Blueprint for Counseling Success Conference

Program

Friday, May 14, 2021
9:00 am-3:00 pm (PST)

Introduction

The ASCCC OERI is pleased to announce its first open educational resource (OER) event designed exclusively for counselors. The Blueprint for Counseling Success Conference will provide an introduction to OER, showcase the Blueprint for Success OER text series and other OER for counseling, and provide an opportunity for counselors to share OER specific to their discipline.

Registration

This conference is free, but space is limited. Register for Blueprint for Counseling Success.

9:30 am – 9:45 am Introduction: What are Open Educational Resources (OER)? What is Open Pedagogy?

Speaker: Amanda Taintor – Instructional Designer, Distance Education Coordinator, Student Learning Outcomes Coordinator, Reedley College

In a fast 15 minutes, we will define these two terms to provide context and framing for the conference.

Introduction: What are Open Educational Resources (OER)? What is Open Pedagogy? Webinar Recording

Introduction: What are Open Educational Resources (OER)? What is Open Pedagogy? Presentation Slides

9:45 am – 10:30 am Keynote: Anti-racist OER and Open Pedagogy

Speaker: Sharon Sampson – Administration of Justice Faculty, Professional Development Co-Coordinator, Grossmont College

OER and open pedagogy are powerful tools that permit faculty to create resources and a learning environment that best meet the needs of and deeply engage their students. How can these tools be used to make instructional materials and teaching more anti-racist? How do you develop and implement open pedagogy action plans in collaboration with students? This session will introduce how these tools can be used to change the student experience at your college and in your classrooms.

Keynote: Anti-racist OER and Open Pedagogy Webinar Recording

10:45 am – 11:45 am General Session: Open Educational Resources for Counseling

Speakers:

• Dave Dillon – Counseling faculty, Distance Education Coordinator, curator/coauthor of the Blueprint for College Success OER texts, Grossmont College
• Alise Lamoreaux – Adult Basic and Secondary Education Instructor, author of A Different Road to College OER, Lane Community College, Oregon
• Fatima Rodriguez Johnson – Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at Canisius College, Author of Why So Many Questions? OER, New York
• Anthony Palmiotto – Editorial Director, OpenStax
• Amy Baldwin – Director of Student Transitions, Literacy and College Success Instructor, Lead Contributing Author of College Success (OpenStax), University of Central Arkansas
• Jennifer Rogers – Librarian, Outreach Coordinator, LibreTexts
• Apurva Ashok – Project Lead for Rebus Community, Canada
• Carlos Espinoza -Current student pursuing BA degree in Sociology, OER advocate, former Grossmont College student

Why is OER particularly suited for teaching college success courses and other self-development courses that students often take early in their academic careers? Join us as we answer this question by exploring ready-to-use OER texts for a variety of courses commonly taught by counseling faculty, the process of curating your own OER text from existing resources, and the many reasons why OER is worth considering for your classes.

General Session: Open Educational Resources for Counseling Webinar Recording

First Breakout Sessions

1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Increasing Equity with Universal Design for Learning

Speaker: Suzanne Wakim – Biology faculty, OER Coordinator, Distance Education Coordinator, Student Learning Outcomes Coordinator, Butte College

If there is no “typical” student, how can we design courses that meet the needs of our students? Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can help us build courses that are both more accessible and flexible enough to engage a diverse group of learners. UDL includes giving students various ways of acquiring information, including engaging with the content and demonstrating understanding. We will discuss strategies that increase student choice, encourage critical thinking, and improve learning outcomes.

Increasing Equity with Universal Design for Learning Webinar Recording

Increasing Equity with Universal Design for Learning Presentation Slides

1:00 pm -1:45 pm Networking and Collaboration Opportunity
Join us for this networking session. We will use interest-based breakout rooms to provide attendees with an opportunity to share challenges, successes, and resources in a small group setting.

Second Breakout Sessions

2:00 pm – 2:45 pm Blueprint Updates

Speakers:

• Dave Dillon – Counseling faculty, Distance Education Coordinator, curator/coauthor of the Blueprint for College Success OER texts, Grossmont College
• Apurva Ashok – Project Lead for Rebus Community, Canada
• T Ford Professor emeritus – Distinguished faculty, Grossmont College

Open textbooks have the ability to keep improving to meet instructor and learners’ needs. This session will provide an overview of updates made to the Blueprint for Success OER texts by adopters across the country. This session will provide project status including a Spanish translation, new artwork, quiz questions, and power points. We will also explore opportunities for faculty and students to actively participate in creating new and updating content. With goals to maintain recency and relevancy, we welcome suggestions from adopters of this text and others on what further improvements you would like to see.

Blueprint Updates Webinar Recording

Blueprint Updates Presentation Slides