Presentation at the 2016 BC Festival of Learning

1. How to Open a Psychology Department:
What we have Learned Two Years Into Our Journey
Farhad Dastur, Richard Le Grand, Rajiv Jhangiani, Kurt Penner
Kwantlen Polytechnic University

3. July 18-19, 2014

4. 17 Faculty, from 6 Institutions
12 KPU Psyc Faculty involved
6 x 90 minute sessions, 15 topic areas
Vetted & categorized…

5. Outcomes
 Practical ancillary resource for
Open Intro Psyc Textbook use
 851 Test Bank Questions
(Factual, Conceptual & Applied)
 A collaborative, collegial &
enjoyable experience
 Incremental buy-in for OER use

6. DIGITAL PRINT
OPEN
OpenStax
1st edition
2014
TRADITIONAL
Myers
10th edition
2013
Worth Publishers
Three textbook
options in the study
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7. 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Exam 1 Exam 2 Exam 3
PercentCorrect
Traditional
Open Print
Open Digital
7
Exam Performance
Traditional vs. Open Print vs. Open Digital
p < 0.05 ns ns

8. Not at all
1 2 3 4 5 6
Very Much
7
Writing is clear
Writing is engaging
Research examples helpful
Everyday examples relevant
Everyday examples helpful
Adequate number of study aids
Helpful study aids
Note: All differences significant at p < .05
Traditional
Open Print
Open DigitalPerceptions of the Textbook
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9. Not at all
1 2 3 4 5 6
Very Much
7
Figures helpful
Figures easy to understand
Tables helpful
Tables easy to understand
Photographs relevant
Visually appealing
Visually distracting
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
Note: No differences across conditions
Perceptions of the Textbook
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10. 1
Very Poor
2
Below Average
3
Average
4
Above Average
5
Excellent
Overall, how would you rate the quality of your
textbook?
TRADITIONAL 3.54
OPEN PRINT
OPEN DIGITAL
3.90
3.73
p < .05
Traditional
Open Print
Open Digital
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11. 11
Open Resources for Intro to Psychology Textbook
Testbank (600+ multiple choice questions)
Online Chapter Quizzes
Simulations
Videos
Powerpoint Lecture Slides

14. “KPU Open Studies will act as a liaison to key
partnerships involving open educational
resources such as the BC Campus Open
Textbook project, and the Open Education
Resource universitas (OERu).”

15. Open
Studies
Working
Group
Vice
President
Academic
Dean of
Arts
Vice
President
Research
Librarians
Faculty
IT Services
Student
Association
Print
Services

18. Thank you
Dr. Farhad Dastur @fdastur Farhad.Dastur@kpu.ca
Kurt Penner @KurtPenner Kurt.Penner@kpu.ca
Dr. Richard Le Grand @rickpsyguy Richard.LeGrand@kpu.ca
Dr. Rajiv Jhangiani @thatpsychprof Rajiv.Jhangiani@kpu.ca
Slides available at: slideshare.net/thatpsychprof
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