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Supporting Open Textbook Adoptions at University of Houston
The document discusses the benefits and importance of open textbook adoptions, highlighting the significant student savings and the high costs associated with traditional textbooks. It emphasizes the role of faculty in adopting these resources, addresses common barriers to adoption, and suggests strategies to promote open educational resources at the University of Houston. Additionally, it underscores the transformative potential of open education in enhancing student achievement and faculty engagement.
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- 1. SUPPORTING OPEN TEXTBOOK ADOPTIONS MichelleReed, @LibrariansReed Open Education Librarian, University of Texas at Arlington @open_textbooks
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- 5. Some stats: OTN •78 members representing 635 institutions • 300+ staff trained
- 6. Some stats: Workshops •2200 faculty across ~160 workshops • 66% of workshops have been given by local staff • 45% of faculty attending workshop say they will adopt • Student savings: over $8.5 million
- 7. Today, we will: •Explore issues of affordability and their impact on student academic success. • Increase familiarity with open textbooks, OE tools, and local OE initiatives, • Discuss why and how you might support open textbook initiatives. 7
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- 11. The cost barrierkept 2.4 million low and moderate-income college-qualified high school graduates from completing college in the previous decade. The Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED529499.pdf
- 12. $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 $5,000 $6,000 $7,000 $8,000 $9,000 $10,000 1990 1992 19941996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 US Higher Education Funding - $/FTE State Funding Tuition Revenue http://www.sheeo.org
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- 14. The average borrowerowes more than $30,100 in student loans (class of 2016). https://ticas.org/posd/map-state-data#overlay=posd/state_data/2017/tx University of Houston: $23,665 Graduating students who have borrowed (any loan type, 2016): 51%
- 15. What can wedo? • Tuition and Fees • Room and Board • Books and Supplies • Personal Expenses • Transportation
- 16. What can wedo? • • • Books and Supplies • •
- 17. 0% 100% 200% 300% 400% 500% 600% 700% 1980 1982 19841986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 %Increase Increase in Textbook Prices Textbooks CPI Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics 17
- 19. The average studentbudgets $1,230 – $1,390 on course materials in 2016 – 2017. Source: College Board
- 20. Coping with theCost • Purchase an older edition of the textbook. • Delay purchasing the textbook. • Never purchase the textbook. • Share a textbook. • Download a textbook from the web.
- 21. 2012 2016 63.6% 66.5% Notpurchase the required textbook 49.2% 47.6% Take fewer courses 45.1% 45.5% Not register for a specific course 33.9% 37.6% Earn a poor grade 26.7% 26.1% Drop a course 17.0% 19.8% Fail a course In your academic career, has the cost of required textbooks caused you to:
- 22. What do youhear? https://youtu.be/r-zi8-4NN5I
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- 24. What do wemean by “open”?
- 25. Open = permissions free
- 27. open = free+ permissions copy mix share keep edit use
- 28. Why Open? • Facilitatesthe free exchange of information. • Allows higher education to take ownership of its content. • Empowers faculty. • Sharing is scalable.
- 29. Why Textbooks? • Hitsa major pain point – textbook costs. • Faculty understand textbooks. • Faculty know how to adopt textbooks. • Faculty effort (vs. alternatives) is kept at a minimum. • Textbooks can provide content for a complete (or nearly complete) course.
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- 31. connect faculty with openoptions open.umn.edu/opentextbooks
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- 33. Criteria for inclusion openlylicensed* *That means everything, including images. ✓ Portable file ✓ Complete textbook ✓ Institutional or scholarly society affiliation, or in use in more than one location ✓ Original (unless it’s a major overhaul for a new audience)
- 34. 11 Accounting &Finance 52 Business 43 Computer Science & Information Systems 17 Economics 31 Education 9 Engineering 93 Humanities 11 Journalism, Media Studies & Communications 50 Law 72 Mathematics 7 Medicine 46 Natural Sciences 38 Social Sciences 12 Student Success 433 Total Books (a book may be included in multiple subject areas)
- 35. Where do thebooks come from? • Funded initiatives • Independent authors • Discipline collectives • Other places
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- 39. 67% faculty reviewed* *Reviewsmanually uploaded every six weeks.
- 40. Open Textbook ReviewCriteria • Comprehensiveness • Content Accuracy • Relevance Longevity • Clarity • Consistency • Modularity • Organization Structure Flow • Interface • Grammatical Errors • Cultural Relevance
- 41. 2 2 1019 50 178 486 647 0 40 80 120 160 200 240 280 320 360 400 440 480 520 560 600 640 680 1.0-1.5 1.5-2.0 2.0-2.5 2.5-3.0 3.0-3.5 3.5-4.0 4.0-4.5 4.5-5.0 Reviews Ratings Open Textbook Reviews
- 42. Today, we askedUniversity of Houston faculty to explore a book in the open textbook library by writing a review.
- 43. What “barriers” doyou hear (or anticipate hearing) from faculty?
- 44. Common deterrents toadopting OER: -No comprehensive catalog. -Too hard to find what I need. -Not enough resources for my subject. -Not knowing if I have permission to use or change. -Not relevant to my local context. Babson Survey Research Group, 2014
- 45. They don’t knowmuch about them. Faculty are busy: • Prepping for their courses • Responding to students • Grading • Mentoring • Research • Grant writing • Committee Work • The list goes on… http://www.onlinelearningsurvey.com/reports/openingthecurriculum2014.pdf
- 46. What does andcould supporting open textbook adoptions look like at University of Houston?
- 47. Low stakes • Shareresources: – the Open Textbook Library, – your website – news – research (http://openedgroup.org/) • Reach out to today’s faculty participants • Learn more about textbooks on your campus – Talk to students – Talk to faculty • Outreach for current initiatives
- 48. A bit higher •Student survey • Student videos • Partnerships: Center for Teaching and Learning + Educational Services • OT listserv/learning community • Adopter awards, profiles, panels
- 49. High stakes • Grantprograms to encourage adoption • OER-identified courses at registration – Texas Senate Bill 810 • Texas Toolkit: http://libguides.uta.edu/TXtoolkit • Common Course Team: This team leads efforts to match OER with Texas Common Course Numbers. Interested in joining the team? Contact Michelle Reed.
- 50. When you dotalk with faculty…
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- 52. Don’t come tome with the entire truth. Don’t bring me the ocean if I feel thirsty, nor heaven if I ask for light. -from Olav Hauge’s “Don’t come to me with the entire truth,” translated by Robert Bly Try not to overwhelm
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- 54. Leave Quality Judgmentto Faculty
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- 56. If you runinto a tough question…
- 57. Are open textbookseffective? How can we know?
- 58. • Based onthe COUP Framework Cost Outcomes Use Perceptions • Designed to support all level of inquiry and research • Includes: – Best Practices – Workflows – Decision making guidelines – Documentation
- 59. How can Iedit a textbook from the open textbook library?
- 61. How do Iwrite an open textbook?
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- 64. What are yournext steps?
- 65. Do what youalready do. • Listen. • Have conversations. • Introduce new options.
- 66. We need YOU •You are leaders on your campus. • You work with and support faculty on your campus. • You share resources, options, ideas, and tools with faculty.
- 67. Continue to celebrateachievements
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- 69. Open education can transformhigher education.
- 70. “Open education isabout increasing student achievement, inspiring passion among faculty, and building better connections between students and the materials that they use to meet their educational goals.” – Quill West West & Jensen, 2015
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