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Open Textbooks and OER

Presented byMichelle Lebsock, M.F.A.

Sandy Johnson, M.S. & M.A., ABD

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Today’s Agenda

• Open Textbooks and OER Presentation

• Scavenger Hunt

• Explain Open Textbooks and OER

• Identify 2 sources for Open Textbooks

• Locate 2 OER repositories

Objectives

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Why use open textbooks?

● Nationwide 65% of students choose not to buy a college textbook because of cost

● 94% report that they suffer academically because of this choice

● 48% say they altered which classes they took based on textbook costs, either taking fewer classes or different classes

● On average students spend $1,200 a year on textbooks Full report: http://uspirg.org/reports/usp/fixing-broken-textbook-market

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The Student Survey Says...

● $0-100 = 6

● $101-200 = 17

● $201-300 = 33

● More than $300 = 48

NMSU is doing better than the national average-- only 32% of respondents said they did not purchase all their books. How does one effectively teach when a third of your class has never read the book?

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What does OER mean to you?

What are some examples?

Graphic from http://iberry.com/cms/OER.htm

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What is OER?• Are free • Openly licensed • Educational

materials that can be used for teaching, learning, research, and other purposes

Graphic http://davidwiley.org

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OER Includes -• Tools for creating educational content• Content repositories • Learning management systems• Online learning communities• Anything that supports learning

By Javiera Atenas (@jatenas) & Leo Havemann (@leohavemann)

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Open Textbooks

• Integrated course-associated learning tool that is in the public domain or has been open-licensed

• Permit re-use without the necessity of asking permission of the copyright holder

• Free or inexpensive on the web

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College Open Textbooks Detailshttp://collegeopentextbooks.org/

• Open textbooks by subject• Peer reviews• Accessibility reviews of open textbooks• COT listings point to textbooks on other sites

or repositories

ocip.nmsu.edu© 2014 NMSU Board of Regents

OpenStax Collegehttp://bit.ly/1u71hAC

● Multi-formats- PDF, EPUB, interactive ebook, web-view● Peer reviewers● Modularity through cnx.org.● Includes learning objectives, key terms, worked examples● Solution manuals for instructor and student.● Additional Support Resources - WebAssign, Expert TA,

Sapling Learning, CourseWeaver, Veritas open study guide, Learningpod practice questions.

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OpenStax College

More than a textbook...

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OER Creative Commons http://www.oercommons.org/• Includes Open Textbooks • Across all subject areas• Lots of different resource types• Flexible search features• Quality rating system• Clearly labeled “Conditions of Use”• Easy to curate resources in account

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MOOC Information

● Stands for Massive Open Online Course● Can be a source for open course material● Entire courses for free from universities such

as MIT, Harvard, or Stanford● Open enrollment● Canvas.net is an option

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BEWARE!• How is the quality?• Is the content peer reviewed?• How much time are you spending finding

quality content?• Is the content you find current? Recently

updated?• Is there ads with your content?

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Scavenger HuntYour goal- Identify a minimum of 2 potentially

useful Open Textbook or OER sites.– Visit the sites listed or add other sites if you find

one. – List the name and link of the useful resource you

located under the host OER. What course or courses can it/they be used in?

– Be prepared to share what you have found.

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Let’s Share!

• What did you find?• What is the name of the resource?• How can you use it in your instruction?• Is the resource free to use?• Other considerations?

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Any Questions?

• Find the presentation resources at the OCIP Resource Wiki (url on card provided).

• We are here (Milton Hall room 51 or 185) if you need assistance.

Thank you for attending today!