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The $5 Textbook
David WileyBrigham Young University
Digital Promise
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Education Is Sharing
the context
Teachers Share With Students
knowledge and skillsfeedback and criticism
encouragement
Students Share With Teachers
questionsassignments
tests
If There Is No Sharing
there is no education
Successful Educators
share most completelywith the most students
Knowledge is Magical
can be given without being given away
Physical Expressions Are Not
to give a book you must give it away
Expressions Are Different
To give a book you must give it away
When Expressions Are Digital
they also become magical
An Indescribable Advance
the first time in human history
Both Knowledge and Expressions
can be given without giving away
Unprecedented Capacity
we can share as never before
Unprecedented Capacity
we can educate as never before
What Does “Share” Mean?
online it means copy and distribute
Cost of “Copy”
For one 250 page book:
• Copy by hand - $1,000
• Copy by print on demand - $4.50
• Copy by computer - $0.00084
Cost of “Distribute”
For one 250 page book:
• Distribute by mail - $5.20
• Distribute by internet - $0.00072
Copy and Distribute are “Free”
this changes everything
Educational Sharing
also means adapting or editing
Sense-making, Meaning-making
connecting to prior knowledgerelating to past experience
(in an appropriate language)
Digital Makes Editing “Free”
editing a printed book or magazine is difficult and expensive
Free Copy, Distribute, Edit
we can share as never before
Free Copy, Distribute, Edit
we can educate as never before
Except We Can’t
© forbids copying, distributing, and editing
© Cancels the Possibilities
of digital media and the internet
InternetEnables
what to do?
CopyrightForbids
Use copyright to enforce sharing
The 4Rs
Reuse – copy verbatimRedistribute – share with others
Revise – adapt and editRemix – combine with others
Over 400 Million Items
using CC licenses at end of 2010
The “Open” in OER
free permission to do the 4Rs
InternetEnables
OERAllows
sharing and educating at unprecedented scale
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$80
average HS science textbook cost
7 Years
average life of HS textbook in UT
Absolutely No
highlighting, underlining, note taking
Classroom Sets
1 laptop per child?
< 1 textbook per child
“Open” Textbooks
free 4R permissions
4Rs
reuse, revise, remix, redistribute
Digital or Print
whatever local infrastructure supports
Direct Engagement
highlighting, underlining, note taking
Take It Home
in fact, just keep it
Free, Right?
what does it cost?
You Get What You Pay For, Right?
will students learn less?
UOT Pilot, Year 1
7 teachers, 1200 students
4Rs PD
2 days with teachers
20%
250 / 1250 pages
What Not To Do
ignore 4Rs, use 3 ring binders,print booklets, print small #s
Learning Impacts?
Statistics
mean = +3%median = -1%
UOT Pilot, Year 2
22 teachers, 2700 students
20%
250 / 1250 pages
$5.35
$14,400 / 2690
7 Year Cycle Open
Biology $10.57 $5.16
Chemistry $10.86 $4.89
Earth Systems $10 $4.61
Physics $11.43 N/A
53%
savings in year 2
From Lulu to CreateSpace
price for year 3 will drop $1+
Calculator
http://opencontent.org/calculator/
USOE Stewardship
statewide strategywinter 2012
Grades 6-12 = 278,000
language artsmath
science
Cost of Traditional Books Over Cycle $61,875,000
Cost of Open Books Over Cycle $28,875,000
Potential Savings Over Entire Cycle $33,000,000
Potential Savings Per Year (at 53%) $4,714,286
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Some Related Items
not just UT, of course
WA HB 2337
“provide professional development programs that offer support,
guidance, and instruction regarding the creation, use, and continuous
improvement of open courseware”
Postsecondary Students
Pay $35 instead of $150+ per book300,000 students have saved $39M+
Postsecondary Students
Pay $35 instead of $150 per book300,000 students have saved $39M+
Project Kaleidoscope (NGLC)
Preliminary research results
“How would you rate the quality of the texts used for this course?”
Answer Response %WORSE than… 4 3%About the SAME AS… 67 56%BETTER than… 49 41%
“How do you feel about the online format of the texts used…?”
Answer Response %I like it MORE than … 65 52%I have no preference 38 31%I like it LESS than… 21 17%
“Imagine a future course you are required to take. If two different sections were offered…”
Answer Response %I would enroll in the section with TRADITIONAL PUBLISHED TEXTS
17 13%
I would enroll in the section with TEXTS LIKE THOSE OFFERED IN THIS COURSE
93 74%
I would have no preference 16 13%
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What Does It All Mean?
future implications
Transition to Digital
Chairman Genachowski and Secretary Duncan
how do open textbooks support?
Digital
diagnostic and adaptive(interactive)
Open
free full local control (4Rs)
What If?
what would a digital + open future look like?
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Thank You
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