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Transcript of Train-the-Trainer: OR Community Colleges Open Textbook Workshop
Open Textbook Network Training
Dave Ernst and Sarah Faye CohenOpen Oregon Workshop
March 4, 2016
Thank you.
Cal Poly San Luis ObispoCleveland State UniversityColorado State UniversityHarold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young UniversityMacalester CollegeMinnesota State College and Universities (34)North Dakota University System (11)The Ohio State UniversityOregon Community Colleges (17)Oregon State UniversityPortland State UniversityPurdue University
Temple UniversityUniversity of ArizonaUniversity of IowaUniversity of KansasUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstUniversity of MinnesotaUniversity of North Carolina - GreensboroUniversity of Northwestern St. PaulUniversity of OklahomaUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of Wisconsin – MilwaukeeUniversity of Wisconsin – StoutVirginia TechWest Virginia University
Open Textbook Network
Cal Poly San Luis ObispoCleveland State UniversityColorado State UniversityHarold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young UniversityMacalester CollegeMinnesota State College and Universities (34)North Dakota University System (11)The Ohio State UniversityOregon Community Colleges (17)Oregon State UniversityPortland State UniversityPurdue University
Temple UniversityUniversity of ArizonaUniversity of IowaUniversity of KansasUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstUniversity of MinnesotaUniversity of North Carolina - GreensboroUniversity of Northwestern St. PaulUniversity of OklahomaUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of Wisconsin – MilwaukeeUniversity of Wisconsin – StoutVirginia TechWest Virginia University
Open Textbook Network
Our Day9:00 am Welcome, Introductions, Goals9:30 – 10:30 Identifying obstacles to open textbook adoptions10:30 – 10:45 Break10:45 – 11:45 The Open Textbook Library: past and present11:45 – 12:15 Lunch12:15 – 2: 15 Workshop training on affordability, student
academic success, open, and Oregon2:15 – 2:30 Break2:30 – 3:30 Strategies in dealing with hard questions in open
textbooks3:30 – 4 Local workshop logistics, Closing
Introductions• Name• Institution• Role• What you hope to get out of today (1 sentence)
Open
open = free + permissions
open = free + permissions
open = free + permissions
copy mixshare keepedit use
Why?
63.6% Not purchase the required textbook
49.2% Take fewer courses
45.1% Not register for a specific course
33.9% Earn a poor grade
26.7% Drop a course
17.0% Fail a course
In your academic career, has the cost of required textbooks caused you to:
http://www.openaccesstextbooks.org/pdf/2012_Florida_Student_Textbook_Survey.pdf
Barriers
Barriers to Open Textbook Adoption• Before today we asked you:
– Which of the following barriers to open textbook adoption are most common at your institution?
– What are the questions you are most frequently asked about open textbooks?
– Which questions do you find the most difficult to answer and why?
You responded:
Reflect on the barriers you face at your institution in advancing open textbooks.
• Write one barrier per sticky note• Go for quantity• There are no right answers
• You’ll share these at your table in 10 minutes.
Table Discussion• Share your barriers• Are there commonalities?
– Group them into themes– Name each theme
• Are there outliers?
• Select someone to report out in 20 minutes.
Share• Themes• Outliers
• Are there nuances we want to acknowledge?• Are there concerns we want to acknowledge?
Let’s take a break.
See you in 15 minutes.
Barriers to Faculty Adoption• Faculty don’t know where to find open textbooks
open.umn.edu
Adoptions: 0
Barriers to Faculty Adoption• Faculty don’t know where to find open textbooks• Faculty don’t understand the urgency of student financial
stress, and how it can impact students academically• Faculty aren’t aware that open textbooks are an option• Faculty don’t know what open textbooks are• Faculty confuse open textbooks with electronic textbooks
http://www.sheeo.org
Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/cpi/
63.6% Not purchase the required textbook
49.2% Take fewer courses
45.1% Not register for a specific course
33.9% Earn a poor grade
26.7% Drop a course
17.0% Fail a course
In your academic career, has the cost of required textbooks caused you to:
http://www.openaccesstextbooks.org/pdf/2012_Florida_Student_Textbook_Survey.pdf
Adoptions: 0
Barriers to Faculty Adoption• Faculty don’t know where to find open textbooks• Faculty don’t understand the urgency of student financial
stress, and how it can impact students academically• Faculty aren’t aware that open textbooks are an option• Faculty don’t know what open textbooks are• Faculty confuse open textbooks with electronic textbooks
Barriers to Faculty Adoption• Faculty don’t know where to find open textbooks• Faculty don’t understand the urgency of student financial
stress, and how it can impact students academically• Faculty aren’t aware that open textbooks are an option• Faculty don’t know what open textbooks are• Faculty confuse open textbooks with electronic textbooks• Faculty are skeptical of the quality of open textbooks
Barriers to Faculty Adoption• Faculty don’t know where to find open textbooks• Faculty don’t understand the urgency of student financial
stress, and how it can impact students academically• Faculty aren’t aware that open textbooks are an option• Faculty don’t know what open textbooks are• Faculty confuse open textbooks with electronic textbooks• Faculty are skeptical of the quality of open textbooks
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Adoptions: 11
(out of 9!)
At University of MinnesotaIn 3+ years, 15 faculty saved students nearly
$500,000.
Cal Poly San Luis ObispoCleveland State UniversityColorado State UniversityMinnesota State College and Universities (34)North Dakota University System (11)The Ohio State UniversityOregon Community CollegesOregon State UniversityPortland State UniversityPurdue University
University of ArizonaUniversity of IowaUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstUniversity of MinnesotaUniversity of Northwestern St. PaulUniversity of OklahomaUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of Wisconsin – MilwaukeeUniversity of Wisconsin – StoutVirginia Tech
45% Adoption rate
The Open Textbook Library Today
open.umn.edu/opentextbooks
4 criteria1. Openly licensed2. Complete textbook3. Available in a downloadable format4. Affiliated with an institution of higher
education, scholarly society, or professional association, or, used at multiple institutions.
• 207 books• 378 reviews by over 600 faculty at OTN
schools• Books produced by Open Stax, Open SUNY,
COERLL, NOBA, UMN Libraries Publishing, Portland State, Grand Valley State, and more.
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Open Textbook Reviews
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• On the horizon:– Metadata and MARC records– More books and more reviews– “Adopted By” data
• Sign up for notifications on the About Us page at open.umn.edu/opentextbooks
Lunch
The Faculty Workshop
–United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights
“…higher education shall be equally accessible to all…”
The cost barrier kept
2.4 millionlow and moderate-income college-qualified
high school graduates from completing college in the previous decade.
The Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED529499.pdf
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State Funding Tuition Revenuehttp://www.sheeo.org
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The average borrower owes more than
$28,950
in student loans (class of 2014).
http://ticas.org/posd/map-state-data-2015
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Federal Reserve http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g19/Current/
What can we do?
• Tuition and Fees
• Room and Board
• Books and Supplies
• Personal Expenses
• Transportation
What can we do?
• Tuition and Fees
• Room and Board
• Books and Supplies
• Personal Expenses
• Transportation
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Textbooks CPI
Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/cpi/
http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/freshman-year/college-textbook-prices-have-risen-812-percent-1978-n399926
The average student should budget
$1,249 - $1,364for textbooks and course materials in 2015-16.
http://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/average-estimated-undergraduate-budgets-2015-16
The average PCC student can expect to pay
$1,800 - $3,100on textbooks for their AAOT degree.
TVCC course catalog and bookstore
Earning that much money would take
195 - 335hours to earn at minimum wage.
http://www.oregon.gov/boli/WHD/pages/minimum_wage.aspx
Resident tuition and fees are $96/credit, while textbooks are
$19 - $33per credit. So textbooks cost an additional
195 - 335hours to earn at minimum wage.
http://www.pcc.edu/enroll/paying-for-college/tuition/
What do you think about the cost of textbooks?
What do you think about the cost of textbooks?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d6HTN6llgo
Coping with the Cost• Purchase an older edition of the textbook• Delay purchasing the textbook• Never purchase the textbook• Share the textbook with other students
–U of MN Student
"I figured French hadn't changed that much.”
59%of students report that they have had to wait for their financial aid check to purchase textbooks.
Unpublished Minnesota State University Student Association survey
Have you ever delayed purchasing a textbook because of cost?
Have you ever delayed purchasing a textbook because of cost?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjaTJC8zZJ4
7/10students surveyed hadn’t bought a required
textbook due to cost.
http://www.slideshare.net/txtbks/open-education-and-solving-the-textbook-cost-crisis
63.6% Not purchase the required textbook
49.2% Take fewer courses
45.1% Not register for a specific course
33.9% Earn a poor grade
26.7% Drop a course
17.0% Fail a course
In your academic career, has the cost of required textbooks caused you to:
http://www.openaccesstextbooks.org/pdf/2012_Florida_Student_Textbook_Survey.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4IswNs0WWE
Other models…
Where does the funding come from?
Universities (SUNY, Umass Amherst, Portland State, …)
Foundations (Hewlett, Gates, …)
Governments (state, federal)
Professional Organizations (CALI)
All RightsReserved
Some RightsReserved
Plus…
With Creative Commons licenses, you are free to…
Copy Mix
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Edit Use
Introductory, algebra-based, two-semester college physics
1272 pages
Available inPDF
ePubPrintWeb
Bookshare (accessible)
Instructor solution manual
Powerpoint slides
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1zAcm0lXn0
open.umn.edu
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Open Textbook Reviews
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11 Peer Reviewed Studies
http://openedgroup.org/
48,623 Students
http://openedgroup.org/
93% Same or Better Outcomes
http://openedgroup.org/
9 Peer Reviewed Studies of Perceptions of OER Quality
http://openedgroup.org/
4,510 Professors and Students
http://openedgroup.org/
50%Same35%
Better
15%Worse
http://openedgroup.org/
What can we do?
• Take a look!• Write a review!• Adopt if a book meets the needs of you and your
students• Raise awareness - talk with colleagues in your
program and department
Writing a Review
Is there is a textbook in the Open Textbook Library that fits your class and/or expertise?Departmental funding for:1. attending this workshop, and2. reviewing a textbook in the Open Textbook Library
Writing a Review
1. You will receive an email with a link to the online review form.
2. Complete a concise review by March 25, 2016.3. The review will be posted on the Open Textbook
Library under an open license.4. Stipend will be paid.
Strategies in dealing with hard questions in open textbooks
Role playing
A few words of caution.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pictureperfectpose/76138988
BEWARE of
demonizing
https://www.flickr.com/photos/post406/242630595
BEWARE of
overwhelming
Don’t come to me with the entire truth.Don’t bring me the ocean if I feel thirsty, nor heaven if I ask for light.
-from Olav Hauge’s “Don’t come to me with the entire truth,”
translated by Robert Bly
Respect Academic Freedom
https://www.flickr.com/photos/basykes/7131116
Leave Quality Judgment to Faculty
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Embrace Uncertainty
Practice tackling tough questions• In small groups of three, take turns pulling out
questions from the hat. • Take 3-5 minutes to practice answering each
question to your group. • We will come back together a 3:15 pm to
review and discuss some of the questions.
Running a College Workshophttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1gvVmCdjsVv0C5anXfsrC7PWlpBEF_2DRdzmV5Tbwl24/edit?usp=sharing
Thank [email protected] ; [email protected]
@open_textbooksLibrary: open.umn.edu
Network: z.umn.edu/otnetwork