SCC’s Open EducationAL Resources Implementation For Introductory, Intermediate and College Algebra

Frustration with the Rising cost of education According to the Consumer Price Index, from 2007 to 2011 The cost for Educational Books and Supplies has risen 26% The cost for Tuition has risen 21% According to the National Center for Education Statistics Average earnings for college students have dropped by 3%

Attempts to contain costs Containing costs has been difficult. New Editions are released with no significant added value. Used books are often unavailable due to Discontinuation by the bookstore Design of the book itself Need for an Online Software Package Attempts to teach a course without a textbook Limits the resources available to the student Places a much greater workload on faculty Increases printing costs for the college

Open educational resources During this same time period, Open Educational Resources have become more established and relevant. Some examples are 2006, MathAS, a free web based Mathamatics Assessment Tool for online tests and homework 2007, CK-12, an organization providing open content, web based digital textbooks 2007, Open Educational Resource Commons. An organization that provides a single point of access through which educators and learners can search across collections to access over 30,000 items The Open Educational Resource movement includes: Rice, Connexions MIT, OpenCourseWare Project Utah State University, Open CourseWare Project University of California, Irvine Gates Foundation Hewitt Foundation

SCC’s transition to Open Educational resources The Math Faculty has increasingly been using components of OER to facilitate our classroom instruction. We have also been developing our own OER’s for use in our hybrid and online courses New technologies such as LiveScribe Pens, SoftChalk, Screencast, MathAS and many more have been utilized. In 2011-2012, these efforts has been brought together to create a complete learning environment for our Introductory, Intermediate and College Algebra courses. Textbook Online HW Software Video Lessons Video HW Assistance Problem Solving Skills Development Quality?

Introductory Algebra 1250 Students Intermediate Algebra 1352 Students College Algebra 701 Students Learning Resources Text Book and Interactive Learning Environment Package provided by Wiley and Pearson Education $110.26 per Student $364,173.50 per Year

Traditional Copyrighted Material Open Educational Resources Transition Open Educational Resources Introductory Algebra 1250 Students Intermediate Algebra 1352 Students College Algebra 701 Students Learning Resources Text Book and Interactive Learning Environment Package provided by Wiley and Pearson Education Text Book and Interactive Learning Environment provided through OER Text Book and Interactive Learning Environment provided through OER Maximum of $15 per Student $110.26 per Student $364,173.50 per Year 86% decrease in costs

Text Book and Interactive Learning Environment provided through OER Traditional Copyrighted Material Transition Open Educational Resources Learning Resources Textbook Online Homework Software Text Book and Interactive Learning Environment provided through OER Problem Solving Tutorials Online HW Assistance Maximum of $15 per Student 86% decrease in costs

Online Homework Software Textbook Online Homework Software Problem Solving Tutorials Online HW Assistance

Online Homework Software Tutorials CK-12 Textbook Online Homework Software Textbook CK-12 Foundation is a non-profit organization with a mission to reduce the cost of textbook materials for the K-12 market both in the U.S. and worldwide. Precalculus: An investigation of Functions is a free, open textbook covering college algebra and trigonometry, written by David Lippman and whatshername This text was supplemented with material from Stitz and Ziegler’s open textbook, “College Algebra”, to meet Maricopa’s Course Competencies. The finished product was one custom textbook for SCC’s College Algebra. Problem Solving Online HW Assistance

Tutorials SCC IMathAS Online HW Software CK-12 Textbook Online Homework Software SCC IMathAS is a web based mathematics assessment and course management platform. This system provides delivery of homework, tests, and diagnostics with rich mathematical content. Problem Solving Online HW Assistance

Tutorials Mini-Lesson Tutorials SCC IMathAS Online HW Software CK-12 Textbook SoftChalk is a leading provider of content authoring software for educators in K-12, colleges, universities and medical programs. With SoftChalk, we have been able to create professional, engaging, learning content quickly and easily, which enhances our teaching and improves the learning experience for our students. Mini-Lessons developed by SCC Faculty Developed using LiveScribe, Screencast and Softchalk technology. Problem Solving Online HW Assistance

Mini-Lesson Tutorials SCC IMathAS Online HW Software CK-12 Textbook Mathispower4u is a website containing over 1800 instructional videos developed by Professor James Sousa of Phoenix College. An added benefit of this site is that since Professor Sousa developed these videos to support his classes at Phoenix College, they fit perfectly with our curriculum at SCC. The Khan Academy is an organization with the goal of changing education for the better by providing a free world-class education to anyone anywhere. Their library consists of over 3000 videos covering K-12 math, science topics such as biology, chemistry, and physics, and even reaches into the humanities with playlists on finance and history. Problem Solving Online HW Assistance

Mini-Lesson Tutorials SCC IMathAS Online HW Software CK-12 Textbook Problem Solving Developed In-House Problem Solving MathIs Power4U HW Assistance Online HW Assistance Khan Acadamy HW Assistance

Instruction and Board Work Mini-Lesson Tutorials SCC IMathAS Online HW Software CK-12 Textbook Before Class Class 1 Between Class Class 2 Instruction and Board Work Active Learning MathIs Power4U HW Assistance Developed In-House Problem Solving Khan Acadamy HW Assistance

The score site: Allows users to quickly sort by activities, texts, tests, homework and syllabi by course level Allows instant viewing of documents Provides drag-and-drop organization of the materials. Serves as a community organizer to share the open source materials we find helpful.

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