OER Policy: Overview & Opportunities (#opened13 11.7.13 Park City, UT)
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Transcript of OER Policy: Overview & Opportunities (#opened13 11.7.13 Park City, UT)
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
OER and Public Policy: Overview &
OpportunitiesNicole Allen
OER Program Director, SPARC
Open Education Conference November 7, 2013 Park City, UT
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
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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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
VOCABULARY
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Policy
Rules, protocols or principles to guide decision-making and action
• Laws• Regulations
• Priorities• Codes
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Forum
The system in which a policy operates
• Federal• State
• Institutional• Corporate
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Decision Maker
Entity that creates or implements a policy
• Legislators• President
• Board of directors
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Stakeholders
Entities that are affected by a policy
• Faculty• Students• Colleges
• Publishers• Bookstores
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
TYPES OF OER POLICY
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Resource Allocation
Devote funding or other resources to the creation or adoption of OER
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Poland K-12 Textbooks (2012)
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Dept. of Labor TAACCCT (2011)
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
CA Open Textbook Bills (2012)
Open source textbook bill passes state Legislature
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Licensing
Inject open licensing into existing systems that produce educational
materials
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
WA Grant Policy (2010)
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
CA Grant Policy (2013)
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Inducement
Acknowledge, support, and call for activities that foster engagement with
OER
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
FHDA Policy (2004)
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
ND Resolutions (2013)
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
UMN Grad Student Resolution
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Remove Barriers
Neutralize policies that interfere with the creation or adoption of OER
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Policy Barriers
• Contracts designating the campus bookstore as the sole provider of digital textbooks
• Procurement laws meant to prevent bribery that prohibit the use of “free” resources
• Others?
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Policy Barriers(added during discussion)
• Delays in students receiving financial aid to purchase textbooks
• Tenure and promotion policies often do not recognize OER
• Lack of policies in areas like licensing that lead to confusion
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Useful Resource:http
://wiki.creativecommons.org/
OER_Policy_Registry
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
OER ADVOCACY
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
1. Present OER as a solution
OER policy is not an end in itself. It must be a solution to a problem.
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Problems OER Solves
• Textbook affordability• Improved teaching & learning• Economy/career preparedness
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
2. Work with stakeholders
Know who the policy will affect and reach out in advance. Policies are
more successful with broad support.
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Key Stakeholders
• Faculty (as Authors and Teachers)• Students • Colleges• Bookstores (often influence colleges)• Publishers
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
3. Keep things simple
Remember, most people don’t know what OER or open licenses are.
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Sample Message
OER are free, online academic materials – textbooks, research articles, study guides, videos, and the like – that are openly licensed for everyone to use. Students can download and print OER, and professors can tailor and share them. With OER, students have access to the high-quality materials they need to complete their college education – at a fraction of the cost of traditional textbooks and educational materials.
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Jargon to Avoid
• OER: say “open educational resources”• CCBY: say a “the most open license” and
explain what Creative Commons is• Derivative: use “adaptation” or “custom
version,” or provide more context
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
OPPORTUNITIES
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
More federal/state grants conditioned
on CCBY license
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
States pooling resources and
collaborating to develop more open
textbooks
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Institutional licensing policies and/or reporting
requirements
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Policy in the “Other” Opens
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
FASTR Act (introduced 2013)
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
White House Directive (2013)
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Nicole Allen
@txtbks
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