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Using Textbook Alternatives to Decrease Cost and Increase Student Engagement August 13 th , 2014 Distance Teaching and Learning Conference Download at slideshare.net/tjoo
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Presented with Dylan Barth During the 2013-14 academic year, the UW-Milwaukee’s Learning Technology Center began the pilot process for curating open educational resources and open textbook authoring using the web-based application, GinkgoTree. Initial results from qualitative and quantitative survey data regarding faculty and student perceptions of the pilot, as well as lessons learned, will be shared during this session.
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Using Textbook Alternatives to Decrease Cost and Increase Student Engagement
August 13th, 2014Distance Teaching and Learning Conference
Download at slideshare.net/tjoosten
Why pilot Ginkgotree?
Open textbook authoring
Mobile devices Video sharing eTexts0
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What are you interested in learning more about?
Very/interested Neutral Very/uninterested
M=2.94M=2.99 M=2.96 M=2.79
Solution
Why use Ginkgotree in your class?
Enhanced the packaging of content
Improved access to content
Increased interactivity
Using GinkgoTree inBusiness Writing
What did students think?
Easy
Agree Neutral Disagree
Ginkgotree 86.7 8.4 4.8
Registering 80.7 9.6 9.6
Features and navigation 78.3 10.8 7.2
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Ease of use
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Agree Neutral Disagree
Feel like part of the class 50.6 32.5 10.8
Increase participation 51.8 26.5 18.1
Increase interaction with content 61.4 28.9 6
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Engagement
Learned
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Agree Neutral Disagree
Understand course material 68.7 30.1 1.2
Benefical to learning 68.7 26.5 4.8
Helped connect ideas 59 32.5 7.2
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Learning
Liked!
Agree Neutral Disagree
Another course 61.4 28.9 7.2
Recommend continued use 73.5 18.1 8.4
Overall 71.1 21.7 7.2
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Satisfaction
Agree Neutral Disagree
More portable 73.5 19.3 6
More relevant content 61.4 27.7 9.6
Better than 57.8 24.1 13.3
Prefer over 55.4 25.3 19.3
Learned more 48.2 37.3 14.5
Read more 50.6 27.7 20.5
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Textbook comparison
Learning
Satisfaction
Engagement
(r = .84, p<.001)
(r = .67, p<.001)
(r = .60, p<.001)
What surprised us?
Flexibility
Agree Neutral Disagree
Greater flexibility to learn 66.3 24.1 7.2
Better organize and structure learn-ing
62.7 26.5 10.8
More efficient study time 59 31.3 8.4
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Predicts learning
Flexibility
Engagement
Learning
F(2, 144) = 328.60, p<.001
Approximately 82% of the variance accounted for by flexibility and interactivity(adjusted R2 = .818)
Recommendations
Based on the results of our data analyses from the student and
instructor surveys
Use OER
Annotate text
Agree Neutral Disagree
Annotations connected to instruc-tor
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Make Active
Annotation Highlighting Commenting Discussions
Use Rich Content
Book Chapters
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Articles Videos (3)
Images Audio Web Pages
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Check Pricing
Connect and Share
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Make Time
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Not just an e-text
Questions
Thank you!
Tanya Joosten, [email protected], @tjoosten
Dylan Barth, [email protected], @dylanbarth
Nicole Weber, [email protected], @nwebs
Resources
• Faculty interests survey• Ginkgotree instructor midterm evaluation
survey• Ginkgotree end-of-the-semester student
survey• Ginkgotree end-of-the-semester instructor
survey
Not included
Agree Neutral Disagree
Improved overall grade 43.4 42.2 9.6
Got better grades 34.9 44.6 18.1
Discussions helped do better 47 34.9 4.8
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Performance
Agree Neutral Disagree
Ginkgotree introduction 84.2 13.2 2.6
Ginkgotree instructions 88 10.6 1.3
Recommend instructor 79.4 13.2 7.3
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