Open Education 2017

In any affordable learning initiative there are many moving parts. There is the macro view where various campus units and departments must collaborate to market affordable learning/OER and to plan programs that facilitate faculty adoption into their courses. There is also the micro view: the technical aspects of adopting new course materials and integrating them into our learning management system, whether library-licensed content, OER, or something else altogether.

In this presentation, I will outline the skills and knowledge that facilitate my contributions to campus affordable learning initiatives as one university's Instructional Design Librarian. My background in instructional design and educational technology combined with my experience in library and information science positions me as a competent contributor to campus initiatives.

As Instructional Design Librarian at a large regional university, I work to build relationships that connect the library with the many units and departments that collaborate on our affordable learning initiative. I advise campus leaders, instructional designers, librarians, and faculty on how to navigate and evaluate their various options for affordable and open content. I answer questions on Fair Use and appropriate reuse of copyrighted instructional materials. I create online tutorials and deliver workshops on library-licensed content, OER, copyright and Creative Commons. I serve on committees to write OER-related grants and help plan campus events related to affordable learning.

The same skills and knowledge that help me advance my library's on-campus instruction and distance learning programs as Instructional Design Librarian also prove to be essential to helping our campus make progress on advancing affordable learning.