BC OER Research Fellows on Open Textbooks

Christina HendricksDepartment of Philosophy

Rajiv JhangianiDepartment of Psychology

Colin MadlandCoord. Edu Technologies

Experiences, Perceptions & Outcomes of Using Open Textbooks:

Research from the BC OER Research Fellows

Festival of Learning, June 2016

William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

23 Fellows 2015-2017

http://openedgroup.org/fellowship

Cost Outcomes

Usage Perceptions

COUP

OER Research Fellowships

http://openedgroup.org/fellowship

Open Textbook Student SurveyPhysics 100 (UBC)

Christina HendricksSr. Instructor, Philosophy

Co-Investigators: Stefan Reinsberg & Georg Rieger, Physics & Astronomy, UBC

Data will be made open soon

PHYSICS 100 AT UBCPhysics 100 CC BY-SA 4.0CTLT, UBC

Fall 2015, approx. 800 studentsOpenStax College Physics

Completed survey responses: 134

http://ctlt.ubc.ca/2015/10/01/physics-course-adopts-an-open-textbook-and-saves-students-90000/?login

47%

39%

9%

Grade

ABCDF

PHYSICS 100 AT UBC

68%

13%

6%4%

Major

SciencesHealthUndecidedForestry

First year: 89%Second year: 8%

Female: 72%Male: 28%

PHYSICS 100 AT UBCHow much do you typically spend on txtbks in a year?

$1000-$1200

$800-$1000

$600-$800

$400-$600

$200-$400

>$200

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%

PHYSICS 100 AT UBCWhich actions have you taken to reduce book costs?

Rented

Downloaded

Borrowed (library)

Shared

E-book

Used (bookstore)

Resold

Off campus

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

PHYSICS 100 AT UBCHow often taken following actions b/c of txtbk costs?

Dropped

Fewer courses

Diff. section

Didn't buy

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

85%

82%

76%

44%

11%

12%

12%

18%

4%

5%

10%

26%

1%

1%

5%7%

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

PHYSICS 100 AT UBCHow did you access the open textbook?

Printed some readings

Bought hard copy

Downloaded PDF

Inside EdX website

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

PHYSICS 100 AT UBCHow important are the following features of your OT?

Can print

Mobile access

Access anywhere

Free of cost

Customized to course

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

30%

41%

61%

71%

74%

19%

24%

26%

24%

21%

20%

22%

11%

5%

4%

17%

8%

1%

14%

6%

Very

Somewhat

Average

Smwht Not

Not

PHYSICS 100 AT UBCHow rate quality of your

open textbook compared to traditional?

Worse5%

Same74%

Better21%

Would have preferred to buy traditional textbook?

Strongly agree5% Somewhat

agree11%

No pref17%

Somewhat disagree

24%

Strongly disagree

42%

OPEN TEXTBOOKSA SURVEY OF BC POST-SECONDARY STUDENT USERS

@thatpsychprof

Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D.Department of Psychology

THE SAMPLE• 315 STUDENTS FROM 12 POST-SECONDARY

INSTITUTIONS• RECRUITED VIA KNOWN FACULTY ADOPTERS• ONLINE SURVEY

Female64%

Male36%

Sex

Yes48%No

52%

EFL

<57%

6-1012%

11-1518%

16-2026%

21-2516%

26-308%

31-359%

>354%

Hours Worked/Week

69% EMPLOYED63% WORK >15 HRS/WEEK

<$10016%

$101-$25046%

$251-$50025%

$501-$7509%

>$7505%

$ Earned/Week

62% EARN <$250/WEEK

ACTUAL SPENDING ON TEXTBOOKS (PAST 12 MONTHS)RANGE: $0-$3000; MEAN: $702

Rented

Library reserve

E-book

Shared

Downloaded

Used (bookstore)

Resold

Off-campus

New (bookstore)

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

MODAL STUDENT:ENROLLED IN 3 COURSES; 7-9 COURSES

(PAST YEAR)COMPLETED >30 CREDITS OVERALL

Not purchased

Earned poor grade

Dropped/Withdrew

Not registered

Taken fewer courses

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very Often

HOW DO YOU ACCESS YOUR OPEN TEXTBOOK?

Print (home)

Print (other)

Print (SFU)

Smartphone

Tablet

E-reader

PDF

Online

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

79% Chapters as

needed

HOW IMPORTANT TO YOU ARE THE FOLLOWING FEATURES OF YOUR OPEN

TEXTBOOK?

Shareability

Permanent retention

Option to print

Convenience/portability

Immediate access

Cost savings

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

12.6

6.7

9.6

7.8

2.9

1

13.6

22.1

15.4

4.9

1

1.9

31.1

20.2

21.2

16.5

10.6

9.6

21.4

26

21.2

32

36.5

26.9

21.4

25

32.7

38.8

49

60.6

Not important at all Of little importance Of average importanceVery important Absolutely essential

Below average3%

Average20%

Above average34%

Excellent43%

HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE QUALITY OF YOUR OPEN TEXTBOOK?

Strongly agree6%

Slightly agree12%

Neither17%

Slightly disagree15%

Strongly disagree50%

WOULD YOU HAVE PREFERRED A TRADITIONAL TEXTBOOK?

FAIR PRICE: ~$60

Exploring the Remix HypothesisColin MadlandCoordinator for Educational Technologies, OER Research Fellow

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Remix Hypothesis

"changes in students outcomes occurring in conjunction with OER adoption correlate positively

with faculty remixing activities.”~Wiley

Wiley, D. (2015). The Remix Hypothesis. Retrieved from http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/3813

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Level 1 – Realign – Minimal ImpactLevel 2 – Rethink – Modest to Large Impact

Level 0 – Replace – 0 Impact


23

In which of these ways, if any, have you used or created Open Educational

Resources?


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Faculty (N=4)

Administrators (N=8) Instructional Designers (N=5)

Students (N=29)

N %

Used 4 50

Adapted 2 25

Created 2 25

N %

Used 4 50

Adapted 2 25

Created 2 25

N %

Used 4 100

Adapted 4 100

Created 3 75

N %

Used 20 80

Adapted 7 28

Created 4 16


25

For a typical course, how often do you use the required texts?


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How often did you use the textbooks for this course?



29

In relation to textbooks used in other courses, how would you rate the

quality of the textbook used for this course?



31

For which of the following purposes have you used OER in the context of studying at TRU?




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My experience has been very good. I do not have a lot of experience, mainly just using the BC open textbook for my course. Using this resource has saved me a lot of time and money, allowing

me to help pay for insurance for my car.

[The] open textbook has been nice because it saved me money, only drawback is not being able to highlight text while studying

I have enjoyed it. It helps me explore my lectures further, and really helps with my understanding of the topic.


35

The use of OER in the classroom leads to improved grades.


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Faculty (N=4)

Administrators (N=8) Instructional Designers (N=5)

Students (N=29)

N %

A or SA 0 0

Neutral 7 100

D or SD 0 0

N %

A or SA 4 58

Neutral 3 42

D or SD 0 0

N %

A or SA 1 33

Neutral 1 34

D or SD 1 33

N %

A or SA 14 56

Neutral 9 36

D or SD 1 4

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What does adoption COST?


NOTHING

MONEY

TIME

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Faculty

Administrators Instructional Designers

Students


EFFORT

Didn’t buy textbook for a course: rarely to very often

Christina: 95%

Christina: 56%

Quality of OT same or better than traditional textbooks

Would have preferred traditional textbook: slightly to strongly agree

Rajiv: 55%

Christina: 16% Rajiv: 18%

Colin: 96% Rajiv: 97%

Contact & Slides

Christina [email protected] @clhendricksbc

Rajiv [email protected] @thatpsychprof

Colin [email protected] @colinmadland

Slides: https://is.gd/BC_OER_Fellows_FOL16

Underscores!

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