1. Nicole Allen (nicole@sparc.arl.org) Director of Open Education, SPARC
oer and solving
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Nicole Allen
Director of Open Education, SPARC
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3. higher ed is important

4. higher ed is expensive

5. Source: http://money. cnn
Source: CNN Money

6. US Public Higher Education Funding - $/Undergrad FTE
Data Source:
Slide Source:
Data source: State Higher Education Officers Association
Slide adapted under CCBY

7. Source: http://web. archive. org/web/20150129072023/http://www. pbs

8. Cost Factors: Tuition and Fees Room and Board Transportation Books and Supplies Other Expenses

9. Cost Factors: Tuition and Fees Room and Board Transportation Books and Supplies Other Expenses

10. Source http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-368

11. Average Estimated Undergraduate Budgets, 2014-15
Books & Supplies = $1,328
Data and image source:
8% total, 17% tuition
Source: College Board

12. Average Estimated Undergraduate Budgets, 2014-15
Books & Supplies = $1,225
Data and image source:
5% total, 12% tutition
Source: College Board

13. “the straw that broke the camel’s back”

14. Source http://www. studentpirgs

15. Physics: Principles With Applications, 7th Edition by Douglas C
Physics: Principles With Applications, 7th Edition by Douglas C. Giancoli

16. Source http://uncg. bncollege

17. Source http://uncg. bncollege

18. Source: http://www. coursesmart

19. Source http://www. coursesmart

20. DONE READING?
GOOD
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22. Market Failure

23. 5 major publishers hold nearly 90% of the market
Market Failure
5 major publishers hold nearly 90% of the market
Koch, J. (2013). Turning the Page.
Source: Turning the Page by James Koch

24. Market Failure
“less than one third of students believed that using e-textbooks significantly improved their learning or engagement in a course”
EDUCAUSE (2013). Understanding What Higher Education Needs from E-Textbooks: An EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Pilot.
Source: EDUCAUSE

25. ??? Market Failure Source: NACS.org
Further discussed in:
Source: NACS.org

26. students are captives, not consumers

27. 2 in 3
Students say they decided against buying a textbook because the cost is too high
Source
Source: Student PIRGs

28. 1 in 2
Students say they have at some point taken fewer courses due to the cost of textbooks
Source
Source: Florida Virtual Campus

29. Students purchase a current edition of their textbook
<1 in 2
Students purchase a current edition of their textbook
Less than half of college students now purchase a current version of their assigned textbook – opting for older editions or unauthorized copies – down from 62% in 2010.
Book Industry Study Group (2013). Student Attitudes Toward Content in Higher Education, Volume Three [press release].
Source: Book Industry Study Group

30. Students can’t learn from materials they can’t afford

31. We can do better.

32. OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

33. Hewlett Foundation Definition: “OER are teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or are released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and repurposing by others”

34. Hewlett Foundation Definition: “OER are teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or are released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and repurposing by others”

35. Free + 5R Permissions

36. Free + 5R Permissions
Retain
Reuse
Revise
Remix
Redistribute

37. open licensing system

38. use © to enable free & open use

39. 3939 most open OER least open
Adapted from slides by Cable Green available under CCBY at
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40. how is OER created?
,473,743 undergrad fall enrollment at public institutions
Source:
Approx. $90 savings per student per course
Source: Hilton III, J. L., Robinson, T. J., Wiley, D., & Ackerman, J. D. (2014). Cost-savings achieved in two semesters through the adoption of open educational resources. The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 15(2).

41. ocw.mit.edu

42. oercommons.org

43. openstaxcollege.org

44. openbookpublishers.org

45. oli.cmu.edu

46. Source http://www.doleta.gov/taaccct/
skillscommons.org

47. how is OER being used?

48. Open Textbook (Example)
Free online
Free PDF
Free ePub
Print $49.73
Instructor can adapt and distribute
Source:

49. open.umn.edu

50. phet.colorado.edu

51. Source http://www.tcc.edu/news/press/2014/zdegreecbn.htm

52. Source http://pm4id.org/

53. what are the impacts?

54. Source: http://wp. pierce. ctc

55. using OER in 1 course per year could save $1.42 billion

56. $1M student savings, and counting

57. Supporting Adoption
Adapted from slides by David Wiley available under CC BY at
Source: Lumen Learning

58. impact.lumenlearning.com

59. “open educational resources can help react to a new situation very quickly in a way traditional textbooks cannot”
Source and more information:

60. how can you get involved?

61. (1) Make sure faculty who want to share can share

62. open licensing system

63. (2) Make sure faculty who want to use OER have the support they need

64. Source: http://guides. library. umass. edu/content. php

65. Libraries & OER Forum
#LibOER

66. (3) Involve students in everything you do

67. www.opencon2015.org | @open_con

68. use the internet to do what it was meant for to benefit society

69. Nicole Allen
@txtbks