2022-23 Program

Updated program Design

The Office of the State Board of Education (OSBE) developed and adapted relevant curriculum to provide tailored, hands-on, professional learning experiences in the following digital publishing topics:

• Defining project scope and team management

• Marketing, communications, and recruiting contributors

• Accessibility and inclusive design

• Content creation and authorship

• Editing and peer review

• Formatting and publication prep

• Post-release considerations (e.g., adoptions, improvements, maintenance, etc.)

 Beginning in early January these regular meetings will help fellows learn about one another, their goals for the in-common courses that they teach, and develop a plan for collaboratively remixing open educational resources (OER) and practices (OEP) to meet their collective needs.

Incentives

Beyond the valuable training from open education experts, each OPAL fellow received the following:

  • A $2,500 travel stipend to attend at least one event related to open education
  • The opportunity to peer review at least one discipline-relevant open textbook
  • Early/extended access to new tools and services to improve OER creation and sharing
  • Research support from OSBE for faculty who wish to evaluate the efficacy of their OER use
  • Promotion of fellows as inter/state leaders who are well versed in open education
  • A letter of recognized service from the OSBE Executive Director
  • Additional recognition from institution and state education leaders
  • And more!

Anticipated Milestones

Spring 2022 Fall 2022 Spring 2023 Fall 2023
Work with OSBE staff and other fellows to develop a project plan and scope Attend at least one open education event Continue testing and iterating OER and OEP Continue to iterate and refine OER and OEP for publication
Collaboratively learn about open publishing alongside individuals and teams from Idaho and elsewhere in North America Continue remixing and creating original open content with others Continue publishing project outcomes at the Idaho Open Press Advise the adoption of OER and OEP by other faculty and academic leaders in Idaho
Revise project scope and strategy with input from Rebus and OSBE staff Begin testing and iterating OER and OEP with students and faculty Begin presenting on project outcomes at state, national, and international events Continue pursuing research and leadership opportunities related to open and general education
Evaluate existing open educational resources (OER) and practices (OEP) for new remix Begin publishing project outcomes at the Idaho Open Press Begin pursuing research and leadership opportunities related to open and general education Finalize published first drafts of project outcomes at the Idaho Open Press

How to apply

If you teach one of the 43 common-indexed general education courses OR you teach a general education course that is taught at multiple institutions (e.g., American Sign Language), please complete the application form at the following URL: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSci-_iMXhgEscstL_pnLQh6c0H5uvMMfkYuqKFtebY7YY31nQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
Once you have submitted the application form, please email your CV directly to Dr. Jonathan Lashley: Jonathan.Lashley@osbe.idaho.gov

The priority deadline was November 26th, but we are still accepting applications until the cohort is determined.

Please contact Dr. Lashley, Associate Chief Academic Officer for the Idaho State Board of Education, with any questions: Jonathan.Lashley@osbe.idaho.gov

 

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