2020 CT OER Summit
February 28th, 2020 - Goodwin University, East Hartford, CT
Agenda
8:30 am to 9:00 am - Registration & Coffee – Main Lobby/Community Room
9:00 am to 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 to 10:00 am - Keynote Address - Auditorium
Mark McBride, State University of New York, Senior Library Strategist
10:00 to 10:15 am - Break
10:15 am to 11:00 am - Student Panel Presentation - 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 to 11:15am - Break
11:15 am to 12:00 pm - Department Chair Panel Presentation - 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 to 1:00 pm - Lunch – 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
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm - OER Exploration & Networking - Auditorium then Main Lobby
An opportunity to engage with various OER providers and panelists.
LibreTexts
Lumen Learning
MERLOT
OER Commons
OpenStax
Reebus Community / Pressbooks
2:30 pm to 3:00 pm - Reconvening, Grant Opportunity Overview & Closing Remarks - Auditorium
Kevin Corcoran, Statewide OER Coordinator, Executive Director of Digital Learning, Connecticut State Colleges & Universities