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Barbara Soots

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Open Educational Resources Program Manager
Olympia, Washington
Websitehttps://k12.wa.us/student-success/learning-standards-instructional-materials/open-educational-resources
In her role as Open Educational Resources (OER) Program Manager at the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) in Washington, Barbara Soots implements state legislation directing collection of K–12 OER resources aligned to state learning standards and promotion of OER awareness and adoption throughout the state.
Wednesday, November 2
 

8:30am EDT

Keynote: Gardner Campbell Grand Ballroom

9:15am EDT

Open Pedagogy Showcase Grand Ballroom

10:00am EDT

Break TBA

10:30am EDT

Personalized Professional Learning Pathways for OER implementation B17Kristina Ishmael • Joseph South

10:55am EDT

Anatomy of a System-Wide Open Education Initiative B17Karen Cangialosi • Dan Carchidi • Reta Chaffee • Jenny Darrow • Robin DeRosa • Scott Robison • Terri Winters

11:30am EDT

Briefing: OER Policy in the United States B16Nicole Allen • Reg Leichty

12:00pm EDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom

1:40pm EDT

Open Licensing Policy Development and Implementation: Case studies from Higher Ed and K-12 B16Boyoung Chae • Barbara Soots

2:15pm EDT

The RISE Framework: Continuously improving OER using learning analytics B14Robert Bodily • Rob Nyland • David Wiley

3:15pm EDT

OER in K12 schools: An Alberta discussion B12Rory McGreal

3:40pm EDT

Open Practice as a Tool for Educational Change B16Quill West

5:00pm EDT

Wednesday Night Reception Sponsored by OpenLearn Marriott Hotel Salon F
 
Thursday, November 3
 

9:00am EDT

OER Advocacy: Lessons and Strategies Grand BallroomNicole Allen • Sarah Faye Cohen • Amanda Coolidge • David Ernst • Rajiv Jhangiani • Ethan Senack • David Wiley

10:45am EDT

Making OER Dynamic: Platform and Meta-tagging Considerations in Michigan B11Ann-Marie Mapes • Jared Robinson

11:10am EDT

Is Your Institution Ready for OER? SUNY's OER Institutional Readiness Process B18Allison Brown • Tony DeFranco • Mark McBride

11:35am EDT

Video-based Copyleft OERs for Teachers: Lessons Learned B16Judi Harris • Mark Hofer Investigating Foreign Language Open Education in the US B13Joshua Thomas

12:00pm EDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom

1:40pm EDT

Free + Freedom: The Role of Open Pedagogy in the Open Education Movement B16Robin DeRosa • Rajiv Jhangiani

2:15pm EDT

Making Open Special B16Dr. DeLaina Tonks

2:40pm EDT

Khan Academy in Chinese: A Case Study in OER Revision B11John Hilton III • Allen Rao
 
Friday, November 4
 

8:30am EDT

Keynote: Sara Goldrick-Rab Grand Ballroom

9:15am EDT

Keynote: TJ Bliss Grand Ballroom

10:00am EDT

Break TBA

10:30am EDT

Benefits and Challenges of Adopting Open Textbooks in a K-12 School B13Tutaleni Asino • Alesha Baker • Jose Fulgencio • Ying Xiu

10:55am EDT

Open Math Adoption in Elementary Schools: An Empirical Study B13Lane Fischer • John Hilton III • Ross Larson • Barbara Soots • David Wiley

11:30am EDT

A Pilot's Eye View - from concept to roll out B13Karl Nelson • Larry Singer

12:00pm EDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom

1:15pm EDT

A year in review: Where are we with #GoOpen and what's next? B13Layla Bonnot • Kristina Ishmael • Bobby Keener • Ernie Longworth • Joseph South • Mary Williams

2:15pm EDT

Beyond the Repository: Toward Deeper Understanding of OER Implementation B13Barbara Soots

2:40pm EDT

Moving Towards An Open Credit Diploma Program B13Kevin Corcoran