From spark to flame: Lighting the way for sustainable student OER advocacy framework at a community college

摘要

Adecade ago, the advocacy of student leaders sparked an Open Educational Resource (OER) program at Tacoma Community College (TCC). Student advocacy remains vital to growing and sustaining our college's open culture. This article explores the fundamental pillars of an OER sustainability framework and how TCC librarians and the Open Education (OE) Steering Group continue to collaborate with students. We hope our story will show you how to fuel the sparks of OE initiatives at your campus into a flame that lights a clear path to OE sustainability.Launching and sustaining an OER initiative requires deep collaboration and investment at all institutional levels. Viable programs must include students as engaged participants and meaningful long-term partners. Maintaining student engagement over time can be a challenge, especially at the community college level, where transitory behavior is the norm and student turnover is more rapid.