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OER Talk @ Bryant
This document discusses the high cost of textbooks and the potential for open educational resources (OER) to provide more affordable alternatives. It notes that the 5 major textbook publishers control nearly 90% of the market, limiting competition and driving up prices. As a result, many students opt not to purchase required textbooks or purchase older editions. The document then introduces OER, which are open-licensed educational materials that can be freely reused, revised, remixed, and redistributed. It provides examples of open educational websites and resources and encourages readers to adopt, adapt, and create OER when possible to increase access and affordability of educational content.
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- 2. Nicole Allen except whereotherwise noted @txtbks www.slideshare.com/txtbks
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- 6. @txtbks | sparcopen.org textbookcosts are out of control
- 7. Consumer Prices 2006–2016 U.S.Bureau of Labor Statistics Textbooks Tuition & Fees All Items
- 8. Average Estimated Undergraduate Budgets,2016-17 Source: College Board Books & Supplies = $1,200+
- 9. @txtbks | sparcopen.org “thestraw that broke the camel’s back”
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- 16. @txtbks | sparcopen.org 5major publishers hold nearly 90% of the market Source: Turning the Page by James Koch Near-Monopoly
- 17. Data Source: NACS MixedMessages
- 18. @txtbks | sparcopen.org 2in 3 Students say they decided against buying a textbook because the cost is too high Source: Student PIRGs
- 19. @txtbks | sparcopen.org <1in 2 Students purchase a current edition of their textbook Source: Book Industry Study Group
- 20. @txtbks | sparcopen.org studentscannot learn from books they can’t afford
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- 27. @txtbks | sparcopen.org tourof the OER space
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- 38. • Higher orequivalent grades • Higher average credit load • Higher or equivalent completion rates openedgroup.org
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- 43. @txtbks | sparcopen.org whatcan you do?
- 44. @txtbks | sparcopen.org (1)when you can share, do share
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- 48. @txtbks | sparcopen.org (2)change the default: consider OER first, then other options
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- 50. using OER in1 course per year could save US students $1.42 billion Source: Student PIRGs
- 51. @txtbks | sparcopen.org (3)support faculty to adopt, adapt, and create OER
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- 55. @txtbks | sparcopen.org (4)use “open” to achieve your mission
- 56. “Bryant takes justifiablepride in the quality of its faculty. Bryant’s focus is on the learning experience. Professors make a special effort to turn the classroom into a forum for the presentation and exchange of ideas. Teaching extends beyond the classroom when students and professors meet or use technology to exchange ideas or discuss matters of mutual interest.”
- 57. Nicole Allen nicole@sparcopen.org @txtbks |@sparc_na www.sparcopen.org
Editor's Notes
- #6 http://www.innovate.ri.gov/copy-of-studio-rhode-challenge
- #8 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2016/college-tuition-and-fees-increase-63-percent-since-january-2006.htm
- #9 https://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/average-estimated-undergraduate-budgets-2016-17
- #11 https://www.cengagebrain.com/shop/isbn/9781305585126
- #12 https://www.cengagebrain.com/shop/isbn/9781305585126
- #13 https://www.cengagebrain.com/shop/isbn/9781305585126
- #14 Underlying image © from http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/28/showbiz/heat-director-buddy-cop/
- #17 Koch, J. (2013). Turning the Page. http://www.luminafoundation.org/publications/Turning_the_page.pdf
- #18 Further discussed in: http://mfeldstein.com/how-much-do-college-students-actually-pay-for-textbooks/.
- #19 Source http://www.uspirg.org/reports/usp/fixing-broken-textbook-market
- #20 Less than half of college students now purchase a current version of their assigned textbook – opting for older editions or unauthorized copies – down from 62% in 2010. Book Industry Study Group (2013). Student Attitudes Toward Content in Higher Education, Volume Three [press release]. http://www.bisg.org/news-5-815-press-releasestudent-response-to-digital-textbooks-climbs-says-new-bisg-study.php
- #39 http://openedgroup.org/review http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12528-015-9101-x http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nicole-allen/college-textbooks-do-you_b_8261086.html
- #41 https://sparcopen.org/our-work/department-of-education-open-licensing-policy/
- #43 http://www.innovate.ri.gov/copy-of-studio-rhode-challenge
- #46 https://creativecommons.org/about/platform/
- #47 http://news.rice.edu/2013/12/12/openstax-college-offers-sixth-textbook-introductory-statistics/
- #51 http://www.studentpirgs.org/reports/sp/open-textbooks-billion-dollar-solution
- #53 https://www.library.umass.edu/services/teaching-and-learning/oer/open-education-initiative/
- #54 https://blogs.lt.vt.edu/openvt/2016/08/25/fundamentals-of-business-virginia-techs-new-open-textbook/ https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/70961
- #57 http://catalog.bryant.edu/undergraduate/missionoverview/