OER & Textbook Affordability at GCC

Mission

The purpose of the Open Educational Resources (OER) Committee is to leverage our engagement with OER at Glendale Community College. Our goals are: to encourage the awareness, adoption, adaptation, and creation of OER materials across the college; to recommend institutional policies surrounding OER procedures and responsibilities, training and professional development, licensing and formatting, and quality assurance; and to develop Z-Degree (Zero Textbook Cost Degree) Pathways for our students.

OER success requires the inclusion of all stakeholders, including but not limited to: faculty, staff, administration, students, the Board of Trustees, and the Foundation. It is vital that members from the GCC Community: Library, Counseling, DSPS, the Bookstore, ITS, Financial Aid, and ASGCC, are involved with this campus-wide mission to encourage the success of OER.

Composition

The OER Committee shall consist of the OER coordinator appointed by the Senate, two faculty appointed by the Senate, two faculty appointed by the Guild, one representative appointed by CSEA and one administrator appointed by administration. The Senate appointments will be nominated by the Senate Executive and approved by the Senate.

This mission statement was informed by the College and University Open Educational Resources (OER) Policy Development Tool (2016). 

Members

Resources

Contact the OER Committee at oercommittee@glendale.edu.