Abstract
Institutions of higher education are seeking different ways to address declining enrollment, weak graduation completion rates, and increasing concerns with widening equity gaps. In response, initiatives targeting affordable learning solutions have been gaining traction for reducing instructional material costs, while simultaneously improving retention rates and closing equity gaps. In this panel presentation, we will address the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) to enhance student learning with inclusive and immediate access, and provide data related to student success with our POP THE CAP courses. As part of our Department of Education Funds for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE) grant award, our presentation will focus on our collaborative pipeline from the California Community College (CCC) to the California State University (CSU) system, in establishing pathways of possibilities for transforming higher education. We address how we “POP THE CAP” with the use of OER adoptions for our 8 Curriculum Alignment Project (CAP) courses, highlighting challenges and successes with this intersegmental project for underrepresented and underserved student populations in our local region.
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Elaine Correa, California State University, Bakersfield, United States
Alexander Reid, California State University, Bakersfield, United States
Mary Jo Jordan, Porterville College, United States
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Conference: IICE2025
Stream: Higher education
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Correa E., Reid A., & Jordan M. (2025) “POP THE CAP!” Pathways of Possibilities for Transforming Higher Education ISSN: 2189-1036 – The IAFOR International Conference on Education – Hawaii 2025 Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 677-686) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2189-1036.2025.57
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2189-1036.2025.57
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