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Opening Doors through Customization: NRCC’s Open Text Initiative System

Opening Doors through Customization: NRCC’s Open Text Initiative System. Dr. Jack Lewis Ms. Sarah Tolbert-Hurysz Mr. Jonathon Surratt New River Community College. OTIS: Open Text Initiative System.

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Opening Doors through Customization: NRCC’s Open Text Initiative System

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  1. Opening Doors through Customization: NRCC’s Open Text Initiative System Dr. Jack Lewis Ms. Sarah Tolbert-Hurysz Mr. Jonathon Surratt New River Community College 21st Annual Conference Community Colleges of Appalachia June 10, 2013Asheville, NC

  2. OTIS: Open Text Initiative System a collection of digital resources (texts) that is being openly added to, edited by, and accessed by our English department’s faculty. 21st Annual Conference Community Colleges of Appalachia June 10, 2013Asheville, NC

  3. Faculty Web Links Original documents OTIS Lists can be cloned and/or customized by other faculty Instructors search OTIS to identify resources that support course learning objectives. Once identified, these resources are compiled into a “list,” which is a URL. List(s) Black-Board Email All students Select group of students Single student

  4. Guiding Principle OTIS enables: • Customization. Faculty identify, share, and compile a variety of resources • Accessibility. Students and faculty easily access this customized course content. 21st Annual Conference Community Colleges of Appalachia June 10, 2013Asheville, NC

  5. Emergence English faculty desired an option for delivering English 112 course content that: • was flexible • allowed for a multiplicity of resources • took advantage of digital delivery of information • was financially viable. 21st Annual Conference Community Colleges of Appalachia June 10, 2013Asheville, NC

  6. Emergence of OTIS 21st Annual Conference Community Colleges of Appalachia June 10, 2013Asheville, NC

  7. Implementation of OTIS 21st Annual Conference Community Colleges of Appalachia June 10, 2013Asheville, NC

  8. Advantages 21st Annual Conference Community Colleges of Appalachia June 10, 2013Asheville, NC

  9. Advantages:Textbook Cost Savings 21st Annual Conference Community Colleges of Appalachia June 10, 2013Asheville, NC

  10. How it Works https://www.nr.edu/otis 21st Annual Conference Community Colleges of Appalachia June 10, 2013Asheville, NC

  11. On the Horizon • Embedded tutorials • Aligning materials to course objectives • Use by other interested disciplines (Business and Student Development) 21st Annual Conference Community Colleges of Appalachia June 10, 2013Asheville, NC

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