1. The Evidence
Towards Impact:
The Maricopa
Millions OER Project
Dr. Lisa Young
Scottsdale Community College
Paul Golisch
Paradise Valley Community College

2. Maricopa Community Colleges
Phoenix, Arizona
10 Colleges
37 Associate Degrees
Over 10,000 Courses
Nearly 10,000 Employees
More than 250,000 Students

3. Costs for a Class
(3 credit hours)
Tuition
Textbooks$243
$100
Maricopa Community Colleges

4. http://www.sdsubookstore.com/Bookstore/Textbooks/PricingPolicy/WheretheN
ewTextbookDollarGoes/tabid/143/Default.aspx

5. openstaxcollege.org
OER Example: OpenStax College

6. Members in CCCOER
Senators and Congressmen sponsoring the Affordable College Textbook Act
The National OER Scene
Some Notable OER Projects

7. http://www.sparc.arl.org/sites/default/files/Affordable%20College%20Textbook%20Act.pdf
The Affordable College Textbook Act
S. 1704 (Durbin-Franken)
H.R. 3538 (Hinojosa-Miller)
Sen. Al Franken (MN)
Sen. Dick Durbin (IL) Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (TX)
Rep. George Miller (CA)
• Creates a grant program to support pilot
programs at colleges and universities
• Ensures that materials created will be
freely and easily accessible to the public
• Requires entities who receive funds to
complete a report on the program
effectiveness
• Requires the Government Accountability
Office to provide an updated report on the
price trends of college textbooks

8. How OER in MCCCD
started…

9. OER Roots in the
Maricopa Community Colleges
Scottsdale Community College
Videos, Workbooks, & Hosting
Phoenix College
Videos & Textbooks
Paradise Valley CC
Adoption & Collaboration
10 Colleges

11. OER Example: MyOpenMath
www.myopenmath.com

12. Photo by spettacolopuro - Creative Commons Attribution License http://www.flickr.com/photos/24113168@N03 Created with Haiku Deck

13. Paradise Valley Community College
Survey of Math Students – Spring 2013

14. Only 6.3% would not recommend the
open materials to their classmates
Scottsdale Community College
Survey of Math Students - Fall 2012
score.scottsdalecc.edu sccmath.wordpress.com

15. Views during
March 2014
www.mathispower4u.com
Over
28,000 hours
of viewing

16. Let the scaling begin …

17. Library Faculty

19. • Presentations
• Call for OER Grants
• Dialogue Days
• Department Meetings
• “Water Cooler” Discussions
• Promotional Items
• CTLs
• College Libraries
• Candy
http://www.skmurphy.com/startup-stages/scaling-up-stage/
Creating OER Awareness and Increasing Adoption

20. Phase 1 (Pilot in Fall 2014)
English Composition I
English Composition II
Developmental Reading
Phase 2 (Pilot in Spring 2015)
Fundamental Chemistry
College Success Class
Course Materials:
a) No Cost
OR
b) Low Cost (less than $40)

21. The 4 Rs of OER

22. $100 per student
€ 72 per student
20 students per class

23. Spring 2014 ----------------- $1,483,175
($818,000)
€ 1,072,899 so far

24. Let’s hear from the
students…

25. “Open Educational
Resources allow everyone
in class to have all the
materials on day one.”
Manuel Ordoñez
Major: Business

26. $185
€134
Dad, I thought
you said the
textbook would
be free!

27. Link to video of
Maricopa Community
Colleges students
talking about OER

28. lisa.young@scottsdalecc.edu @lcbyoung
paul.golisch@paradisevalley.edu @pgolisch
www.maricopa.edu/oer
Questions?