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educationalresources
Nicole Allen (nicole@sparc.arl.org)
Director of Open Education, SPARC
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noted...
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higher ed is important
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higher ed is expensive
@txtbks | sparc.arl.orgSource: Business Insider
@txtbks | sparc.arl.orgSource: New America Foundation
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Cost Factors:
Tuition and Fees
Room and Board
Transportation
Books and Supplies
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Cost Factors:
Tuition and Fees
Room and Board
Transportation
Books and Supplies
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Average Estimated Undergraduate
Budgets, 2014-15
private non-profit 4-year institutions
Source: College Board
Books & Supplies = $1,244
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“the straw that broke the
camel’s back”
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@txtbks | sparc.arl.orgSource: Student PIRGs
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2 in 3Students say they decided against
buying a textbook because the cost is too high
Source: Student PIRGs
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1 in 2Students say they have at some point taken fewer courses due to the cost of
textbooks
Source: Florida Virtual Campus
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<1 in 2Students purchase a current
edition of their textbook
Source: Book Industry Study Group
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Students can’t learn
from materials they can’t afford
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Market Failure
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Market Failure
5 major
publishers hold
nearly 90% of
the market
Source: Turning the Page by James Koch
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“less than one third of students
believed that using e-textbooks
significantly improved their
learning or engagement in a
course”
Market Failure
Source: EDUCAUSE
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We can do better.
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OPEN
EDUCATIONAL
RESOURCES
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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”
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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”
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Free + 5R Permissions
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Free + 5R Permissions• Retain
• Reuse
• Revise
• Remix
• Redistribute
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How is OER being
created?
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ocw.mit.edu
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oercommons.org
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openstaxcollege.org
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oli.cmu.edu
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open.umn.edu
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How is OER
being used?
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Open Textbook (Example)
• Free online
• Free PDF
• Free ePub
• Print $49.73
• Instructor can adapt
and distribute
@txtbks | sparc.arl.orgSource: Pierce College
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impact.lumenlearning.com
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lumenlearning.com
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pm4id.org
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What can you do on
campus?
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OER adoption programs
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Open textbook reviews
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Digital coursepacks
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OER publishing
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http://libraries.ou.edu/announcements/?id=21
OER staff positions
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http://libraries.ou.edu/announcements/?id=21
OER staff positions
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All-OER degree programs
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z.umn.edu/opentextbooks
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Student engagement
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www.opencon2014.org | @open_con
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using OER in 1 course
per year could save
$1.42 billion
Source: Student PIRGs
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Nicole Allen
nicole@sparc.arl.org
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