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Open Textbook NetworkDavid Ernst, PhD
University of Minnesota@dernst
Westnet CIO Meeting | January 4, 2016
–United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights
“…higher education shall be equally accessible to all…”
63.6% Not purchase the required textbook
49.2% Take fewer courses
45.1% Not register for a specific course
33.9% Earn a poor grade
26.7% Drop a course
17.0% Fail a course
In your academic career, has the cost of required textbooks caused you to:
http://www.openaccesstextbooks.org/pdf/2012_Florida_Student_Textbook_Survey.pdf
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The VisionOpen textbooks are the default choice by faculty.
Work to be done:
• Help faculty overcome barriers to adoption of open textbooks.
• Help institutions build or advance their open textbook program.
Faculty
What are the barriers that keep faculty from adopting open textbooks?
Barriers to Faculty Adoption• Faculty don’t know where to find open textbooks
open.umn.edu
Adoptions: 0
Barriers to Faculty Adoption• Faculty don’t know where to find open textbooks• Faculty don’t understand the urgency of student financial
stress, and how it can impact students academically• Faculty aren’t aware that open textbooks are an option• Faculty don’t know what open textbooks are• Faculty confuse open textbooks with electronic textbooks
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What can we do?
• Tuition and Fees
• Room and Board
• Books and Supplies
• Personal Expenses
• Transportation
What can we do?
• Tuition and Fees
• Room and Board
• Books and Supplies
• Personal Expenses
• Transportation
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http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/freshman-year/college-textbook-prices-have-risen-812-percent-1978-n399926
The average student should budget
$1,249 - $1,364for textbooks and course materials in 2015-16.
http://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/average-estimated-undergraduate-budgets-2015-16
Coping Strategies• Purchase an older edition of the textbook• Delay purchasing the textbook• Never purchase the textbook• Share the textbook with other students
63.6% Not purchase the required textbook
49.2% Take fewer courses
45.1% Not register for a specific course
33.9% Earn a poor grade
26.7% Drop a course
17.0% Fail a course
In your academic career, has the cost of required textbooks caused you to:
http://www.openaccesstextbooks.org/pdf/2012_Florida_Student_Textbook_Survey.pdf
Other models…
Adoptions: 0
Barriers to Faculty Adoption• Faculty don’t know where to find open textbooks• Faculty don’t understand the urgency of student financial
stress, and how it can impact students academically• Faculty aren’t aware that open textbooks are an option• Faculty don’t know what open textbooks are• Faculty confuse open textbooks with electronic textbooks• Faculty are skeptical of the quality of open textbooks
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Adoptions: 11
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Institutions
Local Sustainability• Build local expertise
– On-campus workshops (faculty, staff, …)
On-campus Training
Local Sustainability• Build local expertise
– On-campus workshops (faculty, staff, …)– Staff training – how to engage with faculty
Summer Institute
Local Sustainability• Build local expertise
– On-campus workshops (faculty, staff, …)– Staff training – how to engage with faculty– Materials– Peer network
• Data collection
Impact To Date• 30 partners representing 100 campuses
Cal Poly San Luis ObispoCleveland State UniversityColorado State UniversityHarold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young UniversityMacalester CollegeMinnesota State College and Universities (34)North Dakota University System (11)The Ohio State UniversityOregon Community Colleges (17)Oregon State UniversityPortland State UniversityPurdue UniversityTemple UniversityUniversity of Arizona
University of IowaUniversity of KansasUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstUniversity of MinnesotaUniversity of North Carolina - GreensboroUniversity of Northwestern St. PaulUniversity of OklahomaUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of Wisconsin – MilwaukeeUniversity of Wisconsin – StoutUniversity of UtahUtah Academic Library Consortium (11)Virginia TechWest Virginia University
Open Textbook Network
Impact To Date• 30 partners representing 100 campuses• William and Flora Hewlett Foundation funding
Impact To Date• 30 partners representing 100 campuses• William and Flora Hewlett Foundation funding• 500 faculty exposed to open textbooks• 380 faculty reviews of open textbooks
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Impact To Date• 30 partners representing 100 campuses• William and Flora Hewlett Foundation funding• 500 faculty exposed to open textbooks• 380 faculty reviews of open textbooks• 40% adoption rate• Engaged and active community• Student savings…
