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EMPOWERING HBCU ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS TO BECOME ADVOCATES FOR OPEN EDUCATIONAL
RESOURCES INITIATIVES.
HBCU Academic Librarians SummitFebruary 9-11, 2020Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference CenterCharleston, South Carolina
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How Savannah State University’s librarians developed Affordable Learning@Savannah State, an initiative to encourage the use of Open Education Resources
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AFFORDABLE LEARNING SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY
https://youtu.be/SAzCq52Nu-A
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DEVELOP A PLAN
• Have Mission, Goals (What do you want to accomplish?)• Define Your Stakeholders (What is the role of each?)• Develop Well-Define Process (What activities will take
place?)• Evaluate Process (How will you know that you are
successful?)
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ü Encourage the use of affordable textbook alternatives ü Assist SSU faculty and staff to identify lower-cost, electronic,
free, and Open Educational Resources5
MISSION: The Library embraces the University’s mission to graduate students prepared to perform at high levels of economic productivity, social responsibility, and excellence in their chosen field of endeavor in a changing global community by providing access to scholarly information in an environment conducive to learning and research.
COST EASE OF USE BOR REQUIREMENTS
STUDENT SUCCESS
IDENTIFY STAKEHOLDERS
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STAKEHOLDER ACTIVITESSTUDENTS
Ø SurveyØ Information Sessions
Student GovernmentMonthly Student Forum
Ø WorkshopsUse of OER
ü Encourage the use of affordable textbooks alternatives
STAKEHOLDER ACTIVITIES STUDENTS
ü Encourage the use of affordable textbooks alternatives
2015 SURVEY OF SSU STUDENTS
STAKEHOLDER ACTIVITIESSTUDENTS
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ü Encourage the use of affordable textbooks alternatives
STAKEHOLDER STUDENTS ACTIVITY
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ü Encourage the use of affordable textbooks alternative
STAKEHOLDER ACTIVITIES FACULTY
MEETINGS/PRESENTATIONS Ø General Assembly (Faculty and Staff)Ø Faculty SenateØ College MeetingsØ Department Meetings
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ü Encourage the use of affordable textbooks alternative
Savannah State University OER Workshop 1:Understanding, Finding, and Evaluating OER
Mary Jo Fayoyin, Dean of Library Services, Savannah State UniversityJeff Gallant, Visiting Program Officer for OER, Affordable Learning Georgia
STAKEHOLDERFACULTY
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Ø Assist SSU faculty and staff to identify lower-cost, electronic, free, and Open Educational Resources
W WORKSHOP TOPICS
ØWhere to find quality, peer-review low cost/free resourcesØCreative Commons/ Copyright issues ØStrategies for incorporating them into their classBenefits Emphasized ØAvailable -- On first dayØBased on copyright may be adapted to the courseØ Quality of OER
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To be successful institutions must maintain both cost affordability and academic quality
STAKEHOLDERADMINISTRATION
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ü Encourage the use of affordable textbook alternatives ü Assist SSU faculty and staff to identify lower-cost, electronic,
free, and Open Educational Resources
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STAKEHOLDER ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITIES
Collected Information on Affordability ØReports to BORØReports to Professional Accrediting BodiesØUse in Grant Application
Develop Processes
Garner Recognition for University
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PROCESSES
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Affordable Learning at Savannah State University, GA
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Beyond Library Walls
EVALUATION COST SAVINGS
Ø1186 FRESHMEN did not have to purchase a text book netting a cost-savings of $95,034.18
Ø648 CHEMISTRY student did not have to purchase a textbook netting an annual cost saving of $179,710
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EVALUATIONNUMBER OF STUDENTS IMPACTED
Our Target:10% (492 Students)
Results: 23% (1186 students) did not have to purchase a text book
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Ø Fewer Withdrawals Ø Better GradesØ Higher Rate of Progression to Upper Level ClassesØ Increase Graduation Rate
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STUDENT SUCCESS RELATED TO
AFFORDABLE LEARNING
EVALUATION
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In summary, librarians
Shared information ØHow students react to buying textbooksØHow faculty can locate quality textbooksØHow students can navigate OERØBest practices in evaluating
Discovered funding ØStipendsØWorkshopsØTravel for training
Developed Processes
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Affordable Learning @ Savannah State University: An initiative to promote student success by providing affordable alternatives to textbooks : Recognition Awards
Describes how faculty can design, locate and evaluate OERs (free/ affordable) as alternative to textbooks thereby promoting retention, progression, and graduation rate•AL
ALG@SSU VIDEO Overview About Open Educational Resources (OER) OER by Subject Contact UsSSU Students Respond to Textbook Cost SSU Bookstore Recognition Awards. Alternative to the ‘Wall of Text’
Mary Jo [email protected]
MORE INFORMATION
http://savannahstate.libguides.com/ALG