: 50
Online: 130, including participants at events hosted Commonwealth Campus Libraries:
Abington – 7
Altoona – 4
Behrend – 5
Beaver – 2
Brandywine – 10
Fayette – 4
Hazleton – 2
Berks – 14
Harrisburg – 14
Mont Alto – 4
Schuylkill – 1
Lehigh Valley – 9
Wilkes-Barre – 1
Shenango – 5

Video Availability:

The keynote, showcase, and OER Task Force update are available on MediaSite Live: http://live.libraries.psu.edu/Mediasite/Play/e4bba31836454195986c44abf28853ec1d?catalog=8 376d4b2-4dd1-457e-a3bf-e4cf9163feda.

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