Affordable Course Content and Open Educational Resources SPEC Survey Webcast Series August 17, 2016

Introductions 2 #ARLSPECKit35 1 Association of Research Libraries Kristi Jensen Joseph A. Salem, Jr. Anita Walz

3 Association of Research Libraries #ARLSPECKit35 1 Roadmap and Definitions Affordable course content (ACC): low cost, no cost (includes library- subscribed content or low direct cost to students) Open educational resources (OER): freely available AND either in the public domain or licensed to allow modification and redistribution (Hewlett Foundation definition:

4 Association of Research Libraries #ARLSPECKit35 1 Why This Topic and Approach? What Libraries are doing OER, Library licensed, and more Collaboration on initiative development Provide useful data for planning these initiatives

5 Association of Research Libraries #ARLSPECKit35 1 Survey Distribution and Responses Sent to 124 ARL member libraries March responses 46 have or are planning an ACC/OER initiative 12 more plan to investigate an ACC/OER initiative in the near future

6 Association of Research Libraries #ARLSPECKit35 1 Focus on Affordable Course Content and/or OER 32 institutions include ACC and OER in their efforts 12 institutions are focused on only OER

7 Association of Research Libraries #ARLSPECKit35 1 Leadership and Governance of ACC/OER Initiatives: Library Involvement Libraries most often took the lead in originating ACC/OER efforts (64%) Libraries were heavily involved in implementing (73%) Fewer than 40% indicate having a standing committee—but of those that do—89% include libraries representation

8 Association of Research Libraries #ARLSPECKit35 1 Funding Sources for ACC/OER Initiatives Library general operating budgets (51%) External grants (28%) Library special project funds (23%) 3/4 have funding continuation plans Funds predominantly cover faculty incentives or grants (74%)

9 Association of Research Libraries #ARLSPECKit35 1 Faculty Incentive Grants 25 institutions offer financial incentives (grants/stipends) Amount and number vary widely 12 reported average grants of $1250 or less (~288 grants) Five others report grants ranging from $3000 to $ % offer instructional design support

10 Association of Research Libraries #ARLSPECKit35 1 Faculty Incentive Grants – Requirements Provide course size and textbook cost data – 61% Submit project updates – 50% ~1/3 require: application of an open license to new content, assessment of student learning, sharing content within their institution, use of only openly licensed content, and reporting usage of ACC/OER for a specified number of years

11 Association of Research Libraries #ARLSPECKit35 1 Institutional Policies and Practices – An Area Ripe for Change Tenure and Promotion policies do not encourage faculty adoption, adaption or creation of ACC/OER 32 (of 33) indicate they have an IP policy specifying rights to original works 21 of 33 indicate authors retain rights to curriculum resources

12 Association of Research Libraries #ARLSPECKit35 1 Current Faculty ACC/OER Practices Thirty institutions reported on the types of resources faculty have adopted, adapted, or created as part of the ACC/OER initiative: 80% textbooks 70% readings or articles 67% library licensed content and 63% each videos and websites At the majority of responding institutions (77%) faculty have created open educational resources.

13 Association of Research Libraries #ARLSPECKit35 1 Assessment Practices Seventeen institutions have implemented an assessment measure to track impact: Student savings (9) # of students using OER (8) # of students using ACC (6) Nineteen institutions plan to assess the impact of ACC/OER.

14 Association of Research Libraries #ARLSPECKit35 1 Library Support Services for ACC/OER 42 institutions provide ACC/OER services: Copyright/open licensing consultation (>90%) Searching and finding affordable content (83%) Local repository hosting OER (81%) Educating about ACC/OER (70%) Working with student advocacy groups (70%) Purchasing add’l materials (60%) Implement software for OER publishing (43%) Staff support for publishing OER (36%)

15 Association of Research Libraries #ARLSPECKit35 1 Library Staff Who Support ACC/OER Home department for ACC/OER staff varies: Scholarly Communications (83%) Library Liaisons (73%) Public Services/Reference (54%) Teaching and Learning (49%) # of staff contributing ranged from 1 to 25 with a median of 6

16 Association of Research Libraries #ARLSPECKit35 1 Future Library Roles with ACC/OER Leadership to support ACC/OER Build on partnerships/existing relationships Advocacy, promotion, awareness raising efforts to change culture and practice Discovery and easy access to ACC/OER Discussions about teaching and learning, tenure/promotion criteria Publishing/hosting newly created ACC/OER

17 Association of Research Libraries #ARLSPECKit35 1 Future Library Roles with ACC/OER, continued Collaborative OER textbook publishing Sustainable Models for funding ACC/OER efforts Create robust/standard assessment methods/models

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