OER CTE for RTC's


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  1. OER CTE for RTC’s. Students attend Residential Therapy Centers for clinical therapy, but they also need regular high school. I would like to share with you a CTE resource for RTC’s.
  2. Preview: I will define OER and its benefits and discuss how RTC’s need for CTE can be fulfilled through OER. Then I will share some resources and examples.
  3. What is OER? OER stands for Open Education Resources and is curricula that is available online without a purchase fee. Any teacher can revise and remix an open textbook to fit their students’ unique needs.
  4. The Benefits of OER include cost and quality. Open resources save over a billion dollars a year (Nyamweya, 2018).
  5. According to one study, 90% of faculty members using open textbooks believed the open text was as good or better than traditional textbooks. 78% believed it was more up to date (Hilton, Fischer, Wiley, & Williams, 2016).
  6. RTC’s Need CTE: Youth enter RTC’s for a variety of reasons: A few due to court orders. Many have learning disabilities. All have experienced trauma. CTE helps students vault these hurdles (Moreno, 2008; Saxton, 2015; Wagner et al, 2016).
  7. However, as Scala, Peterson, & Poland (2016) explain, “CTE and residential programs are expensive to run, and traditional education funding is insufficient.”
  8. OER can Fulfill RTC’s CTE: This is where OER saves the day! With the increasing number of open resources, there is a clear win by looking into this option. I will share one resource.
  9. Resources: Mountain Heights Academy is the first OER high school in the world but not the last. MHA shares resources that they develop. https://mountainheightsacademy.org/course-catalog/high-school-courses-grades-9-12#career-technology-education

https://mountainheightsoer.org/Links to an external site.

They offer training to facilitate others’ use of OER https://ohsudev.mrooms3.net/course/view.php?id=307%22%20target%3D%22_blankLinks to an external site.

and digital badges.

https://ohsudev.mrooms3.net/course/view.php?id=219%22%20target%3D%22_blankLinks to an external site.

  1. Examples: MHA offers classes on Computer Science, Gaming Development, Programming, Web Development, AI, Business, Food & Nutrition, Culinary,
  2. Examples: Child Development, Individual & Family Relationships, Fashion Design, Health Science, and Medical Forensics.
  3. RTC’s can offer their students a variety of CTE choices through inexpensive yet quality Open Ed Resources.

Sources:

Hilton, J., Fischer, L., Wiley, D., & Williams, L. (2016). “Maintaining momentum towards graduation: OER and the Course Throughput Rate.” Athabasca University, Dec. 2016, 17, 6. Retrieved from www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/2686/3967

Moreno, P. (2008). “Incarcerated youths get a second chance with CTE.” Techniques, Feb. 2008, 18.

Nyamweya, M. (2018). “A new method for estimating OER savings.” SPARC, Dec 2018.

Saxton, A. (2015). “Craft Training Programs lead to high-paying and in-demand careers for CTE students.” Techniques, May 2015, 48.

Scala, J., Peterson, A., & Poland L. (2016). “Providing Access to CTE Through Residential Programs.” Techniques, Jan. 2016, 20.

Wagner, M.M., Newman, L.A., & Javitz, H.S. (2016). “The Benefits of High School Career and Technical Education (CTE) for Youth with Learning Disabilities.” Sage, 2016, 49, 6, 13. doi:10.1177/0022219415574774

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