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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hope you all stay safe and well!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">So many of you forwarded me the new OpenEd grant announcement from DOE (thank you!!) yesterday and wondered about SBCTC’s plan. I think it will be beneficial if I share what has been done and discussed. :-)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">As reported during the ELC/LLC meeting, SBCTC has been preparing a proposal to submit for this grant for a while. We expected this grant to be released around this time as DOE opened the public comment period
a couple months ago. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Among the many topics considered, it has been decided that the proposal will be about developing a set of open textbooks in professional technical programs such as welding, automotive, health care, early childhood
education, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We have had webinars and meetings with workforce deans/VPs and faculty members in the Prof Tech area to determine the small set of courses to join the first pilot, and as shared during the ELC/LLC meeting,
even ran a survey to get some recommendations (<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/wa-proftech">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/wa-proftech</a>).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thanks to many ELC/LLC/Workforce deans who connected us to their faculty members (plus survey results), we were able to identify a few courses that could be good contenders, but
<b>we still need to identify more</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please feel free to directly send me your questions or thoughts. I would most welcome any recommendations on potential courses or any opportunities to chat with your Prof Tech faculty members.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Boyoung<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Chae, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Ebrima">Policy Associate, Educational Technology & Open Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Ebrima">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="openwa.org"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Ebrima;color:#0563C1">Openwa.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Ebrima"> |
</span><a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/colleges-staff/programs-services/educational-technology-open-education/oer-low-cost-label-implementation.aspx"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Ebrima;color:#0563C1">OER & Low-Cost Label</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Ebrima"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:bchae@sbctc.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Ebrima;color:#0563C1">bchae@sbctc.edu</span></a> |<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Ebrima">360-628-3549<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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