Event Title
Presentation type
Presentation
Start Date
1-8-2018 1:00 AM
End Date
1-8-2018 1:45 AM
Proposal Abstract
California’s higher education system has supported OER initiatives for more than 20 years, but opinions vary widely regarding the efficacy of the state’s efforts. A small number of efforts have succeeded; many more have failed. In this presentation, James Wiser of the Community College League of California will describe what has and hasn’t worked in this always large and frequently unwieldy state, perhaps offering a cautionary tale of what not to do in your locale and ending with a glimpse of the Golden State’s future in OER efforts.
Audience Type
Anyone interested in OER
Recommended Citation
Wiser, James (2018). "California and OER: Is the Giant Bear Sleeping?," OER From Vision to Action. https://newprairiepress.org/oer_fromvisiontoaction/2018/presentations/14
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California and OER: Is the Giant Bear Sleeping?
California’s higher education system has supported OER initiatives for more than 20 years, but opinions vary widely regarding the efficacy of the state’s efforts. A small number of efforts have succeeded; many more have failed. In this presentation, James Wiser of the Community College League of California will describe what has and hasn’t worked in this always large and frequently unwieldy state, perhaps offering a cautionary tale of what not to do in your locale and ending with a glimpse of the Golden State’s future in OER efforts.
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Bio: James Wiser is the Library Consortium Director for the Community College League of California, the library consortium that is comprised of California’s 114 community college libraries and serves 1.1 million student FTEs and more than 15,000 full-time faculty. Before assuming this role in 2015, he held librarian and library-related positions at SAGE Publications, SCELC (Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium), Pepperdine University, and General Motors. He earned his MLS degree from Indiana University and an MBA from Pepperdine University. He is married to a political scientist, has two daughters under the age of three, and resides in suburban Los Angeles.