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SPARC Webcast: Libraries Leading the Way on Open Educational Resources
Nov 01, 2014
This webcast features three librarians who have been leading OER projects on their campuses. Each will provide an overview of the project, discuss the impact achieved for students, and provide practical tips and advice for other campuses exploring OER initiatives.
Marilyn Billings, Scholarly Communication & Special Initiatives Librarian, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries. Marilyn coordinates the Open Education Initiative, which has saved students more than $750,000 since 2011 by working with faculty to identify low-cost and free alternatives to expensive textbooks.
Kristi Jensen, Program Development Lead, eLearning Support Initiative, University of Minnesota Libraries. The University of Minnesota has emerged as a national leader through its Open Textbook Library, which is a searchable catalog of more than 100 open textbooks. The Libraries also partnered with other entities on campus for their Digital Course Pack project, which has helped streamline the course pack process and make materials more affordable for students.
Shan Sutton, Associate University Librarian for Research and Scholarly Communication, Oregon State University Libraries. The OSU libraries are partnering with the OSU Press for a pilot program to develop open access textbooks by OSU faculty members. The program issued an RFP in the fall, and recently announced four winning proposals that will be published in 2014-2015.
Marilyn Billings, Scholarly Communication & Special Initiatives Librarian, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries. Marilyn coordinates the Open Education Initiative, which has saved students more than $750,000 since 2011 by working with faculty to identify low-cost and free alternatives to expensive textbooks.
Kristi Jensen, Program Development Lead, eLearning Support Initiative, University of Minnesota Libraries. The University of Minnesota has emerged as a national leader through its Open Textbook Library, which is a searchable catalog of more than 100 open textbooks. The Libraries also partnered with other entities on campus for their Digital Course Pack project, which has helped streamline the course pack process and make materials more affordable for students.
Shan Sutton, Associate University Librarian for Research and Scholarly Communication, Oregon State University Libraries. The OSU libraries are partnering with the OSU Press for a pilot program to develop open access textbooks by OSU faculty members. The program issued an RFP in the fall, and recently announced four winning proposals that will be published in 2014-2015.
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Libraries Leading the Way on OER
A Free SPARC WebcastMarch 13, 2014
Moderator: Nicole Allen (@txtbks), Director of Open Education for SPARC
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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.
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Open Educational Resources
Textbooks and other academic materials that are published under a license permitting everyone to freely use, adapt and share the
content.
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(1) FreeImmediate access for zero
cost.
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(2) OpenAmends the default “All Rights Reserved” terms of © to “Some
Rights Reserved,” granting blanket permission in advance to
everyone to use the material
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Open Access Open Education Open Data
SPARC Open Access Meeting 2014
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Webcast Goals
• Showcase three SPARC member libraries that are leading the way on OER
• Illustrate the impact these libraries’ work is having on campus
• Provide guidance to other libraries on how to advance OER
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Webcast Speakers• Marilyn Billings Scholarly Communication &
Special Initiatives Librarian, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Kristi Jensen Program Development Lead, eLearning Support Initiative, University of Minnesota
• Shan Sutton Associate University Librarian for Research and Scholarly Communication, Oregon State University Libraries
Seeking Alternatives to High-cost Textbooks:A Case Study of the
UMass Amherst Open Education Initiative
SPARC WebinarMarch 13, 2014
Marilyn BillingsScholarly Communication LibrarianUniversity Libraries
Outline
National and UMass context
Genesis of Open Education Initiative
Implementation of OEI
Preliminary assessment
Next steps
Textbook Trends
The high cost of commercial print textbooks is a major concern for parents, students, and even the federal government.
UMass Amherst Profile
Public Land-grant, Research Intensive University Over 28,000 students, 1200 faculty 108 bachelor’s, 76 masters, 50 doctorates
The UMass Amherst Open Education Initiative: Part 1
February 2011: SPARC initiates topic with call about e-text project at Temple, Flat-world Knowledge model
March 2011: Director of UMass Libraries and Provost establish a fund of $10,000 for open education initiative grants
March 2011: The University Libraries Open Educational Resources LibGuide is created http://guides.library.umass.edu/oer
March 2011: Workshops held for librarians and partners to learn about OERs
April 2011: Round one of the Open Education Initiative begins.
April 2011: Workshops, consultation sessions held for faculty.
OEI Workshops / Consultations
Two one-hour workshops reviewing available Open Educational Resources and library licensed resources: 1) library, partners; 2) faculty
Individual consulting sessions for faculty with Scholarly Communication and subject liaison librarians, IT staff and others as needed
Topics covered: OER availability, copyright and licensing issues, Creative Commons licenses, accessibility concerns, creating a sustainable curriculum with OERs, managing resources in the LMS, assistance with creation of new content
Faculty OEI Support
Faculty Award Letter
Liaison Assignment
Peer-Review by IT Minor academic program faculty
Consultation with partners prior to award
April 23, 2012 Living the Future Conference
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Faculty Proposal Development
Basic course information List current textbook(s) and cost, plus number of students Narrative (500 words) ID alternative sources - workshop, liaisons Evaluation of course – outcomes, value of
alternative resources, sustainability Anticipated start date Participation in follow-up assessment
OEI Summary 2011-13, Rounds 1-3
Over 30 faculty participants, 44 courses• Humanities• Social Sciences• Sciences• Professional Schools
$46,000 invested, over $700,000 student savings for more than 5000 students
Demonstrated results!
We want more!!
Why the Academic Library?
Form a nexus of communication Create strategic partnerships
• Academic Computing, Center for Teaching and Faculty Development, Center for Educational Software Development, University Press and more
Promote Open Access initiatives Curate digital materials Provide expertise on metadata, author rights, fair
use rights, copyright Provide expertise on content, accessibility Provide education and workshops
Faculty Survey Results
• My teaching needs were met by the Open Educational Resources implemented in the course. (4.27)
• Student performance improved compared to past semesters
when a traditional textbook was used. (4.36) • Student engagement increased compared to past semesters
when a traditional textbook was used. (4.09)
On a scale of 1 to 5, 5 being the highest
Faculty Comments
Benefits
Convenience Enhanced functionality, reuse, mixing
• Full searching• Multimedia• Linking of references
Environmental sustainability Timeliness Pedagogical Implications
• Increased control of course content• Opportunity to rethink/redesign course• More engaging for students• Potentially more collaborative
Barriers
Time consuming to find high quality OER Time consuming to create OER May lack prepared tests/quizzes that commercial
textbooks offer Student preference for reading offline Longevity of file formats Lack of knowledge by faculty
• Resources• Licenses, copyright• Support
Best Practices
Library leadership
Partnerships
Peer review mechanism
Assessment tools
Marketing and Advocacy
Next steps
Sustainable staffing
Copyediting, proofing expertise
Assessment
Advocacy, Marketing, publicity
University-wide involvement• Registrar, Institutional Research
Questions/Discussion
Contact Information
Marilyn BillingsScholarly Communication Librarian
OER and the University of Minnesota Libraries
Kristi Jensen, MLSProgram Development LeadeLearning Support Initiative
U of M Libraries
eLearning Team and Partners
• Shane Nackerud, Technology Lead, eLearning Support Initiative
• John Barneson, Web Developer• Nancy Sims, Copyright Program Librarian• Danika Stegman, Eelctronic Reserves Coordinator• David Ernst, CIO, College of Education and Human
Development• Dale Mossestad, Copyright Permissions Center• Bob Crabb, Martha Hoppe, Neil Olness – U of M Bookstore• Treden Wagoner, College of Education and Human
Development
Libraries eLearning Goals
• Student affordability• Lowered student and faculty frustration selecting and
accessing course content (textbooks, coursepacks, supplementary materials etc.)
• Streamline faculty processes related to course content - save faculty time
• Support for open education and open access initiatives• Contribute to U of M eLearning efforts as they develop
further• Provide guidance around copyright and IP concerns
Digital Coursepack Pilot
• Began with CEHD to support an iPad project and specific classes/instructors (Fall 2012).
• Expanded to include a variety of campus partners (Copyright Permissions, Bookstore).
• Includes a variety of content types including open content, library licensed content, royalty based content, fair use content, and faculty created content in one “online package.”
• Integrated into Moodle (CMS) environment.• Support services developing around open content and
other alternative course content.
Digital Courepack in Reserves Direct
Digital Coursepack in Moodle
Why focus on Open Textbooks?
Informal Faculty Survey by the Libraries related to Course Content in Fall 2013 indicates that:• ~2/3 of Faculty surveyed still use a traditional textbook• Over 2/3 of Faculty surveyed are willing to consider an
open textbook as an alternative to their current course content – but many commented they need to learn more about open textbooks – what they are, how to use them, etc.
Open Textbooks and the CEHD Pilot
• Answering the question – What is keeping faculty from adopting Open Textbooks?
• Identify barriers and develop tools and strategies to address the barriers.
• Faculty don’t know:– what open textbooks are– how to find open textbooks– the quality of open textbooks– have little sense of urgency for change
What did we do?
• Develop resources to help faculty who might be interested– Open Textbook Library (open.umn.edu)– Faculty development program– Engagement strategy
University of Minnesota
A small pilot (10 faculty) has potentially saved students nearly
$200,000
since Fall 2012.
Developing a Model
Next Steps
• Held a workshop for Librarians, Academic Technologists, Instructional Designers on February 20th.
• Campus wide faculty workshop at University of Minnesota on March 27th.
• Share strategies and lessons learned with others – Hewlett Grant funds working at 7 other institutions.
• Developing a toolkit of resources to support others running Open Textbook programs.
What Can You Do?
• Educate your faculty about Open Textbooks and Educational Resources.
• Advocate for the review of Open Textbooks by faculty at your institution.
• Implement an Open Textbook Program at your school or on your campus.
open.umn.edu
David Ernst
Kristi Jensen
You can make a difference!
Oregon State University Open Textbook Initiative
Shan SuttonAssociate University Librarian for Research
and Scholarly Communication
About the Project
About the Project
• Pilot program that facilitates the development of open access textbooks at OSU
• Textbooks will be distributed free digitally
• Print-on-demand versions through OSU Press
About the Project
• Collaboration between OSU Libraries, OSU Press and OSU Extended Campus
• OSU Press will provide editorial development, coordinate peer review, and review by its Editorial Board
• The Extended Campus Open Educational Resources unit will provide technical support for the development of multi-media and interactive content
About the Project
• Primary author must be OSU faculty
• Authors will receive royalties on print-on-demand sales and a $5,000-$15,000 budget transfer
About the Project
• Textbooks may be original content or compilations of openly licensed materials
• Preference for high-enrollment undergrad courses in natural resources, geosciences, forestry, marine biology, agricultural sciences and environmental science
Progress So Far
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Progress So Far
• June 2013: RFP issued with Sept. deadline
• Feb. 2014: Winning proposals announced
1. Kevin Ahern and Indira Rajagopal, Dept. of Biochemistry & Biophysics
2. Gita Cherain, Dept. of Animal & Rangeland Sciences
3. John Lambrinos, Dept. of Horticulture
4. One more TBD
Progress So Far
• Publication of the first four open textbooks will take place in 2014-2015
• Each will be made available in four digital formats - HTML, PDF, iBooks & ePub – as well as print-on-demand
Progress So Far
• University’s first open textbook was developed from an existing OSU Press book as part of this project
• “Living with Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest” by Robert S. Yeats
• Available at:http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/oer/Earthquake.pdf
Progress So Far
News coveragehttp://www.kezi.com/free-textbook-movement/
Tips & Advice
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Shan Sutton
Associate University Librarian for Research and Scholarly Communication
Oregon State University Libraries and Press
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Libraries & OER Forum
Public discussion list intended for academic and research librarians interested in OER.
Sign up: http://www.sparc.arl.org/resource/sparc-libraries-oer-forum
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OER Campus Project List
Resource describing library initiatives to advance OER.
Add your campus: http://www.sparc.arl.org/issues/oer/campus-project-form
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OER Campus Tour
SPARC staff will be traveling across the country to educate librarians, students and others about OER.
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Open Education 2014
• Annual OER conference• Nov 19-21, 2014, Washington, DC• Track dedicated to Libraries & OER
Learn more:http://www.openedconference.org
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Other Resources
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membership
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Questions• Marilyn Billings Scholarly Communication &
Special Initiatives Librarian, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Kristi Jensen Program Development Lead, eLearning Support Initiative, University of Minnesota
• Shan Sutton Associate University Librarian for Research and Scholarly Communication, Oregon State University Libraries
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Libraries Leading the Way on OER
A Free SPARC WebcastMarch 13, 2014
Moderator: Nicole Allen (@txtbks), Director of Open Education for SPARC
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