Overview of Open Educational Resources (NSCC Faculty Institute, 6/10/14

@txtbks | sparc.arl.org

Open Educational Resources

Nicole Allen ([email protected])Director of Open Education, SPARC

North Shore Community College | June 10, 2014

Except where otherwise noted…


SPARC®, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, is an international alliance of

academic and research libraries working to create a more open system of scholarly communication.

www.sparc.arl.org

@txtbks | sparc.arl.orgMacroeconomics (5th Edition) by Stephen D. Williamson

@txtbks | sparc.arl.orgSource http://www.ucsbstuff.com


Source http://www.coursesmart.com/macroeconomics-fifth-edition/stephen-d-williamson/dp/9780132992787

@txtbks | sparc.arl.orgImage © from http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/28/showbiz/heat-director-buddy-cop/

FINISHED READING?

GOOD


Source http://www.studentpirgs.org/sites/student/files/reports/A-Cover-To-Cover-Solution_4.pdf

@txtbks | sparc.arl.orgSource http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-368


$1,207Average student budget for books

and supplies for the 2013-2014 academic year

Source http://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/average-estimated-undergraduate-budgets-2013-14


1 in 2Students say they have at

some point taken fewer courses due to the cost of

textbooks

http://www.openaccesstextbooks.org/pdf/2012_Florida_Student_Textbook_Survey.pdf

http://www.openaccesstextbooks.org/pdf/2012_Florida_Student_Textbook_Survey.pdf


65% of students report skipping a required textbook

because of the high price

Source http://www.studentpirgs.org/reports/sp/fixing-broken-textbook-market

The vast majority of these students thought it could hurt their grades


You can’t learn from materials you can’t afford


“Broken Economics”


Image CC BY-SA by Willi Heidelbach from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Metal_movable_type.jpg

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Image CC BY by woodleywonderworks https://www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks/3894173886/

@txtbks | sparc.arl.orgCaptured from http://sfbay.craigslist.org


Then vs. NowAnalog Digital

Tethered MobileConcealing SharingIsolated ConnectedGeneric Personal

Consuming CreatingClosed Open

Adapted from slides by David Wiley available under CC BY at http://www.slideshare.net/opencontent


“For the first time in humanhistory we have the tools toenable everyone to attain allthe education they desire”

— Wiley, Green & Soareshttp://www.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/issues/2012/02/pdf/open_education_resources.pdf

http://www.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/issues/2012/02/pdf/open_education_resources.pdf





How do we enable everything the digital environment makes

possible?


OPEN EDUCATIONALRESOURCES


“OER are textbooks and other academic materials that are published online for everyone to use, adapt and share freely”


1. Free(no cost, no barriers)


2. Open(right to fully use)


Image © from http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-07/11/copyright-hub-lacks-cc-options


“All Rights Reserved” is like “Call Me Maybe”

Source http://www.soundmagonline.com/copyedit-your-song-titles-maybe-a-history-of-the-comma-in-no-1-pop-songs/ (used without permission under fair use)

You have to ask permission before using ©

material


Open LicensingAmends the default terms of © to “Some Rights Reserved”

to allow free and open use


(easy-to-use open licenses)www.creativecommons.org


Open Licenses• Permission to freely and openly use• In advance• To all users (the public)• Forever• With attribution to the author

@txtbks | sparc.arl.orgSee www.opencontent.org for full definition.

The “5R’s” of OpennessAll users have the right to:• Retain• Reuse• Revise• Remix• Redistribute

…with attribution as specified

http://www.opencontent.org/

@txtbks | sparc.arl.orgSource http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/2821

@txtbks | sparc.arl.orgSource http://pm4id.org/


Barriers for OER• Awareness of OER as an option• Discovery of appropriate OER• Evaluating the quality of OER• Logistics of adopting OER• Sustainable publishing of OER


Two parts:1. Creating OER2. Adopting OER


OER Creation Models

• Business models• Government funding• Institution funding• Author incentives• Open licensing of existing materials


OER Adoption Models

• Individual seek-and-find• Professional development• Librarian support• Incentives• Search tools• Awareness campaigns


OpenCourseWare

@txtbks | sparc.arl.orgwww.oeconsortium.org

@txtbks | sparc.arl.orgCaptured from http://ocw.mit.edu/about/

@txtbks | sparc.arl.orgCaptured from http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/translated-courses/

@txtbks | sparc.arl.orghttp://cnx.org


• Online platform where anyone can post materials

• Tools to assemble, edit, and share materials

• Acess in html, pdf, epub, hardcopy

• CCBY license


Open Publishing

@txtbks | sparc.arl.orgCaptured from http://openstaxcollege.org/

@txtbks | sparc.arl.orgCaptured from http://openstaxcollege.org/

• 20 open textbooks for high enrollment courses

• Comparable quality, features to traditional texts

• Sustainability through commercial partners

• Authors are compensated for their work

• $2.3 million student savings


Open Textbook (Example)

• Free online

• Free PDF

• Free ePub

• Print $49.73

• Instructor can adapt and distribute

http://openstaxcollege.org/textbooks/college-physics




http://www.bkstr.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&categoryId=9602&langId=-1&productId=4000000000002535744&storeId=216405&productStoreId=216405





http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archives/2014/feb/osu-open-textbook-initiative-aims-reduce-student-costs-enhance- learning

http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archives/2014/feb/osu-open-textbook-initiative-aims-reduce-student-costs-enhance-learning



http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archives/2014/feb/osu-open-textbook-initiative-aims-reduce-student-costs-enhance- learning

• OSU Library, Press, and Extended Campus

• Pilot to publish 4 books in 2014-2015

• Authors receive $5-15K budget transfer and royalties on print sales

• Books published free digitally under open license



@txtbks | sparc.arl.orgSource http://www.webassign.net/opentexts


Public Funding

@txtbks | sparc.arl.orgCaptured from http://opencourselibrary.org/

@txtbks | sparc.arl.orgCaptured from http://opencourselibrary.org/

• 81 highest enrollment courses

• Materials cost $30 or less per course

• New materials CCBY• State invested

$750,000• $5.5M savings


Institutional Initiatives


Supporting Adoption


http://www.lumenlearning.org


Supporting Adoption

Adapted from slides by David Wiley available under CC BY at http://www.slideshare.net/opencontent

@txtbks | sparc.arl.orgSource http://guides.library.umass.edu/content.php?pid=87648&sid=4778777

@txtbks | sparc.arl.orgCaptured from http://guides.library.umass.edu/content.php?pid=87648&sid=4778777

• Offers mini grants to faculty to switch to OER/affordable materials

• Workshops and consultation sessions for faculty

• 30+ faculty participants• $1,000,000 student savings


• Goal to save students $250K in 2 years

• Students voted to use fees to hire full time OER librarian to coordinate

• Hit goal within first year

@txtbks | sparc.arl.orghttp://open.umn.edu


What course content do you use? Can you include OER?


What kind of educational content do you produce?

Can it be open?


Advancing our systems for sharing information toward openness


Open Educational Resources

Nicole Allen ([email protected])Director of Open Education, SPARC

North Shore Community College | June 10, 2014

Except where otherwise noted…

Overview of Open Educational Resources (NSCC Faculty Institute, 6/10/14

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