BCcampus Open Textbook Project

Amanda Coolidge, Manager Open EducationBCcampusCCCOER PresentationSeptember 10, 2014

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So where is “BCcampus”?

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“Connect the expertise, programs, and resources of all BC post-secondary institutions under a collaborative service delivery framework”

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Curriculum Services & Applied Research

Student Services & Data Exchange

Collaborative Programs & Shared Services

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“Connect the expertise, programs, and resources of all BC post-secondary institutions under a collaborative service delivery framework”

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1Curriculum Services & Applied ResearchSupport & promote the development & use of Open Educational Resources

Support instructors who want to use technology in their teaching practice

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Online Program Development Fund (OPDF)

2003-2012

$9 million invested153 grants awarded100% participation across system83% partnerships47 credentials developed in whole or part via OPDF355 courses, 12 workshops, 19 web sites/tools and 396 course components (learning objects, labs, textbooks, manuals, videos)

100% open license for free & open sharing & reuse by all BC post-secondary

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We have a problem…

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What students think of textbooks

•“The price of textbooks has influenced my decision to take classes. When the same class is offered by three different instructors, I check which book is the cheapest, and even though the professor might not be good, I’m forced to take that class because the textbook is the cheapest.”•“For my ‘Intro to Stats’ class, the usual cost of the textbook is like $120. But then I got a copy from India for like $29. And it’s the exact same copy.”•“I was in lab one day and the guy sitting next to me had the PDF version of the book opened on his computer. And I was like, Oh, can I have a copy? And he sent it over to me.”•“I have a friend who actually didn’t spend any money last year for books because he went to the library at the beginning of the quarter, borrowed books, scanned everything, and had the PDF file.”•“My most expensive class was clinical psych, because she writes the textbook herself, and it has a new edition every semester or something ridiculous. So it was like almost $200. And the thing is that you can’t use the previous edition, because she changes it herself because she knows the textbooks sell well. It’s like so manipulative.”

Students Get Savvier about Textbook Buying, The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 2013http://chronicle.com/article/Students-Get-Savvier-About/136827

There is a direct relationship between textbook costs and student success

60%+ do not purchase textbooks at some point due to cost

35% take fewer courses due to textbook cost

31% choose not to register for a course due to textbook cost

23% regularly go without textbooks due to cost

14% have dropped a course due to textbook cost

10% have withdrawn from a course due to textbook cost

Source: 2012 student survey by Florida Virtual Campus

What is an Open Textbook?

• An instructional resource • An ebook• A printed book • Usually uses a Creative Commons license to enable others

to further share and modify

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The BC Open Textbook Project

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+20 more for vocational programs

First province in Canada

60 Texts + ancillaries

Thank You

The 5 Rs of Opennessdoes open enable?

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Why are we doing this?Yhy are we doing this project?

• To increase access to higher education by reducing student costs

• To enable faculty more control over their instructional resources

• To move the open agenda forward in a meaningful, measurable way

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The project:

• 40 Texts, aligned with the 40 most highly enrolled 1st and 2nd year subjects in BC, plus 20 more for skills based programs

• Not just for online delivery

• Ebook (multiple formats) or print on demand

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Project Phases

Phase One – Harvest and Review

Phase Two – Adapt

Phase Three - Create

Phase One: Harvest and Review

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Students: 60Previous Textbook: $187OpenStax Textbook: $0

Student savings: $11,200

1 class 1 institution 1 term

Early Adopter and Adapter: Dr. Takashi Sato Physics KPU

Phase Two: Adapt

• Make use of what exists

• Improve what exists

No, not that kind of proposal…

No, it really, really isn’t easy• Provide funding

• Provide support

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Phase Three: Create

What are some ways of doing this?

Faculty collaboratively authoring

Buy the rights from publishers

Book sprint

• Reviews – we’re relying on faculty

• Faculty Fellows Program

• Collaborations – peer support, idea generation, subject matter expertise

• Supporting players: Instructional Designers, Professional Editors

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What about quality?

Results

Known student savings =$305K +

# of books in collection = 62# of reviews = 50 reviews of 30 texts

# of Adaptations = 8• Sociology• Psychology• Social psych• Research methods in psych• Database design• Project management• Strategic management• Chemistry

# of Creations = 4• Canadian History• Canadian Geography• Criminology• English Lit

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# of Institutions adopting: 8• Camosun College• Langara College• JIBC• Kwantlen Polytechnic University• Douglas College• Capilano University• NWCC• Thompson Rivers University

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Thanks!

acoolidge@bccampus.ca

@acoolidge

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