Hello @July22-M-1-cohort ,
I’m looking forward to seeing you all in a few days for session 2, which will be about project scoping. The agenda will include:
Session and program goals
Publishing process overview
Identify tools to help your team work productively
Discuss the value of open licenses for you OER
Locate OER that match your teaching intentions
Plan and share a project summary
Here are links to the slides and the handout .
Enjoy your weekend and see you Monday!
Hello @July22-M-1-cohort ! It was so great to see you this afternoon, especially on such a busy week for you all. We had a great discussion and work session! Here are some key links from the gathering:
Today’s meeting started off with a brief overview of the different stages of the open publishing process. Knowing what goes into publishing can help you as a creator plan for the work involved. The model depicted in the slides is cyclical to demonstrate that you will progress through the publishing process in unique ways, sometimes circling back or working in multiple stages all at once, in correspondence with the unique parameters in your project. There is no one way for all projects in our cohort but understanding the different stages in the process will help you plan ahead to better navigate those unique contexts.
Prior to our next session, please complete the activities listed on your Handout for Session 2 [link above], under the Homework Activities. This includes further working on your Project Summary [link above], posting your results to your cohort forum if you can, and starting to locate suitable OER in your discipline. As a reminder in the template, you’ll consider:
Title: informative for reader and adopter.
About the project: Brief, highlight any unique elements or aspects about the resource
Audience: Think beyond course/classroom about student accessibility needs, reading levels, backgrounds, contexts, etc.
Significant Learning Outcomes: Phrasing Overarching OER Outcomes and more specific sub-goals can guide you in the location of suitable resources or inform you of gaps that you will need to fill.
About the content: list of topics or concepts covered, plus a brief structural breakdown of the book or course materials
License: Thinking about the permission you might (not) want to grant future adopters will help you define the license of your choice down the road. Thank you, @joerdis, for adding tracking templates to the OER worksheet for those who want to jump start the collection process of text, video, and images.
Team: list the full group of people involved in the project
Support or funding: mention institutional support and/or funding if applicable
Participation options: pathways to contact the team to get involved
Measures of Success: short and long-term goals that don’t solely need to be quantitative
Another important part of the Project Scoping stage is the setup of systems and tools for your team to be organized and transparent, set up for live and asynchronous communication, and prepared to write/ edit/ format your OER seamlessly. If you haven’t done so yet, please finalize this setup in your teams.
We’ll continue to plan and finalize the vision for the project with our next session on storytelling and communication. Have a wonderful first couple of weeks of classes, and I look forward to connecting with you again on Monday, September 12. Enjoy the Labor Day weekend and take care! 
