Open textbook adoption on the Prairies: Initiative and support at one university
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Slides from a presentation at the TLt conference held in Regina, SK May 2 - 3, 2016
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Open textbook adoption on the Prairies: Initiative and support at one university
- 1. Open textbook adoption on the Prairies: Initiatives and support at one university Heather M. Ross & Nancy K. Turner University of Saskatchewan
- 2. Overview • Open textbooks • Open textbooks at USask • Diffusion of innovations • Open textbook adoption through lens of diffusion • Moving forward
- 3. The Academic Impact • Purchase an older edition of the textbook • Delay purchasing the textbook • Never purchase the textbook
- 4. 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
- 5. What are open textbooks? • Digital • Free • Instructor written • Peer reviewed • Adaptable*
- 8. Why Should We Integrate • Cost savings for students • Access for learners • Customization (revise & remix) • Efficiency • Community • Reputation
- 9. Open textbooks at USask
- 10. First Adoption We Knew About • Winter 2015 • Principles of Economics (OpenStax) • Agriculture and Bioresource • 270 students • Out of the box
- 11. Known Adoptions at USask • College of Agriculture and Bioresource • Edwards School of Business • Department of Chemistry • Department of History • Department of Sociology • 2015 - 2016 academic year – 900+ students = $90,000+ savings
- 12. Adaptation / Creation • College of Engineering – engineering economics • Department of Biology – second year biology • Edwards School of Business – College Success
- 15. Variables Determining Rate of Adoption
- 18. Open Textbooks & Diffusion • Perceived attributes – what are the benefits? o Matching appropriate content to courses o Free and ability to localize o Try alongside existing resources • Type of innovation- decision = optional • Communication – posters, media, word-of- mouth
- 19. Open Textbooks & Diffusion • Nature of social system: o Academic freedom o Barriers related to tenure & promotion o Funding • Change agent promotion: o Workshops o Individual support o Support resource development
- 20. Moving Forward • Continued education & communication • Adaptions / creations • Adoptions • Funding
Editor's Notes
- It’s not just cost, relevance is another issue.
- The ability to adapt makes it about more than just cost. A resource can be free, but not “open” because it can’t be customized to meet local needs.
- Openstax College out of Rice University launched in 2012 with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
- Later that year, BCcampus launched their open textbook project with funding from the BC government.
- Again, it’s not just about the cost.
- Fall 2014 - Teaching and learning centre puts up a poster from BCcampus and one instructors makes first adoption after seeing it:
- The first two are mostly new books, while ESB is doing an adaptation of an existing book.
- Knowledge - introduced to the concept of innovation Persuasion - see the innovation as a viable option for their adoption Decision - seek out information, professional development, and other resources to begin trying to use the innovation Implementation - adopt and make “use of the innovation on a regular basis” (Rogers, 2003, p. 199). Confirmation - see the benefits resulting from their own adoption of the innovation and promote the innovation to others.
- Relative advantage - is innovation at least as good as what is currently used Compatibility - does innovation fit within existing structure (in the case of open textbooks, does the resource align with the course AND instructor’s teaching philosophy / style) Complexity - is the innovation difficult to use / adopt Trialability - is it easy to try out the innovation without large consequences Observability - can the user / potential user see the benefits of the adoption
- Optional - open textbook adoption / adaptations at USask Collective – a group decision Authority – a directive from someone higher up
- Perceived attributes – what are the benefits? Matching appropriate content to courses (compatibility) Free and ability to localize (relative advantage) Try alongside existing resources (trialibility) Communication - History came to our attention through a tweet during my interview on the CBC.
- ** Use of the open stats book in Sociology came to our attention through a meeting about the intro sociology book with the department head.
- Adoptions – small usage in Geology during spring / summer term. Strong interest from a Nursing instructor who teaching anatomy.