high impact oer adoption: ambitions, practical considerations, and outcomes
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High Impact OER Adoption: Ambitions, Practical
Considerations, and Outcomes
David Wiley, PhDChief Academic Officer
Unless otherwise notedthis presentation is licensed CC BY 4.0
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education
education =
education = sharing
sharing
what you know
sharing
feedback
sharing
encouragement
sharing
passion
sharing
yourself
“internet”
Handwriting Printing Press Internet
Copying a book
$1000s per copy
$1s per copy $0.0001s per copy
Distributing a book
$1000s per copy
$1s per copy $0.0001s per copy
unprecedented capacity
sharing
education = sharing
unprecedented capacity
education
except, it doesn’t
©
CopyrightRegulates
Handwriting Printing Press Internet
Copying a book
$1000s per copy
$1s per copy $0.0001s per copy
Distributing a book
$1000s per copy
$1s per copy $0.0001s per copy
InternetEnables
CopyrightForbids
Open Educational Resources
Which “open”?
open ≈ free
free is assumed online
open = free + permissions
Open
1. Free and unfettered access
2. Perpetual, irrevocable 5R permissions
• Make and own a copyRetain• Use in a wide range of waysReuse• Adapt, modify, and improveRevise• Combine two or moreRemix• Share with othersRedistribute
The 5Rs
retain is fundamental
retain is prerequisite
to revise and remix
• Make and own a copyRetain• Use in a wide range of waysReuse• Adapt, modify, and improveRevise• Combine two or moreRemix• Share with othersRedistribute
The 5Rs
Open
1. Free and unfettered access
2. Perpetual, irrevocable 5R permissions
“Faux-pen”
1. Free (possibly gated) access
2. All rights reserved (or stronger)
Cost to Students
Permissions to Faculty
and Students
Commercial Textbooks Expensive Restrictive
Library Resources Free Restrictive
Open Educational Resources Free 5Rs
Open Educational Resources
1. Free and unfettered access
2. Perpetual, irrevocable 5R permissions
traditionally © materials+ internet
openly licensed materials+ internet
InternetEnables
OpenPermits
OER Adoption
Replacing whatever was previously in the “Required Materials” section of your syllabus with OER
High Impact OER Adoption
Adoption that:1. Improves student success,2. Improves affordability, and3. Does it at scale
High Impact OER Adoption
An adoption that:1. Improves student success,2. Improves affordability, and3. Does it at scale
A Multi-Institutional Study of the Impact of Open Textbook Adoption on the Learning Outcomes of Post-secondary Students
Fischer, Hilton, Robinson, and Wiley
Accepted in the Journal of Computing in Higher Education
Participants
• 4909 treatment• 11,818 control• 50 different undergraduate courses • 130 teachers• 10 institutions
Method
Quasi-experimental design with:• Propensity Score Matching• Post Test Only• Dependent variables: Completion; C or Better;
Credits Enrolled This Term; Next Term• Independent variable: Textbook condition• 3 covariates: including age, gender, and race
Propensity Score Matching
Results
Credits TakenSemester Treatment Control Result
Fall 13.29 11.14 t (8101) = 27.81 p < .01
Winter 10.71 9.16 F(1, 6440) = 154.08, p <.01)
Mad, Glad, Sad, Rad: A Framework for Evaluating the Academic Return on Investment in Textbooks and Other Educational Materials
Wiley, Hilton, Fischer, and Puente
Under Review
“Mad” “Glad”
“Sad” “Rad”
Cost
Completing with C or Better
Student Success per Dollar
0 100%
$200
“Mad” “Glad”
“Sad” “Rad”
Cost
Completing with C or Better
Commercial
Student Success per Dollar
0 100%
$200
“Mad” “Glad”
“Sad” “Rad”
Cost
Completing with C or Better
Commercial
OER
Student Success per Dollar
0 100%
$200
Completing with C or Better
Student Success per Dollar
0 100%
40 50 60 70 80 90 1000
50
100
150
200
250
Cost
$250
$0
openedgroup.org/review
11 Peer Reviewed Studies
http://openedgroup.org/
48,623 Students
http://openedgroup.org/
93% Same or Better Outcomes
http://openedgroup.org/
9 Peer Reviewed Studies of Perceptions of OER Quality
http://openedgroup.org/
4,510 Professors and Students
http://openedgroup.org/
50%Same35%
Better
15%Worse
http://openedgroup.org/
impact.lumenlearning.com
ok. but how?
• Simple substitutionReplace• Objectives as TOCRealign• Open pedagogy Rethink
Kinds of OER Adoption
replace
realign
rethink
“what does open allow me to do?”
Disposable Assignments
Students hate doing themYou hate grading themHuge waste of time and energy
Renewable Assignments
Students see value in doing themYou see value in grading themThe world is a better place at the end
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsFU3sAlPx4
PM4ID
PM4ID
Renewable Assignments
Are enabled by the open nature of OER
The Remix Hypothesis
Change in Student Learning
Replace Small
Realign Moderate
Rethink Large
High Impact OER Adoption
Adoption that:1. Improves student success,2. Improves affordability, and3. Does it at scale
Textbook Pricing in Context
One Month Access to… Costs…Netflix – 10k Movies / TV Episodes $7.99 / monthSpotify – 15M Songs $9.99 / month
CourseSmart – 1 Biology Textbook $19.67 / month
High Impact OER Adoption
Adoption that:1. Improves student success,2. Improves affordability, and3. Does it at scale
OER-based Degree`
OER-based Degree
When elective and required courses adopt OER so a student can graduate without ever buying a textbook
The Z-DegreeREMOVING TEXTBOOK COSTS AS A BARRIER TO STUDENT SUCCESS THROUGH AN OER-BASED CURRICULUM
Decreased cost to graduate by 25%
Increased pedagogical flexibility
Improved course completion rates
The Tidewater Z-Degree and the INTRO Model for Sustaining OER Adoption
Wiley, DeMarte, Williams, and Hilton
Accepted in EPAA
When a student drops, it..
Slows down their graduation
Costs the institution tuition dollars(refunds)
(182 * .89 * $164.35 * 3) in-state + (182 * .11 * $358.95 * 3) out-of-state = $101,042 annual INTRO
INTRO Model
VCCS Zx23`
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Process: Creating and Evaluating PlansResource: Project Planning Document
Vision
Why this degree program?
How is cabinet supporting the vision?
Communication Plan
With whom?How?• Project management• Broad awareness
OER Review
Full coursesExisting resourcesDifficulty to create
Enrollment Plan
CoursesCurrent sectionsTimed transitionFaculty Metrics
Support and Faculty Development Plan
FacultyProgram leadsCampus support staffInstitutional leaders
Develop program leads
Choose the right degree
Engage faculty effectively
Set enrollment goals
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Process: Project Communication and CoordinationResources: Blog posts, webinar archive, project docs
VCCS & Lumen Project Leads
Project Leads Participating Faculty and Staff
Lumen Participating Faculty
VCCS Executive Sponsors
VCCS Lumen
Project Leads Staff
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Process: Team and Faculty DevelopmentResources: Pathways Course, Onsite Workshops
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Process: Course Creation and AdoptionResources: Catalog, Planning Document
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Process: OER Selection and Revise/RemixResources: OER Collections
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Process: Sustaining and SharingResources: OER course distribution, support
Lumen Platform Features
• Open source• Drag and drop chapter reordering• Word-level editing• Collaborative editing with version control • Creative Commons attribution management• LMS integration (LTI + Thin CC) • Persistence beyond semester• Easily share / reuse content with others• Export digital (epub) and print ($7/$35 @500)
Run Lumen’s Platform Yourself!
github.com/lumenlearning
Lumen Training, Support, Hosting, Updating, etc.
For a fee
OER Office Hours
http://lumenlearning.com/office-hours/
In Summary…
High Impact OER Adoption Can…
1. Improve student success2. Improve affordability3. At scale
