1. Affordable Learning Solutions Webinar Series Today’s Features CSU Dominguez Hills AL$ Initiative OpenStax College Welcome! Please introduce yourself to others by entering your name, title, and campus in the chat window. If you need to use the telephone for audio only, dial 1-888-337-0215 and enter PIN 4878513

2.  Introductions Leslie Kennedy Director, Affordable Learning Solutions  CSU Dominguez Hills AL$ Initiative Naomi Moy Academic Resources Librarian Affordable Learning Solutions Coordinator  OpenStax College Nicole Finkbeiner Associate Director, Institutional Relations  Wrap Up AL$ Webinar Agenda

3. March Activities AL$ Partnerships Informative CSU Bookstore meetings (north/south) AL$ RFP Proposals In process AL$ Activities AL$ poster session @ CSULA Faculty Dev conference AL$ Newsletter distributed COOL4Ed flier & PPT in production Additional faculty reviews posted to COOL4Ed.org AL$ Community

4. Naomi Moy, Academic Resources Librarian Campus Coordinator, Affordable Learning Solutions Source: The Schools Project

5. 250 faculty in AY 2014/15 provide affordable options for students. Over 650 e-textbooks in the Library’s collection are accessible free to students. Faculty are using various OERs, including MERLOT resources. Multiple units are working closely: AL$/Library, Faculty Development Center, Bookstore, and Academic Technology.

6. Affordable Learning Solutions Main Page http://www4.csudh.edu/library/info/als/index http://www4.csudh.edu/library/info/als/index Faculty Showcase http://www4.csudh.edu/library/info/als/faculty- showcase http://www4.csudh.edu/library/info/als/faculty- showcase Free e-Textbooks http://www4.csudh.edu/library/services/free- ebooks/index http://www4.csudh.edu/library/services/free- ebooks/index E-books in OPAC; some e-books in Course Reserves at faculty request; also found through database searches. Source: College Open Textbooks

7. Over 650 e-textbooks available 24/7 to students using their myCSUDH username/PW. All courses checked to determine e-book availability. ebrary and EBSCO are primary vendors for CSUDH. New e-book titles for permanent collection purchased every semester. Unlimited simultaneous access is best; use of a deposit account and automatic triggered purchases when single license is only initial purchase option. Open textbooks also in use. Source: College Open Textbooks

8. Developing a culture of faculty and AL$ communication. Personal e-mails each semester to faculty with Library e-book information for every AL$ course. Joint resource selection by appointment. Faculty may request e-book purchases as they prepare classes. Thank-you to faculty when automatic purchase results from student use. 15 minute in-class presentations demonstrating use and features of AL$ free e-book for the course. Workshops for faculty on adopting free and lower cost learning resources.

9. AL$ Faculty Consultants have received training to provide colleagues in their colleges with information and resources on adopting lower cost learning resources. Although they may already have an AL$ solution, they are required to redesign a new course with low or no-cost AL$ resources. Management Department course materials redesign project using publisher Rent Digital, MERLOT and library resources. Textbooks have been expensive in College of Business & Public Policy.

10. Bookstore saves students over $1 million each year. AL$ promotes bookstore initiatives; Bookstore promotes AL$ initiatives even when free to students. Titles with unlimited simultaneous access listed on bookshelf as a free library option. Library table at Bookstore entrance to promote e-books at beginning of semester. Follett Discover in faculty’s Blackboard view used to select and turn in textbook list plus explore OERs in MERLOT. Joint workshop presentations. Sending each other faculty referrals.

11. Each Spring, the faculty are recognized and given a certificate of participation. The entire campus is invited.

12. Naomi Moy Academic Resources Librarian, CSU Dominguez Hills Affordable Learning Solutions Campus Coordinator

13. Peer-reviewed, quality OER Nicole Finkbeiner Associate Director Institutional Relations

14. $1,200 Fixing the Broken Textbook Market report by U.S. PIRG Education Fund January 2014 Average per year cost for textbooks and supplies

15. 48% Fixing the Broken Textbook Market report by U.S. PIRG Education Fund January 2014 of all students surveyed said that the cost of textbooks impacted how many/which classes they took each semester

16. 65% Fixing the Broken Textbook Market report by U.S. PIRG Education Fund January 2014 of students said that they had decided against buying a textbook because it was too expensive

17. Foundation Support

18. Meeting the OER Challenge Ease of Use Make it EASY to find and use the materials Free is not Enough Establish development models to ensure quality Scope and Sequence Develop resources to support existing curricula Essential Learning Resources Partner with groups that can enhance content

19. Our books thus far

20. Textbook prices Subject Current book price Number of students Potential Savings Anatomy & Physiology $265.001,000$265,000 Statistics$358.001,000$358,000 Macroecon- omics $281.251,000$281,250

21. Schools using our resources Austin Community College University of Oklahoma Houston Community College Stanford University Ohio State University Baylor College of Medicine Rice University Central New Mexico Community College State University of New York 1,040+ schools using OpenStax College books

22. Press

24. OER Enhances Academic Freedom OER provides faculty with more choices for their courses OER allows for permission free editing and adaptation OER prevents faculty from being locked into a particular platform or system At the course level: In the market place: OER should not be legislated or mandated OER needs to stand on it’s own vis a vis publisher material

25. OER Enhances Academic Freedom Distribute Remix Tweak Build upon Commercial use allowed Only attribution required

26. Access on DAY ONE of Class, No Registration, Available in Many Formats

27. Additional Resources Online homework (from partners) Online labs (from partners) PowerPoint slides Pronunciation guides Solution Manuals Test banks

28. Adopt/Recommend Adopt an OpenStax College book as the main textbook Recommend an OpenStax College book as an option for studying/affordability

29. FAQs 1.What’s the catch or obligation? 2.Do you plan on switching to a fee model? 3.“I don’t like X or you don’t have Y” 4.May I adapt and distribute without permission? 5.Do you have comp copies? 6.With no sales reps how do I get service? info@openstaxcollege.org 7.What about revisions? 8.Who do I call if I find an error? 9.Can my bookstore order physical copies?

30. $30 MILLION SAVED!

31. Nicole Finkbeiner Associate Director, Institutional Relations nicolef@rice.edu 713-348-2972

32. Thank you and Questions  CSU Dominguez Hills AL$ Initiative Naomi Moy Affordable Learning Solutions Coordinator Librarian  OpenStax College Nicole Finkbeiner Assoc Director, Institutional Relations http://affordablelearningsolutions.org als@cdl.edu