Open Education student impact Charlotte Roh University of san francisco Open access week 2016

What’s expensive? (That’s a 380% increase.)

Student Debt? (That’s a 512% increase.)

And then there’s this

70-80% of students have not Bought a textbook because of cost

The OER landscape California schools State National CALPIRG is focused on making textbooks affordable Affordable Course Materials Initiative at UCLA: $27,500 to 23 instructors, saved more than $160,000 Affordable Learning Solutions at CS San Marcos: over 60 faculty, saving $1.6 million in 72 courses State Efforts like California Open Educational Resources Council, Merlot, and Cool4Ed are underway Connecticut has passed open education bill, other states are considering similar legislation regarding open education materials National The U.S. Department of Education created its first open education advisor position in 2015 Library and educational organizations (like SPARC) are focused on open education

Open Education Outcomes The Numbers 89% student satisfaction with materials at UMass $960,268 saved in the first semester, $1 million saved over time at UMass Math students are scoring higher with 67% more A students, Salt Lake Community College Student participation increases and drop out rate decreases, Tidewater Community College 42% more students passing college algebra, Mercy College Partnerships with bookstores, Monroe Community College Students have money to buy groceries and gas, Tacoma Community College The Impact Students are better prepared for class and more engaged An opportunity for new teaching styles and flipped classrooms Service points on campus are partnering for student success Library seen as a campus leader and librarians seen as experts Student pride in the university and participation the open education movement Q: Has the OEI worked? A: Yes, there have been substantial savings to students and reports of better engagement in classrooms. http://www.sparc.arl.org/resource/list-oer-projects-policies

Why Open Ed at USF? Student access to learning materials means greater engagement and success. (COST!) Faculty can innovate around new materials and teaching. Faculty, students, and service points can collaborate more effectively. USF can lead this effort for Jesuit institutions. Create new educational materials are available for the world.

Open education resources (OER) Curriculum Syllabi Content modules Course materials Textbooks Assignments Simulations Learning objects Labs Collections Journal articles E-books Art galleries Video libraries Tools Software Calculators Analytics So where can these be found? You can look online or… And more!

Open Educational Resources The 5R permissions Framework Retain Reuse Revise Remix Redistribute Educational resources that are freely available for any of these things that you do online anyway. Creative Commons licensing is helpful in determining what can be used and how you want your work re-used.

Open education resources Open Textbook Library Collaborative effort hosted by the University of Arizona, part of the Open Textbook Network. http://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/ Affordable Learning Georgia A collaborative effort by the University System of Georgia and California State University. The site features a list of the top 50 enrolled classes along with approved open textbooks for these classes. http://www.affordablelearninggeorgia.org/find_textbooks/alg_top_courses OER Commons: Open Textbooks This catalog contains hundreds of college-level open textbooks from higher education institutions around the world. https://www.oercommons.org/ OpenStax College Peer-reviewed textbooks hosted by Rice University and multiple foundations, available print-on-demand as well. https://openstax.org/subjects Larger list at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries http://www.library.umass.edu/oer

“You cannot change any society unless you take responsibility for it, unless you see yourself as belonging to it and responsible for changing it.” – Grace Lee Boggs

challenges Open educational resources are still being developed for many subject areas Resources are scattered and overwhelming Free materials are negatively perceived Departmental requirements for curriculum based in traditional textbooks Academic freedom of faculty should be respected Faculty investment of time and/or money in retooling their courses Scope of change is difficult to implement across campus Constant changes in people teaching and courses offered

Open education Initiative model Conceived by Steven Bell at Temple University Popularized by Marilyn Billings at the University of Massachusetts Amherst How it works: Sponsored by the Provost’s Office and the Friends of the Library $1,000-$2,000 grants for faculty, depending on class size Competitive grant review by service points who support faculty   The OEI is a faculty incentive program (a small grant) that encourages: The creation of new teaching materials, The use of library subscription materials, Or the use of existing open (free) information resources.

Continued Impact Professor Hossein Pishro-Nik Electrical and Computer Engineering 314: Introduction to Probability and Random Processes Cost of Regular Textbook: $143 Proposed Cost Savings: $14,630 Created the interactive textbook Introduction to Probability Actual Savings: $41,000+ and used by other professors across the country Q: Why are there two numbers for savings? A: There is the initial cost savings for the semester that the instructor applied for, and the savings over time for professors who have continued to use the resources created by the program.

Student Involvement #textbookbroke Q: What do the students think? A: They love it! They’re really proud of UMass Amherst for being a leader.

Local & National Recognition Q: What does everyone else think? A: This program is now a model for campuses across the country. UMass Amherst is recognized in the movement as a leader.