This document summarizes an October 11, 2016 presentation by Una Daly of the Open Education Consortium about open educational resources (OER). The presentation defined OERs, discussed how adopting OERs can reduce costs and improve access and engagement for students, and outlined the steps faculty can take to discover, adopt, and sustain the use of OERs in their courses. Key points included that OERs are teaching materials that are free to use and adapt, textbook prices have risen over 80% in 12 years, and studies have found OER adoptions impact over 100,000 students with equal or better outcomes at a savings of millions of dollars.

1. Una Daly,
Open Education Consortium
October 11, 2016
Open Educational Resources:
Reduce Costs,
Expand Access,
Improve Student Engagement
Unless otherwise indicated, this presentation is licensed CC-BY 4.0

2. Welcome
Please introduce yourself in chat window!
Una Daly, CCCOER Director
Instructional Designer @One
and Foothill College
http://oerconsortium.org

3. • Adoption of high-quality open
educational resources
• Faculty choice & development
• Student success
Community College Consortium
for OER
http://oerconsortium.org
Image: Come In, We're
Open by Gary
Simmons cc-by-nc-sa
flickr

4. 250+ Colleges in 21 States
& Provinces

5. Webinars Fall 2016
• Sept 14: Finding & Adopting OER
• Oct 12: The Open License Playbook
• Oct 19: OER Degree Community
• Nov 9: OpenEd College Showcases
• Dec 7: OER Faculty Development

6. Agenda
• Quiz Show
• What’s the problem?
• Definitions and licensing
• Searching
• Adoption processes
• Planning for OER sustainability
• Questions

7. OER Quiz

8. By what % have textbook prices
risen in the last 12 years?
❑Less than 50%
❑50-75%
❑Over 80%

9. Source: Government Accountability Office, June 2013, College Textbooks Report

10. All Open Educational
Resources are Public Domain?
❑True
❑ False

11. Open Educational Resources
Teaching and learning resources
that reside in the PUBLIC DOMAIN
OR
have been released under an intellectual
property license to allow free use and
repurposing.
cc-by donkyhotey/flickr

12. Examples
•Lesson plans
• Open Courseware
• Open textbooks
• Videos
• Images
• Tests
• Software
• Tools, materials, or techniques to access
knowledge freely

13. Creative Commons Licenses
Simple, standardized way to grant copyright
permissions
Adapted from Ronda Neugebauer
Slidesshare
Permission: Attribute Commercial? Share alike?
http://creativecommons.org

14. Over 1 Billion Licensed Works

15. eBooks are the same as open
textbooks?
❑True
❑ False

16. ebook vs. Open Textbooks
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ethan-senack/etextbooks-vs-open-
textbo_b_8547630.html
Feature eBooks
Open
Textbooks
PRINTING Some printing
restrictions
No printing
restrictions
DEVICES Restriction on how
many devices can
access
Can load on any
number of devices
EXPIRATION Many expire after one
or two semesters
You can retain a
copy indefinitely
PRICE Varies greatly and no
resale value of hard
copy
Free online and
usually $20-60 for
hard copy

17. Cost Savings
H-M Harcourt OpenStax
ebook Rent $111.85, Buy: $178.99
Print Copy: $232. 98 (new)
ebook – FREE, ibook $4.99
Print Softbound: $55.00
©All rights reserved

18. Student Impact
• 48% take fewer classes
or different classes
• 65% choose to not buy
textbook
• 94% report concern that
grades affected
Source: Fixing the Broken Textbook Market,
2014
Survey of 2039 students at 156
campuses across 33 states

19. • 30% of students used financial aid to
buy textbooks ($300/semester approx.)
– 50% community college students
– 28% 4-year college, university
• $3 billion in financial aid used yearly for
undergraduate textbooks
Student PIRGs Survey, Covering the Cost, 2016
Taxpayer Impact

20. Solution:
Open Educational Resources
• Online access to textbook on first
day of class.
• Free online, low-
cost print option
• Faculty can adapt for students
Licensed for re-use by OpenSourceWay

21. Faculty Choice
• No more covering extra chapters because
book is so expensive
• No requirement to change
versions every few years.
• Customize instructional materials to match
students and course outcomes.
• Many open textbooks have ancillaries
Image: faculty meeting fun by alex ragone cc-by-nc-sa

22. Steps to Adopt
Open Educational Resources
• Discover & Select
• Adopt & Use
• Grow & Sustain
San Miguel stairs
creative commons
licensed by larry&flo
2007

23. Peer Reviewed OER Sites

24. $13 MILLION+ SAVED!
http://openstax.org/subjects
Foundation funded, peer reviewed open textbooks
for top 25 courses. Ancillaries available.

25. OER Commons
OER Commons is a dynamic digital library
and network. Explore open education
resources and join our network of educators
dedicated to curriculum improvement.

26. 26
Steps to Adopt
Open Educational Resources
• Discover & Select
• Adopt & Use
• Grow & Sustain
26How to Adopt an Open Textbook – Adopt & Use Section 26
San Miguel stairs cc licensed by larry&flo 2007

27. Textbook Adoption
• Who needs to know?
• What are the deadlines?
• How will students access?
• Are you going to remix?
27
How to Adopt an Open Textbook -- Adopt & Use Section
2727
brewbooks flickr CC-BYNCSA

28. Adoption Stakeholders
• Curriculum committee
• Department chair
• Bookstore
• Librarians
• Ed Tech / LMS
• Student Advisors
• Students
28
Lower Columbia College Flickr CC-BYNCND

29. Student Access
• What formats do students want?
• How to distribute?
– Digital
– Print copies
• Inform the library and IT help desk
https://vimeo.com/78298095

30. How to Adopt an Open Textbook 3030
Steps to Adopt
Open Educational Resources
• Discover & Select
• Adopt & Use
• Grow & Sustain
30
San Miguel stairs creative commons licensed by
larry&flo 2007

31. "Remote Marathon" by Marines is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

32. Increasing OER Adoption at
Maricopa County College District
• Call for OER Proposals
• Dialogue Days
• Department Meetings
• Class Schedule
• Website and Signage
• Promotional Items

33. Maricopa Millions Project Savings
Need Org chart

34. "Berlin Marathon" by akiwitz is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Persistence

35. OER Faculty Adopters
• Stay more up-to-date in their field
• Use materials in different formats
• More likely to collaborate with peers
• Students benefit from OER
– Cost reduction
– Ownership of learning
OER Research Hub, 2013-15, CC-BY-SA
Image: Original Wikimedia Logo, CC-BY-SA 3.0

36. 13 Peer Reviewed Studies
of OER Efficacy
http://openedgroup.org/
"Recent Studies in OER Adoption, May 2016" by John
Hilton III, Open Education Group
OER Research

37. 119,720 Students
http://openedgroup.org/
"Recent Studies in OER Adoption, May 2016" by John
Hilton III, Open Education Group

38. 95% Same or Better Outcomes
http://openedgroup.org/
"Recent Studies in OER Adoption, May 2016" by John
Hilton III, Open Education Group

39. Join our Community
• Access to a community of OER experts
• Online advisory email list
• Professional development
• Collaboration opportunities
• Online Resources
Twitter : @cccoer, @unatdaly
http://www.slideshare.net/UnaDaly/
http://oerconsortium.org