From dbanks at adler.edu Mon Jan 8 21:01:45 2024 From: dbanks at adler.edu (Banks, Dorinne) Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2024 21:01:45 +0000 Subject: [OERCommittee] Meeting Agenda for OER Committee Message-ID: Hi everyone, Happy New Year! I hope that each of you had a chance to recharge your OER battery over the break ? Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday, Jan. 11th...please take a look at the agenda in advance of our meeting. Best, Dorinne Dorinne Banks (she/her) Online Campus Librarian Make an Appointment to Meet With Me Here NOTE: I am in the Eastern Time Zone and do not have a physical office in Chicago. ORCID: 0000-0003-0563-8698 [cid:a71ff537-9361-42e5-aa83-916b550f6773] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Outlook-zpnjp54r.gif Type: image/gif Size: 15321 bytes Desc: Outlook-zpnjp54r.gif URL: From clarage at uillinois.edu Thu Jan 11 15:40:23 2024 From: clarage at uillinois.edu (Clarage, Elizabeth Claire) Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:40:23 +0000 Subject: [OERCommittee] FW: [SPARC OE Forum] Re: Potential rule changes from US Department of Education eliminating IA/EA? In-Reply-To: References: <36C9C84B-4092-4096-837B-99BBF80EA11B@sparcopen.org> <3A757017-1B45-48DA-B33F-0ABC0FCF1FE7@sparcopen.org> Message-ID: FYI "Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), any written communication to or from university employees regarding University business is a public record and may be subject to public disclosure." From: Nicole Allen > Sent: Friday, January 5, 2024 6:24 PM To: Sheri Prupis > Cc: Brandon Board >; cccoer-advisory at googlegroups.com; oeforum at sparcopen.org; Katie Steen > Subject: [SPARC OE Forum] Re: Potential rule changes from US Department of Education eliminating IA/EA? Likely not for that specific reason, but you?re right to point out the potential loophole. While the Department?s proposal is a big step to address the transparency and access issues, I agree that an exception for when "the institution is the only option" could be exploited. For example, the publishing industry has previously employed tactics like "custom cover" editions of popular textbooks so that they can limit sales to only one institution. For those interested in the specifics, the current regulatory language can be found at 34 CFR 668.164(c)(2) and (m). The Department?s proposal is to remove (c)(2)(i), and we recommend removing (c)(2) in its entirety to avoid any loopholes and ensure that students are given the right to opt-in in all cases. For further reading, check out this paper from the Postsecondary Equity & Economics Research Project, which provides a deeper legal analysis. On Jan 5, 2024, at 4:38?PM, Sheri Prupis > wrote: if the institution is the only option for students to access the books or supplies. Students can only use their financial aid at the bookstore ? not with other vendors. Does this make it ?the only option for students? and therefore, still allows for colleges to add the cost of inclusive access to tuition and fees? SHERI Sheri L. Prupis, Ph.D. Director, Teaching & Learning with Technology Virginia Community Colleges 300 Arboretum Place, Suite 200 Richmond, VA 23236 (o) 804-819-4797 (google) 812-757-4374 Level Up Your Future Now at https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.VCCS.edu__;!!DZ3fjg!6A4DQkA0meV5JlP1KhgeXjm06UQ-mLUjzkk1EB1xE-ZE8bAtroyOpK4cJYh00lXZS2i0aLlfoPXyYYNXupPN96noT-ymRKc$ From: cccoer-advisory at googlegroups.com > On Behalf Of Nicole Allen Sent: Friday, January 5, 2024 4:32 PM To: Brandon Board >; cccoer-advisory at googlegroups.com; oeforum at sparcopen.org Cc: Katie Steen > Subject: Re: Potential rule changes from US Department of Education eliminating IA/EA? You don't often get email from nicole at sparcopen.org. Learn why this is important Hi everyone, SPARC has been monitoring this new development and happy to share more background. The Department of Education has started a negotiated rulemaking process to review several areas of higher ed regulations, including a section called "Cash Management." This section includes the provision adopted in 2016 permitting institutions to include the cost of books and supplies in tuition and fees without student authorization, which opened the door to the proliferation of the inclusive access textbook billing model. As one of its updates to the Cash Management regulation, the Department has proposed eliminating the books and supplies provision due to concerns over transparency and student choice?concerns which have long been echoed by student and consumer advocates. SPARC is supportive of the Department?s proposal and included it as our primary recommendation in the 2023 public comment period. While the proposal would not actually eliminate inclusive access programs, it would impact how many are currently implemented. For example, programs may shift to being opt-in (rather than opt-out) so that course materials aren?t automatically billed without student authorization. Here is the Department?s description of the proposed change: Eliminate the provision allowing institutions to include the cost of books and supplies as part of tuition and fees (? 668.164(c) and (m)). Current regulations permit schools to automatically charge students for books and supplies as part of tuition and fees, without student authorization, even when the materials can be obtained from a source other than the institution. The regulations permit these charges if the school has a contract with a third-party publisher or retailer, offers the books ?below competitive market rates,? and gives students a way to opt out, so long as the student can obtain the books and supplies by the seventh day of the payment period. The Department is concerned that lack of disclosure and transparency limits students' ability to find less expensive materials or assess if their school is offering the most affordable arrangement. Under the proposal, we would maintain the allowance for including books and supplies in tuition and fees when institutions demonstrate there is a compelling health or safety reason, or if the institution is the only option for students to access the books or supplies. Monday?s hearing is only the beginning of a long process that will play out over many months. SPARC will be in attendance at the hearing and will keep the community informed of opportunities to weigh in. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or hear additional discussion about this on your campuses. Cheers, Nicole Nicole Starr Allen Director of Open Education | SPARC 1201 Connecticut Ave NW, #608 Washington, DC 20036 USA nicole at sparcopen.org @txtbks she/her On Jan 5, 2024, at 2:53?PM, Brandon Board > wrote: Hi everyone, I'm aware that this doesn't exactly fit with the focus of this listserv, but it seems relevant enough since IA/EA programs are often viewed as being in conflict with Open Education/OER efforts. One of our deans received a (rather panicked) email from a publisher representative this morning regarding a potential rule change being considered by the Department of Education: In preparation for the U.S. Dept. of Education?s negotiated rulemaking beginning Monday, Jan. 8th, to review the current education code on Cash Management, which allows for institutions to charge student accounts for course materials as part of tuition and fees (also known as Inclusive Access, Equitable Access, First Day, Complete, AutoAccess, etc.), the Dept. release proposed language which essentially eliminates the ability for institutions to continue to run these programs as is. Instead, the proposed language would only allow for a similar program when institutions demonstrate a health or safety reason for including books and supplies in tuition and fees or if the institution is the only option for students to access the supplies or course materials. The proposed rule changes can be seen at the Department of Education's issue paper, linked here. Additionally, the rulemaking sessions (beginning next week) are open to the public, including 30 minutes devoted to public comments: January 8: Cash Management Negotiations on Agenda * 10:00am-4:00pm ? Negotiations ? Register to Watch Zoom link * The last 30 minutes of the session will be reserved for public comment (3:30-4:00pm EST) * Request for Public Testimony Due at 12:00pm EST on Monday, January 8 to negreghearing at ed.gov; requires speaker name and organization. * The Department will provide additional information to commenters on how/when to log in to the meeting as a speaker. Today's email was the first I had heard of this potential shift. Is anyone else aware of this? Does anyone (who's more informed on these issues than I am) have thoughts to share? 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Conversation Sharing from the CCCOER listserv ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Annika Many > Date: Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 8:25?AM Subject: Do We Need a National Open Education Strategy? An ?Open? Conversation To: Annika Many > Please share this as widely as possible with all of your [U.S.] networks! Open education has made remarkable progress, yet the evolving landscape continues to present challenges. As open education work continues to grow at institutions, in states, and across regions, questions increasingly surface about how we might coordinate and advocate more effectively as a field. This includes how to advance open education policies at the national and state level, how to reach institutional leaders, and how to expand sustainable funding. NCOER (a collaboration among the four regional education compacts), working together with DOERS3 and SPARC, invite members of the open education field to join us for an open conversation about the potential need for U.S. national open education strategy and discuss how we might better collaborate to advance shared priorities. This will build on a discussion started at the 2023 Open Education Conference. To include as many voices as possible, there are three options for when to join. All who are interested in open education are encouraged to participate. 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