The CT OER Coordinating Council is excited to announce the upcoming CTOER Summit, a one-day event for curricular leaders, department chairs, and program directors to explore the benefits of OER, engage with OER providers, and learn about a new state OER grant program.
LOCATION:
Goodwin University, One Riverside Dr, East Hartford, CT (campus map)
Main Auditorium
AGENDA:
8:30 am-9 am - Registration - Main Lobby
9:00 am-9:15 am - Welcome - Auditorium
- Tim Larson, Executive Director of Connecticut's Office of Higher Education
- Danielle Wilken, Provost of Goodwin University
9:15 am-10:00 am - Keynote Speaker - Auditorium
- Mark McBride, State University of New York, Senior Library Strategist
10:00 am-10:15 am - Break
10:15 am-11:00 am - Student Panel - Auditorium
- Moderator: Cailyn Nagle, US PIRG, Affordable Textbooks Campaign Director
- Panelist: Shafina Chowdhury, University of Connecticut
- Panelist: Fatima Flores, Goodwin University
- Panelist: Maya Marmarka, University of Connecticut
- Panelist: Michael Rahilly, Goodwin University
- Panelist: Jeffrey Safo-Darko, Central Connecticut State University
11:00 am-11:15 am - Break
11:15 am-12:00 pm - Department Chair Panel - Auditorium
- Moderator: Beth Johnson, Provost, Post University
- Panelist: David Ferreira, Dean of Academic & Student Affairs, Northwestern CT Community College
- Panelist: Phillip Fox, Director and Associate Professor of English, Goodwin University
- Panelist: Michael LaBarbera, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Housatonic Community College
- Panelist: Jason Molitierno, Chair of Mathematics, Sacred Heart University
12:00 pm-1:00 pm - Lunch
Lunch will be served in the Community Room. Attendees have a choice of three lunch-time activities:
- Option 1: Discipline-Specific Table Discussions - Community Room
- Option 2: All About OER: OER 101 - Center for Teaching Excellence (Room 208)
- Eileen Rhodes, Director of Library Services, Capital Community College
- Jillian Maynard, Reference Instruction Librarian, Central Connecticut State University
- Option 3: Open Pedagogy - Auditorium
- Aura Lippincott, Instructional Designer, Western Connecticut State University
- Kevin Corcoran, Executive Director of Digital Learning, Connecticut State Colleges & Universities
1 pm-2:30 pm - OER Exploration & Networking - Auditorium then Main Lobby
An opportunity to engage with various OER providers.
- LibreTexts
- Lumen Learning
- MERLOT
- OER Commons
- OpenStax
2:30 pm-3:00 pm - Reconvening, Grant Opportunity Overview & Closing Remarks - Auditorium
- Kevin Corcoran, Statewide OER Coordinator, Executive Director of Digital Learning, Connecticut State Colleges & Universities