Presentation delivered at the Northeast OER Summit on the work of Bay Path University to generate a print option for digital open educational resources in service of a diverse student population.

1. CREATING A PRINT
ON-DEMAND OPTION
Jeremy Anderson

2. About
Jeremy Anderson
Assist VP & Dean, Analytics &
Technology Transformation
jeremyanderson@dcccd.edu
linkedin.com/in/anderson-jer/
@anders_on_data

3. Session Goals
Summarize trends in desire for print version of digital materials
Identify ways that vendors can serve as institutional partners for
providing students with print options
Identify practices to implement print versions of digital materials

4. Print: what the research says
Student Watch
National Association of College Stores (2020)
Oregon
(Freed, Friedman, Lawlis, Stapleton, 2018; n = 8,662)
California
(Freed, Friedman, Lawlis, Stapleton, 2018; n = 351)
48%
Want print option
20%
Printed OER
39%
Want print option

5. Print: what our students said
All students (n = 274) TAWC students (n = 95)
Print
Both Print
Both
8% 12%

6. 17-18 20-21
18-19 19-20

7. POD vendor selection process
Fulfilment model On demand, Vendor inventory, Bookstore inventory
Quality + options Paper, ink, cover / binding, custom artwork
Returns Returns, no returns, restocking fees
Cost model Storefront, rev share, markup
Shipping + fees Printing options, shipping time, shipping location

8. Implementation: Canvas

9. Implementation: Lulu store
Template item
description text
Standard print
options for b+w

10. Implementation: survey
The process to place my printing order was easy to navigate.
The total price to print and ship my textbook was reasonable.
The time it took for my book to arrive was reasonable.
The quality of the text in the textbook was reasonable.
The quality of the images in the textbook was reasonable.
I relied heavily on the use of the print copy of my textbook.
If it were available, I would want to be able to print more of my Day One Access books via our
printing partner.

11. Student feedback
Pilot in one course with three sections
Few surveys – get the count
Overwhelmingly positive feedback
Purchase rate 9.6% (5 of 52 across 3 sections)
Survey response rate 100% (5 of 5 purchasers)
Quality ratings 88% agree to strongly agree
Cost 80% agree to strongly agree
Desire more pint 100% agree to strongly agree

12. Where to next?
Roll out the remaining digital textbooks (n = 8)
Move more digital content into Pressbooks >> Lulu
Communicate program from admissions to advising
Standardize the survey questions as part of course

13. Questions / Feedback

14. Contact
jeremy.anderson@dcccd.edu
linkedin.com/in/anderson-jer/
@anders_on_data