460 likes | 599 Views
Affordable Learning Solutions: Webinar Series for Sharing Today’s Features: CSU San Marcos Adapt Courseware. Welcome! Please introduce yourself to others by entering your name, title, and campus in the chat window.
E N D
Affordable Learning Solutions: Webinar Series for Sharing Today’s Features: CSU San Marcos Adapt Courseware Welcome! Please introduce yourself to others by entering your name, title, and campus in the chat window. If you need to use the telephone for audio only,dial 1-888-337-0215 and enter PIN 4878513
AL$ Webinar Agenda • AL$ Overview(Leslie Kennedy, 5 min) • CSU San Marcos(Susan Wilson & Natalie Wilson, 20 min) • Adapt Courseware(John Boersma, 20 min) • Wrap Up(All, 10 min.)
CSU Provides Free or Low-Cost Textbook Alternatives • Lower Cost Publisher eTextbooks • CSU Library eBooks • Faculty-Authored Materials • Open Educational Resources
Helping you redesign • AL$ Campus Days • Marketing Resources • Enterprise search tools • Professional Development
CA Open Educational Resources Council • Select & review open textbooks • CA Open Source Digital Library • Catalog open textbooks • Create eportfolios focused on faculty open textbook adoption http://coolfored.org/
Announcing: AL$ Professional Development • Webinars • Course 100: eTexts - The Past, Present, and Future of eTexts • Course 200: Open eTextbooks: Finding High Quality Content and Low Costs • Course 300: Subscription eTextbooks: Improving the Teaching and Learning Experience with Enhanced Functionality • Next - How-To Videos • On-Site Workshops (upon request) http://als.csuprojects.org/profdev
Adaptive & Personalized Learning • Personalized learning solutions • Focus on student performance reinforcement • Provides interactivity and feedback • Supports campuses bottleneck needs with focus on student success
CougarsAffordable Learning Materials Susan Wilson & Natalie Wilson suwilson@csusm.edunwilson@csusm.edu
CSUSM Wilson & Wilson CALM – Affordable Learning $olutions • Started in Spring 2013 • Our Team • Sponsor - Bill Ward, Acting Dean, Instructional and Informational Technology Services • Dr. Natalie Wilson, Faculty Fellow nwilson@csusm.edu • 3 Instructional Developers: • Susan Wilson suwilson@csusm.edu • Barbara Taylor • Cherie Vinopal
CSUSM Wilson & Wilson CALM Efforts to Date • Started in Summer 2013 • Researched other CSUs efforts • Developed branding – logo, flyer • Built website – lots of resources • Developed a communications plan • Pilot -CALMed Natalie’s courses
Instructional Development Services - CSUSM CALM homepage 1,100 hits in 6 mos.
Instructional Development Services - CSUSM CALM homepage 1,100 hits in 6 mos.
CSUSM Wilson & Wilson CALM – Communications & Kickoff • Fall 2013 • Bill Ward met with Deans and Department Chairs • Sept/October – Present at department meetings • Customized -examples of OER/library sources • Increased awareness and comfort level • Started a conversation • Conscious effort to include lecturers • Two informational meetings • Worked personal contacts • Proposed resolution to Academic Senate • Student Posters
Instructional Development Services - CSUSM Poster - displayed wherever possible
Instructional Development Services - CSUSM Start of Semester Student Posters
Instructional Development Services - CSUSM Fall 2013 Call for Proposals Level 1 award- $1000 Level 2 award - $1500 Project consists of all or almost all original, Open Education Resources or library materials. and/or Project is scalable, creates course material for a G.E. or high enrollment course (>100/year) • Proposal saves money for average number of students (>50 – 100/yr) • Project saves > %50 of current textbook cost. • Project uses a combination of OER, library, custom publishers or original materials.
CSUSM Wilson & Wilson Spring 2014 Effort • 2nd Call for proposals –11 new participants • 3rd $500 award level • Student Survey – textbook costs and impacts -1,100 responses • Standardized course materials evaluation questions • Newsletter
CSUSM Wilson & Wilson The Numbers First year of award: • Fall 2013, 22 faculty , 25 courses. • Total savings for first year of each course ~ $386,700 Second year of award: • Spring 2014, 13 faculty, 13 courses. • 8 in fall ‘14, 2 this summer, 1 in spring 2015. • Total savings for first year each courses ~195,900. Total for both cohort 1 and 2 is $582,605.00.
CSUSM Wilson & Wilson Promotion & Recognition • Promotional efforts – limited success • CALM Newsletter – February • CSU Symposium March 8th - panel • CSUSM Teaching & Learning Expo – May - panel
CSUSM Wilson & Wilson Future Efforts & Challenges • Faculty Ambassadors for each college • Promotional efforts • CALM Newsletter –2x year • Maintaining Momentum – Sustaining effort • Integrate CALM into all our training • Student Outreach • Faculty Recognition • Website – faculty showcase • Faculty Recognition from Administration • How to recognize those already CALMing their courses
CSUSM Wilson & Wilson Recognition • CALMed certified idea • Add to course page in LMS
CSUSM Wilson & Wilson Student Survey
Instructional Development Services - CSUSM Survey Results
Instructional Development Services - CSUSM Survey Results Was the amount of aid you received sufficient to cover the cost of your books? Have you ever used financial aid to pay for your textbooks?
Instructional Development Services - CSUSM Survey Results Have you ever decided against buying or renting a textbook because it was too expensive? Do you feel your grades were hurt because you didn’t have the textbook?
ADAPTS TO YOU Completely Prepared, Completely Customizable
different paths to mastery Maria Walter ACTIVITIES PRESENTED
SUCCESS (A-C) / ADD-DROP Weighted Average All Not-for-profit Sections 2012-13 Academic Year
REREGISTRATION / ADD-DROP Weighted Average All Public Not-for-profit Sections 2012-13 Academic Year
Next Step • Live Demo: john@adaptcourseware.com
Contact / Connect Collaboration/Support als@cdl.edu ALS Website als.csuprojects.org ALS Community site tinyurl.com/als-community
THANK YOU! JOIN THE CSU AL$ ONLINE COMMUNITY AT http://tinyurl.com/als-community