Publishers and OER are generally thought to mix like oil and water. Learning Objects, a Cengage Business Unit, is making significant strides to bridge this gap by designing and delivering OER-based courseware for colleges and universities. In this session, we provide an overview of our efforts to provide instructors, curriculum designers, and academic leaders with reliable, high quality, effective, learning materials that are easy to implement, support, and scale to large numbers of students. In doing so, we are constantly evaluating (together with our institutional partners) the balance between affordability, total-cost-of-learning, and learning outcome achievement. We provide some early insights into this process and the broader LO / Cengage OER strategy.

1. Cengage, OER, and
Learners
Jon Mott, Chief Learning Officer, Learning Objects
Cheryl Costantini, VP Content Strategy, Cengage
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2. Strong Roots, Future Vision
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3. TWIN OBJECTIVES
Expanded Access
and
Improved Learning Outcomes
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4. Learner-Centric Focus & Institutional Partnership
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RANGE OF SERVICES
✓ Programmatic backwards-design
✓ Curriculum-aligned content (Cengage,
OER, other)
✓ Data-driven feedback loops
✓ Collaborative solution building
✓ Innovation at scale with institutional
partners
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5. Our Approach
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Improve access to quality
course materials while
saving students money
and increasing success
Make it easy for instructors
and institutions to work with,
implement and maintain
quality OER
Contribute to pedagogical
flexibility / academic
freedom for institutions and
instructors
Improving access, flexibility, and success
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6. Discover
OpenNo
w from
Cengage
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7. • 100% OER Narrative and Assessment Content
• Curated, Designed and Maintained by Cengage
• CC-BY Licensing Rights Assured
• Mapped to Proven Learning Objectives
• ADA, WCAG 2.0AA-Compliant, Universal Responsive Design
• Data-Driven Performance Dashboards
• Begins at $25 per student, per course, inclusive access
• Customizable via our Curriculum Services Team
What is OpenNow?
Quality OER courses delivered in a consistent, personalized learning experience
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8. An open education infrastructure, which can
support extremely rapid, low cost
experimentation and innovation, must be
comprised of at least these four parts:
• Open Credentials ✔
• Open Assessments ✔
• Open Educational Resources ✔
• Open Competencies ✔
Embracing Open
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David Wiley
In FOUNDATIONS OF LEARNING AND
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN
TECHNOLOGY

9. Our Approach
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Align to
Outcomes
Instructional
Design
Open
Content
Align
Assessments
Rubrics
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10. Outcomes-based Design
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11. Granularly Tagged, Accessible, Mobile Content
~65
Videos per course 11
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12. Frequent Formative Assessments
1200
Outcome-aligned items
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13. Open Badges & Portfolios
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14. Instructor Dashboard
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15. Courses Available to Pilot Jan. 1, 2018
General Education Suite
College Algebra Introduction to Psychology
General Chemistry US History
Macroeconomics American Government
Microeconomics Introduction to Sociology
Introduction to Biology College Success
Composition
Developmental English
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16. • Emphasis on streamlined, digital delivery to keep prices low, accessibility high
• Creating a pure OER solution with 100% CC-BY narrative and assessment content
• Contributing our own course and assessment content as CC-BY
• Quality course design and competency alignment to meet key learning objectives
• Creating a personalized learning experience in an easy-to-use, modern platform
• Promoting access and accountability with ADA compliance and responsive design
• Aligning to OER programs, i.e. initial focus on General Education need
Our Focus
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17. Institutional learning Solutions
Current
Programs
& Courses
Institutional Market
ChallengesLearning
Resources
Technology
Outcomes-
Alignment
Data
Quality &
Gap
Analysis
Outcomes &
Competency
Maps
Readiness • Accountability •
Affordability • Retention •
Completion • Employability
DELIVERED VIA
Stackable Credentials
Certification & Workplace Credentials
Competency-Based Programs • Online & Hybrid
Full Degree Programs
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18. Questions
www.cengage.com/OpenNow
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