research on open educational resources & open textbooks from bc, canada

Christina HendricksDepartment of Philosophy

Rajiv JhangianiDepartment of Psychology

Colin MadlandCoord. Edu Technologies

Experiences, Perceptions & Outcomes of Using Open Textbooks:

Research from the BC OER Research Fellows

Open Education Conference, November 2016

William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

23 Fellows 2015-2017

http://openedgroup.org/fellowship

Cost Outcomes

Use Perceptions

COUP

OER Research Fellowships

Open Textbook Student SurveyPhysics 100 (UBC)

Christina HendricksSr. Instructor, Philosophy

Co-PI’s: Stefan Reinsberg, Georg RiegerPhysics & Astronomy, UBC

Data will be made open soon

PHYSICS 100 AT UBCPhysics 100 CC BY-SA 4.0CTLT, UBC

Fall 2015 & Spring 2016, OpenStax College Physics

Completed survey responses: 143

46%

39%

10%

Grade

ABCDF

PHYSICS 100 AT UBC

66%

13%

5%3%

Major

SciencesHealthUndecidedForestry

First year: 85%Second year: 9%

Female: 71%Male: 27%

PHYSICS 100 AT UBCWhich actions have you taken to reduce book costs?

Rented

Downloaded

Borrowed (library)

Shared

E-book

Used (bookstore)

Resold

Off campus

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

PHYSICS 100 AT UBCHow often taken following actions b/c of txtbk costs?

Dropped

Fewer courses

Diff. section

Didn't buy

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

84%

81%

75%

43%

15%

17%

23%

43%

1%

3%

3%

13%

Never

Rarely or Sometimes

Often or Very Often

PHYSICS 100 AT UBCHow did you access the open textbook?

Printed some readings

Bought hard copy

Downloaded PDF

Inside EdX website

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

PHYSICS 100 AT UBCDo you prefer print or digital textbooks?

45%

25%

30%Print

Digital

No strong preference

PHYSICS 100 AT UBCHow important are the following features of your OT?

Can print

Mobile access

Access anywhere

Free of cost

Customized to course

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

50%

61%

86%

92%

94%

19%

22%

11%

5%

4%

1%

14%

3%

3%

1%

Very or somewhat

Average

Somewhat not or not

PHYSICS 100 AT UBCHow rate quality of your

open textbook compared to traditional?

Worse5%

Same74%

Better21%

Would have preferred to buy traditional textbook?

Strongly agree5%

Somewhat agree13%

No pref-

erence18%

Somewhat disagree23%

Strongly dis-agree41%

THE PERCEPTIONS, USE, & IMPACT OF OPEN TEXTBOOKSA SURVEY OF POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS IN BC

Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D.Open Studies Teaching FellowFaculty, Department of Psychology

@thatpsychprof

THE SAMPLE• 320 STUDENTS FROM 12 POST-SECONDARY

INSTITUTIONS• RECRUITED VIA KNOWN FACULTY ADOPTERS• ONLINE SURVEY

Female64%

Male36%

Sex

Yes52%

No48%

ES/SL

46%

33%

11%

5%5%

Teaching-intensive university

College

Research-intensive university

Technical institute

Other

15%

1%2%3%

12%

5%

4%

14%

19%

3%

24%Business & Consumer ScienceCommunication & InformationEducationEngineering & TechnologyHealth ScienceHumanitiesProfessional, Career, & TechnicalScienceSocial ScienceVisual & Performing ArtsOther

69%44%24%

working at least part-timeworking >15 hours/weekhold a student loan

ACTUAL SPENDING ON TEXTBOOKS (PAST 12 MONTHS)RANGE: $0-$3000; MEAN: $698; MEDIAN: $500

Not purchased the required textbook

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

46 15.5 22.7 7.8 8.1

NeverRarelySometimesOftenVery Often

Percentage of Respondents

ACTUAL SPENDING ON TEXTBOOKS (PAST 12 MONTHS)RANGE: $0-$3000; MEAN: $702

Used interlibrary loan copies

Leased e-chapters

Rented e-textbooks

Rented print textbooks

Used library reserve copies

Leased e-textbook

Shared textbooks with classmates

Downloaded textbooks from the internet

Purchased used copies from the campus store

Sold used textbooks

Purchased textbooks from a source other than the campus

store

Unaffected by the cost of textbooks

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

    Percentage of Respondents

n Never RarelySometim

es OftenVery Often

Taken fewer courses 307 72.6 10.7 11.7 2.6 2.3

Not registered for a specific course 307 73.9 10.7 11.1 4.2 0.0

Dropped or withdrawn from a

course305 82.6 8.9 6.6 1.6 0.3

Earned a poor grade 307 70.4 13.0 11.7 3.9 1.0

HOW DO YOU ACCESS YOUR OPEN TEXTBOOK?

Print (home)

Print (other)

Print (SFU)

Smartphone

Tablet

E-reader

PDF

Online

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

79% Chapters as

needed

HOW IMPORTANT TO YOU ARE THE FOLLOWING FEATURES OF YOUR OPEN

TEXTBOOK?

Shareability

Permanent retention

Option to print

Convenience/portability

Immediate access

Cost savings

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

17.2

21.6

16.4

10

1.3

2.6

22.5

22.1

20.1

14

6.2

8.4

26.8

19.4

22.4

21.7

22.9

21.1

17.2

20.3

20.5

28.5

36.1

30

16.3

16.7

20.5

25.8

33.5

37.9

Not important at all Of little importance Of average importanceVery important Absolutely essential

Below average3%

Average33%

Above average36%

Excellent27%

HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE QUALITY OF YOUR OPEN TEXTBOOK?

Strongly agree6%

Slightly agree13%

Neither24%

Slightly disagree15%

Strongly disagree42%

WOULD YOU HAVE PREFERRED A TRADITIONAL TEXTBOOK?

FAIR PRICE: ~$63

“

”

It's portable and can be accessed at any computer. The problem of forgetting to bring the textbook to a study session or friend’s house is a problem of the past. I can study anywhere at any time.

It also helps with limiting the amount of things I have to carry around. I used to carry a backpack with 3 different textbooks and binders and it put a strain on the back. If only all courses used this format it would help not only financially but also physically.

“

”

I like I like being able to print it for cheap and that way I don't feel guilty about highlighting all over it. It is compiled with only the necessary information for the course. Many courses do not include a number of sections out of textbooks and I find myself reading unnecessary content.

Jhangiani, R. S. & Jhangiani, S. (in press). Investigating the perceptions, use, and impact of open textbooks: A survey of post-secondary students in British Columbia. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning.

@thatpsychprof

Rajiv.Jhangiani@kpu.ca

Exploring the Remix HypothesisColin MadlandDirector, TWU Online, OER Research Fellow

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Remix Hypothesis

"changes in students outcomes occurring in conjunction with OER adoption correlate positively

with faculty remixing activities.”~Wiley

Wiley, D. (2015). The Remix Hypothesis. Retrieved from http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/3813

29

Level 1 – Realign – Minimal ImpactLevel 2 – Rethink – Modest to Large Impact

Level 0 – Replace – 0 Impact

30

In which of these ways, if any, have you used or created Open Educational

Resources?

31

Faculty (N=4)

Administrators (N=8) Instructional Designers (N=5)

Students (N=29)

N %

Used 4 50

Adapted 2 25

Created 2 25

N %

Used 4 50

Adapted 2 25

Created 2 25

N %

Used 4 100

Adapted 4 100

Created 3 75

N %

Used 20 80

Adapted 7 28

Created 4 16

32

For a typical course, how often do you use the required texts?

33

34

How often did you use the textbooks for this course?

35

36

In relation to textbooks used in other courses, how would you rate the

quality of the textbook used for this course?

37

38

For which of the following purposes have you used OER in the context of studying at TRU?

39

40

41

My experience has been very good. I do not have a lot of experience, mainly just using the BC open textbook for my course. Using this resource has saved me a lot of time and money, allowing

me to help pay for insurance for my car.

[The] open textbook has been nice because it saved me money, only drawback is not being able to highlight text while studying

I have enjoyed it. It helps me explore my lectures further, and really helps with my understanding of the topic.

42

The use of OER in the classroom leads to improved grades.

43

Faculty (N=4)

Administrators (N=8) Instructional Designers (N=5)

Students (N=29)

N %

A or SA 0 0

Neutral 7 100

D or SD 0 0

N %

A or SA 4 58

Neutral 3 42

D or SD 0 0

N %

A or SA 1 33

Neutral 1 34

D or SD 1 33

N %

A or SA 14 56

Neutral 9 36

D or SD 1 4

44

What does adoption COST?

NOTHING

MONEY

TIME

45

Faculty

Administrators Instructional Designers

Students

EFFORT

Didn’t buy textbook for a course: rarely to very often

Christina: 95%

Christina: 56%

Quality of OT same or better than traditional textbooks

Would have preferred traditional textbook: slightly to strongly agree

Rajiv: 54%

Christina: 18% Rajiv: 19%

Colin: 96% Rajiv: 97%

Contact & Slides

Christina Hendricksc.hendricks@ubc.ca @clhendricksbc

Rajiv Jhangianirajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca @thatpsychprof

Colin MadlandColin.madland@twu.ca @colinmadland

Slides: https://is.gd/BC_OER_Fellows_OpenEd16

Capitals & Underscores!