oer overview for utah library professional development workshop

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textbookcost crisis

Nicole Allen (nicole@sparc.arl.org)Director of Open Education, SPARC

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theOER and solving

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higher ed is important

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higher ed is expensive

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State FundingTuition Revenue

US Public Higher Education Funding - $/Undergrad FTE

Data source: State Higher Education Officers AssociationSlide source: @dernst, adapted under CCBY

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Cost Factors:Tuition and FeesRoom and BoardTransportationBooks and Supplies

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Cost Factors:Tuition and FeesRoom and BoardTransportationBooks and Supplies

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Average Estimated Undergraduate Budgets, 2014-15

Source: College Board

Books & Supplies = $1,328

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Average Estimated Undergraduate Budgets, 2014-15

Source: College Board

Books & Supplies = $1,225

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“the straw that broke the camel’s back”

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DONE READING?

GOOD

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Market Failure

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Market Failure

5 major publishers hold nearly 90% of the

market

Source: Turning the Page by James Koch

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“less than one third of students believed that using e-textbooks significantly improved their learning or engagement in a course”

Market Failure

Source: EDUCAUSE

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Market Failure

Source: NACS.org

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students are captives, not consumers

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2 in 3Students say they decided against buying a textbook because the cost

is too high

Source: Student PIRGs

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1 in 2Students say they have at some

point taken fewer courses due to the cost of textbooks

Source: Florida Virtual Campus

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<1 in 2Students purchase a current

edition of their textbook

Source: Book Industry Study Group

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Students don’t learn from materials they can’t afford

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Average Estimated Undergraduate Budgets, 2014-15

Source: College Board

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We can do better.

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OPEN EDUCATIONALRESOURCES

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Hewlett Foundation Definition:“OER are teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or are released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and repurposing by others”

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Hewlett Foundation Definition:“OER are teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or are released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and repurposing by others”

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Free + 5R Permissions

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Free + 5R Permissions• Retain• Reuse• Revise• Remix• Redistribute

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open licensing systemwww.creativecommons.org

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use © to enable free & open use

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most open

least open

OER

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how is OER created?

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oercommons.org

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how is OER being used?

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Open Textbook (Example)

• Free online

• Free PDF

• Free ePub

• Print $49.73

• Instructor can adapt and distribute

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what are the impacts?

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“a student saves $128 per course, when their traditionally published textbook is replaced with an open textbook”

“open textbooks have the potential to save more than a billion dollars each year”

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$1M student savings, and counting

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Supporting Adoption

Source: Lumen Learning

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what is the role of the library?

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• LibGuides

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Library Trends

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• LibGuides• OER adoption programs

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Library Trends

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• LibGuides• OER adoption programs• Digital coursepacks

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Library Trends

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• LibGuides• OER adoption programs• Digital coursepacks• OER librarian positions

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Library Trends

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• LibGuides• OER adoption programs• Digital coursepacks• OER librarian positions• Library publishing of OER

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Library Trends

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• LibGuides• OER adoption programs• Digital coursepacks• OER librarian positions• Library publishing of OER• Inter-institutional collaboration

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Library Trends

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SECU Workshop

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z.umn.edu/opentextbooks

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• Online guides/resources• Faculty workshops• Liaisons• Open Education Week

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Raising Awareness

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Libraries & OER Forumwww.sparc.arl.org/liboer

#LibOER

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www.opencon2015.org | @open_con

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use the internet to do what it was meant for

to benefit society

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Nicole Allennicole@sparc.arl.org

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