VALE - Virtual Academic Library Environment of New Jersey

Executive Committee meeting
2021-10-21 13:00 - 15:00, 2021-09-24 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
virtual via Zoom

Members Council meeting
2021-09-24 09:00 - 12:00

Executive Committee meeting
2021-07-08 13:00 - 15:00, 2021-06-10 13:00 - 15:00, 2021-04-08 13:00 - 15:00, 2021-03-04 13:00 - 15:00, 2021-02-05 13:00 - 15:00, 2020-12-03 13:00 - 15:00, 2020-10-22 13:00 - 15:00, 2020-09-25 13:00 - 15:00 and 2 more dates
Meeting will be held virtually via Zoom

Members Council meeting
2021-06-10 09:00 - 12:00, 2021-02-05 09:00 - 12:00, 2020-06-04 09:00 - 12:00

Members Council meeting
2020-09-25 09:00 - 12:00
Meeting will be held virtual via Zoom

Executive Committee meeting
2020-07-09 12:30 - 14:30, 2019-12-05 12:30 - 14:30, 2019-10-24 12:30 - 14:30 | Rutgers University Alexander Library, 169 College Ave, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901

OER Regional Workshop at Montclair State University
2020-03-13 09:30 - 14:00 | Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave., Montclair, NJ, 07043
Join the VALE OER Ambassadors and experienced OER administration and faculty to learn about Open Educational Resources and how to integrate them into your institution’s curriculum. Coffee and lunch will be provided. This workshop is intended for faculty, librarians, and staff/administrators.

Registration
Registration is free, but limited to individuals from VALE Member Institutions.

Register online now
Registration deadline: Thursday, March 5th

Directions & Parking
Directions: Campus Map
Campus Building: Feliciano School of Business, Room #140
Parking: Red Hawk Deck
The cost for parking at the Red Hawk Deck is $6 for the duration of the event. If possible, attendees should park on the 5th floor of the deck which leads to a short walk to the Feliciano School of Business.

Agenda & Schedule

9:30am-10am: Registration and Refreshments
10am-10:10am: Welcome
10:10am-10:20am: Overview of VALE’s OER Initiative
10:20am–11:15am: Why, What, Where, & How
11:15am – 12pm: Student Panel from Passaic County Community College
12 pm-1pm: Lunch Break
1pm-2 pm: Q & A Panel

OER Regional Workshop at Camden County College
2020-03-06 09:30 - 14:00 | Camden County College, 200 College Dr., Blackwood, NJ, 08012
Join the VALE OER Ambassadors and experienced OER administration and faculty to learn about Open Educational Resources and how to integrate them into your institution’s curriculum. Coffee and lunch will be provided. This workshop is intended for faculty, librarians, and staff/administrators.

Registration
Registration is free, but limited to individuals from VALE Member Institutions.

Register online now
Registration deadline: Thursday, February 27th

Directions & Parking
Directions: Campus Map
Campus Building: Civic Hall Connector Building
Parking: Parking, including accessible parking, is available in front of the Civic Hall Connector Building, in Parking Lots P3 & P4. If any one has special accessibility issues, please contact Isabel Gray, to have Security assist them if needed.

Agenda & Schedule

9:30am – 10am: Registration and Refreshments
10am – 10:10am: Welcome
Don Borden, President, Camden County College
Dr. David Edwards, Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs, Camden County College
10:10am – 10:20am: Overview of VALE’s OER Initiative
10:20am – 11:15am: Why, What, Where, & How
11:15am – 11:35am: Interactive Activity
11:35am – 12pm: OpenNJ
12pm – 1pm: Lunch Break
1pm – 2pm: Q & A Panel

Executive Committee meeting
2020-03-05 12:30 - 14:30
This meeting will be held virtually via Zoom.

Executive Committee meeting
2020-02-07 13:00 - 15:00 | Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor, 08550, United States
Driving directions to the Mercer County Community College West Windsor Campus:
http://www.mccc.edu/welcome_directions_wwcampus.shtml
Campus map:
http://www.mccc.edu/pdf/map_wwcampus.pdf
The meeting is in SC104, the Student Center, “SC” on the campus map. When you enter the campus from Old Trenton Road, make a left and follow the signs to Security. When you are at the stop sign in front of the FA Building, make a left and then another left into the gated parking lot. The parking lot gate will be up. Then it is a short walk to the Student Center (enter through the doors that say “Welcome Center”). When you come inside, walk past the security desk and make a right into the Student Center and SC104 will be around the corner on the right.

Members Council meeting
2020-02-07 09:00 - 12:00 | Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor, 08550, United States

Purchasing & Licensing Committee meeting
2019-11-14 14:30 - 16:30 | Rutgers University Alexander Library, 169 College Ave, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901

OER Regional Workshop
2019-10-25 09:30 - 14:00 | County College of Morris, 214 Center Grove Rd., Randolph, NJ, 07869
Join the VALE OER Ambassadors and experienced OER administration and faculty to learn about Open Educational Resources and how to integrate them into your institution’s curriculum. Coffee and lunch will be provided. This workshop is intended for faculty, librarians, and staff/administrators.

Registration
Registration is free, but limited to individuals from VALE Member Institutions.

Register online now
Registration deadline: October 17th

Directions & Parking
Directions: Campus Map
Campus Building: Room #CH124, Cohen Hall
Parking: Guests will be parking in Lot 7, and no parking passes are needed.

Agenda & Schedule
9:30am-10am: Registration and Refreshments
10am-10:10am: Welcome
Heather Craven, Dean, Sherman H. Masten Learning Resource Center, County College of Morris
​John Marlin, Vice President of Academic Affairs, County College of Morris
10:10am-10:20am: Overview of VALE’s OER Initiative
Greg Fallon, Associate Dean of Learning Resources, Passaic County Community College
Steve Chudnick, Director of Bankier Library, Brookdale Community College
10:20am–11:30am: Open Educational Resources New Jersey Ambassadors Present:
Why OER?
Janet Marler, College Lecturer II-Library, Ocean County College
What is OER?
Alison Cole, Computing and Information Technology Librarian, Felician University
Where Do I Find OER Resources?
Marilyn Ochoa, Director for Library and Learning Center Services, Middlesex County College
How to Implement an OER Program
Ken Karol, Instructional Technologist and Reference Librarian, Passaic County Community College
11:30am-11:45am:Rutgers University’s Open and Affordable Textbooks Program
Lily Todorinova, Undergraduate Education LIbrarian, Open Educational Research, Douglass Library, Rutgers University
11:45am–12pm: Interactive Activity
12 pm-1pm: Lunch Break
1 pm-2 pm: Panel Discussion, Q&A Session

OER Regional Workshop
2019-10-18 09:30 - 14:00 | Ocean County College, 1 College Dr., Toms River, NJ, 08754, United States
Join the VALE OER Ambassadors and experienced OER administration and faculty to learn about Open Educational Resources and how to integrate them into your institution’s curriculum. Coffee and lunch will be provided. This workshop is intended for faculty, librarians, and staff/administrators.

Registration
Registration is free, but limited to individuals from VALE Member Institutions.

Register online now
Registration deadline: October 10th

Directions & Parking
Directions: Campus Map
Campus Building: Gateway Building, Lecture Hall, 1st floor
Parking: Parking is available in front of the Gateway Building, Building 101, in Parking Lot #4. Additional parking is available in Lot #3. There is accessible parking in front of the building. If any one has special accessibility issues, please contact Janet Marler, to have Security assist them if needed.
The lecture hall is on the first floor of Gateway Building, to the left as you enter from the front.
Lunch: Your attendee name tags will be act as your lunch “ticket.” Attendees will have the option to box their lunches to take them out of Gateway to another building or outdoors.

Agenda & Schedule
9:30am-10am: Registration and Refreshments
10am-10:10am: Welcome
Donna Rosinski-Kauz, Library Director, Ocean County College
Dr. Joseph Konopka, Vice-President of Academic Affairs, Ocean County College
10:10am-10:20am: Overview of VALE’s OER Initiative
Greg Fallon, Associate Dean of Learning Resources, Passaic County Community College
10:20am–11:15am: Open Educational Resources New Jersey Ambassadors Present:
Why OER?
Janet Marler, College Lecturer II-Library, Ocean County College
What is OER & Where Do I Find Resources?
Alison Cole, Computing and Information Technology Librarian, Felician University
How to Implement an OER Program
Ken Karol, Instructional Technologist and Reference Librarian, Passaic County Community College
Question and Answer Session
11:15am-11:30am: Implementing a Large Scale OER Initiative
Dr. Sylvia Riviello, Dean of STEM, Ocean County College
11:30am–11:45am: Teaching with OER Materials
Vivian Lynn, Dean of E-Learning, Ocean County College
11:40am-12pm: Interactive Activity
12 pm-1pm: Lunch Break
1 pm-2 pm: Breakout Sessions

Executive Committee meeting
2019-09-27 13:00 - 15:00 | The College of New Jersey, 2000 Pennington Rd., Ewing, NJ, 08618, United States

Members Council meeting
2019-09-27 09:00 - 12:00 | The College of New Jersey, 2000 Pennington Rd., Ewing, NJ, 08618, United States
