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Copying a book
$1000s per copy
$1s per copy $0.0001s per copy
Distribu(ng a book
$1000s per copy
$1s per copy $0.0001s per copy
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Handwri(ng Prin(ng Press Internet
Copying a book
$1000s per copy
$1s per copy $0.0001s per copy
Distribu(ng a book
$1000s per copy
$1s per copy $0.0001s per copy
• Make and own a copy Retain
• Use in a wide range of ways Reuse
• Adapt, modify, and improve Revise
• Combine two or more Remix
• Share with others Redistribute
The 5Rs
• Make and own a copy Retain
• Use in a wide range of ways Reuse
• Adapt, modify, and improve Revise
• Combine two or more Remix
• Share with others Redistribute
The 5Rs
Cost to Students
Permissions to Faculty
and Students
Commercial Textbooks Expensive Restric(ve
Library Resources Free Restric(ve
Open Educa(onal Resources Free 5Rs
OER Adop;on
Replacing whatever was previously in the “Required Materials” sec;on of your syllabus with OER
High Impact OER Adop;on
Adop;on that: 1. Improves student success, 2. Improves affordability, and 3. Does it at scale
High Impact OER Adop;on
An adop;on that: 1. Improves student success, 2. Improves affordability, and 3. Does it at scale
A Mul;-‐Ins;tu;onal Study of the Impact of Open Textbook Adop;on on the Learning Outcomes of Post-‐secondary Students Fischer, Hilton, Robinson, and Wiley Accepted in the Journal of Compu1ng in Higher Educa1on
Par;cipants
• 4909 treatment • 11,818 control • 50 different undergraduate courses • 130 teachers • 10 ins;tu;ons
Method
Quasi-‐experimental design with: • Propensity Score Matching • Post Test Only • Dependent variables: Comple;on; C or BeZer;
Credits Enrolled This Term; Next Term • Independent variable: Textbook condi;on • 3 covariates: including age, gender, and race
Credits Taken Semester Treatment Control Result
Fall 13.29 11.14 t (8101) = 27.81 p < .01
Winter 10.71 9.16 F(1, 6440) = 154.08, p <.01)
Mad, Glad, Sad, Rad: A Framework for Evalua;ng the Academic Return on Investment in Textbooks and Other Educa;onal Materials Wiley, Hilton, Fischer, and Puente Under Review
“Mad” “Glad”
“Sad” “Rad”
Cost
Comple;ng with C or BeZer
Commercial
Student Success per Dollar
0 100%
$200
“Mad” “Glad”
“Sad” “Rad”
Cost
Comple;ng with C or BeZer
Commercial
OER
Student Success per Dollar
0 100%
$200
Comple;ng with C or BeZer
Student Success per Dollar
0 100%
0
50
100
150
200
250
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Cost
$250
$0
Renewable Assignments
Students see value in doing them You see value in grading them The world is a beZer place at the end
High Impact OER Adop;on
Adop;on that: 1. Improves student success, 2. Improves affordability, and 3. Does it at scale
High Impact OER Adop;on
Adop;on that: 1. Improves student success, 2. Improves affordability, and 3. Does it at scale
OER-‐based Degree
When elec;ve and required courses adopt OER so a student can graduate without ever buying a textbook
The Z-Degree REMOVING TEXTBOOK COSTS AS A BARRIER TO STUDENT SUCCESS THROUGH AN OER-BASED CURRICULUM
Decreased cost to graduate by 25% Increased pedagogical flexibility Improved course comple;on rates
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Process: Crea;ng and Evalua;ng Plans Resource: Project Planning Document
Vision
Why this degree program? How is cabinet suppor;ng the vision?
Communica;on Plan
With whom? How? • Project management • Broad awareness
OER Review
Full courses Exis;ng resources Difficulty to create
Enrollment Plan
Courses Current sec;ons Timed transi;on Faculty Metrics
Support and Faculty Development Plan
Faculty Program leads Campus support staff Ins;tu;onal leaders
Develop program leads
Choose the right degree
Engage faculty effec;vely
Set enrollment goals
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Process: Project Communica;on and Coordina;on Resources: Blog posts, webinar archive, project docs
VCCS & Lumen Project Leads
Project Leads Par;cipa;ng Faculty and Staff
Lumen Par;cipa;ng Faculty
VCCS Execu;ve Sponsors
VCCS Lumen
Project Leads Staff
Lumen Plazorm
• Open source • Drag and drop chapter reordering • Word-‐level edi;ng • Collabora;ve edi;ng with version control • Crea;ve Commons aZribu;on management • LMS integra;on (LTI) • Persistence beyond semester • Easily share / reuse content with others • Export digital (epub) and print ($7/$35 @500)