Symposium for Teaching and Learning with Technology

Dutton Institute has an OER initiative in place. We're looking at the official Penn State policy on courseware - the PSU lawyers have had their say making the policy more OER-friendly. David shows us his openly published textbook. There is a copyright agreement form available that will allow faculty members to open their content. Opening content can make PSU more competitive in an OER world - prospective students will have the chance to evaluate course quality. The value of being a tuition paying student is the collaboration with faculty, faculty evaluation and the credential offered. Dave's takeway - we can do this and we should, from a business point of view and from the pov of the university's mission.

Keith brings up challenges - standards, faculty buy-in