Presentation prepared for the Missouri State University campus and FCTL about the basics of OER.
Also submitted for SPARC Open Education Leadership assignment.
Sections adapted from David Ernst's OTN presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rW40wZyVUFuxJ8zCfkFBOJ7quCNYlwF4/view?usp=sharing
The adoption and impact of OEP and OER in the Global South: Theoretical, conc...ROER4D
The adoption and impact of OEP and OER in the Global South: Theoretical, conceptual & methodological framework for the ROER4D project meta-synthesis
Presentation at Open Education Global 2017
Cheryl Hodgkinson-Williams
College Textbook Affordability Student Survey FindingsUna Daly
What do college students believe is a reasonable cost for class materials? How does the cost of the materials affect them? What recommendations do they have for improving textbook affordability? We will hear from leading researchers what 10,000 public college students in Washington state and 22,000 public college and university students in Florida had to say about the impact of textbook costs on their education.
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) and the Washington Community & Technical Colleges Student Association (WACTCSA) partnered in 2017 to conduct a survey to:
gauge students’ threshold of what is considered low cost for course materials
explore the influence of cost of course materials on students’ academic practices
document students’ recommendations for strategies to improve the affordability of course materials.
The Florida Virtual Campus has conducted three surveys since 2010 on the impact textbook costs are having on higher education affordability, success and completion at their public institutions. Key findings include:
the high cost of textbooks is negatively impacting student access, success, and completion
college students are paying more than university students for textbooks and other course materials
financial aid covers fewer textbook costs in 2016 than in 2012.
When: Wednesday, Feb 21st 11am PT/ 2pm ET
Featured Speakers:
Boyoung Chae, PhD, Policy Associate of eLearning and Open Education at the Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges (SBCTC).
Robin Donaldson, PhD, Director Instructional Research and Membership, Florida Virtual Campus
Open Resource, or Open Sewer? Evaluating Open Educational ResourcesErin Owens
Open educational resources (OER) continue to become more available and more popular, but the quality of open content can range from terrific to terrible. This session will explore potential issues with OER quality and share key tools and strategies to more efficiently evaluate open teaching materials.
1) Open textbooks have the potential to increase access to education by reducing costs for students. Research shows that open textbooks can be of high quality and beneficial for teaching and learning.
2) A study of UK students found that while many see textbooks as important, many skip purchases due to high costs, with some changing courses as a result. Lecturers are often unaware of open textbooks as an alternative.
3) A survey is exploring UK staff and students' use and awareness of textbooks, including open ones. Preliminary findings suggest higher costs and debts influence student choices, while awareness and use of open textbooks among staff is growing.
ExplOERing the Possibilities of Open Educational ResourcesErin Owens
This document summarizes a presentation about exploring open educational resources (OER). The presentation addresses the high cost of textbooks as a problem, and introduces OER as a potential solution. It defines OER and distinguishes them from other zero-cost materials. Research is presented showing that using OER can improve student outcomes like course completion rates and grades, especially for lower-income students. Potential benefits of OER beyond cost savings are discussed. The presentation explores "OER-enabled pedagogy" involving students creating and customizing OER. Common concerns about quality and other factors in selecting course materials are acknowledged. The presentation concludes with a group exercise and invitation for further discussion.
This document summarizes a systematic review of theses from researchers in the Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN). The GO-GN aims to raise the profile of open education research and support PhD students conducting research in this area. The review analyzed 50 theses from 14 countries across 10 categories related to open education, including project case studies, technical specifications, OER as a subject, policy, practitioners, developing nations, MOOCs, pedagogy, and open data/practice/access. The goal was to better understand the emerging field of open education research.
This document provides arguments and information to help convince a university provost to support open educational resources (OER). It summarizes key benefits of OER like saving students money on textbooks, increasing student success and retention, enhancing pedagogy, and providing first-mover advantages. Specific data is presented showing student savings and improved outcomes from OER initiatives at other institutions. Components of a successful OER implementation and needs like funding and support are also outlined.
The document summarizes research from the OER Research Fellows program about open educational resources. It discusses the purpose of the program, which is to encourage high-quality OER research and build researcher capacity. It provides an update that several articles have been published or accepted for publication. It then highlights research from two Fellows, Judy Orton Grissett and Huimei Delgado. Orton Grissett's research found students perceived faculty more positively when they used open textbooks. Delgado's research at Purdue University found lower withdrawal rates but similar exam performance when using free OER instead of a $121 textbook. The document ends by calling for more rigorous OER research designs.
The adoption and impact of OEP and OER in the Global South: Theoretical, conc...ROER4D
The adoption and impact of OEP and OER in the Global South: Theoretical, conceptual & methodological framework for the ROER4D project meta-synthesis
Presentation at Open Education Global 2017
Cheryl Hodgkinson-Williams
College Textbook Affordability Student Survey FindingsUna Daly
What do college students believe is a reasonable cost for class materials? How does the cost of the materials affect them? What recommendations do they have for improving textbook affordability? We will hear from leading researchers what 10,000 public college students in Washington state and 22,000 public college and university students in Florida had to say about the impact of textbook costs on their education.
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) and the Washington Community & Technical Colleges Student Association (WACTCSA) partnered in 2017 to conduct a survey to:
gauge students’ threshold of what is considered low cost for course materials
explore the influence of cost of course materials on students’ academic practices
document students’ recommendations for strategies to improve the affordability of course materials.
The Florida Virtual Campus has conducted three surveys since 2010 on the impact textbook costs are having on higher education affordability, success and completion at their public institutions. Key findings include:
the high cost of textbooks is negatively impacting student access, success, and completion
college students are paying more than university students for textbooks and other course materials
financial aid covers fewer textbook costs in 2016 than in 2012.
When: Wednesday, Feb 21st 11am PT/ 2pm ET
Featured Speakers:
Boyoung Chae, PhD, Policy Associate of eLearning and Open Education at the Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges (SBCTC).
Robin Donaldson, PhD, Director Instructional Research and Membership, Florida Virtual Campus
Open Resource, or Open Sewer? Evaluating Open Educational ResourcesErin Owens
Open educational resources (OER) continue to become more available and more popular, but the quality of open content can range from terrific to terrible. This session will explore potential issues with OER quality and share key tools and strategies to more efficiently evaluate open teaching materials.
1) Open textbooks have the potential to increase access to education by reducing costs for students. Research shows that open textbooks can be of high quality and beneficial for teaching and learning.
2) A study of UK students found that while many see textbooks as important, many skip purchases due to high costs, with some changing courses as a result. Lecturers are often unaware of open textbooks as an alternative.
3) A survey is exploring UK staff and students' use and awareness of textbooks, including open ones. Preliminary findings suggest higher costs and debts influence student choices, while awareness and use of open textbooks among staff is growing.
ExplOERing the Possibilities of Open Educational ResourcesErin Owens
This document summarizes a presentation about exploring open educational resources (OER). The presentation addresses the high cost of textbooks as a problem, and introduces OER as a potential solution. It defines OER and distinguishes them from other zero-cost materials. Research is presented showing that using OER can improve student outcomes like course completion rates and grades, especially for lower-income students. Potential benefits of OER beyond cost savings are discussed. The presentation explores "OER-enabled pedagogy" involving students creating and customizing OER. Common concerns about quality and other factors in selecting course materials are acknowledged. The presentation concludes with a group exercise and invitation for further discussion.
This document summarizes a systematic review of theses from researchers in the Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN). The GO-GN aims to raise the profile of open education research and support PhD students conducting research in this area. The review analyzed 50 theses from 14 countries across 10 categories related to open education, including project case studies, technical specifications, OER as a subject, policy, practitioners, developing nations, MOOCs, pedagogy, and open data/practice/access. The goal was to better understand the emerging field of open education research.
This document provides arguments and information to help convince a university provost to support open educational resources (OER). It summarizes key benefits of OER like saving students money on textbooks, increasing student success and retention, enhancing pedagogy, and providing first-mover advantages. Specific data is presented showing student savings and improved outcomes from OER initiatives at other institutions. Components of a successful OER implementation and needs like funding and support are also outlined.
The document summarizes research from the OER Research Fellows program about open educational resources. It discusses the purpose of the program, which is to encourage high-quality OER research and build researcher capacity. It provides an update that several articles have been published or accepted for publication. It then highlights research from two Fellows, Judy Orton Grissett and Huimei Delgado. Orton Grissett's research found students perceived faculty more positively when they used open textbooks. Delgado's research at Purdue University found lower withdrawal rates but similar exam performance when using free OER instead of a $121 textbook. The document ends by calling for more rigorous OER research designs.
Exploring the Impact of Open Textbooks Around the World Beck Pitt
"Exploring the Impact of Open Textbooks Around the World" was presented by Beck Pitt at the Open Textbook Summit #OTSummit in Vancouver on 28 May 2015.
OER Research Hub: Understanding the impact of open educational resourcesBdelosArcos
This document summarizes an OER Research Hub report on understanding the impact of open educational resources. It lists 11 hypotheses about how OER can improve student performance and satisfaction, widen participation in education, help at-risk learners, lead educators to reflect on their practice, and bring financial benefits. It also discusses how open licensing is important for educational reuse but that indicators of quality are the most important factor for learners selecting OERs. The document provides initial evidence to support some hypotheses, such as how OER have improved student mastery and pass rates in math courses.
This document discusses open textbooks and their potential to increase access, affordability, and academic success in higher education. It notes that the high cost of textbooks has prevented many qualified students from completing college degrees. Open textbooks can help address this issue by making educational resources freely available. The document provides statistics on the high and rising costs of textbooks for students. It also summarizes several studies that found open textbooks led to equal or better learning outcomes for students compared to traditional textbooks, while saving students and institutions significant amounts of money. The University of Northwestern's open textbook initiative is highlighted as a successful example of adopting open textbooks to reduce costs and increase access.
Teacher educators in East Africa are exploring the use of open educational resources (OER) and open educational practices (OEP) in their teaching.
They find that sharing ideas and resources through networks helps them learn from each other and grow as educators. However, moving fully to OEP is challenging due to vague definitions of terms, a lack of support for practitioners, and constraints within the education system.
While some educators are beginning to create and share open content, moving beyond early adopters to widespread adoption requires addressing issues of motivation, skills, time, and policies around open practices.
This document summarizes a presentation given by Boundless at the Open Education Global Conference in April 2016. The presentation discussed Boundless' approach to developing affordable, high-quality modular courseware to empower both faculty and students. Key points included data showing rising textbook costs are prohibitive for many students, how Boundless courseware is developed through a rigorous multi-stage process involving subject matter experts and continuous improvement based on user feedback, and results of an efficacy study showing students using Boundless courseware performed better and were more satisfied than those using a traditional eTextbook.
READ180 is a comprehensive reading intervention program designed to help improve reading skills through technology, print materials, and teacher professional development. It provides differentiated instruction to students in a 90-minute block consisting of whole group, individualized computer, and independent reading sessions. Research shows READ180 improves reading achievement across grade levels and student subgroups. It aligns with the No Child Left Behind Act and state standards.
The document discusses techniques for information literacy instruction that move beyond traditional database instruction. It proposes a model of "database demolition" that emphasizes higher-order thinking skills and covers the full scope of information literacy standards. Specific techniques are presented, such as flipped classroom, peer teaching, and problem-based learning. The goal is to equip students with practical strategies for academic success by helping them understand research as a complex scholarly conversation and inquiry.
This document discusses the benefits and challenges of open educational resources (OER). The benefits include equitable access to education for all students regardless of their financial situation, lower costs for course materials which allows students to spend financial aid on other necessities, opportunities for professional development and customization of materials for faculty, and catering to different learning styles. However, developing OER courses can be time-consuming, some faculty may have a fixed mindset resisting change, institutions may have unrealistic expectations, ensuring quality and keeping materials up-to-date is challenging, and not all students have access to necessary technology.
Utilizing the Commons for the Common Core | Amee Godwin ISKMEAmee Godwin
ISKME presents its work with OER Commons, and connects Open Educational Resources (OER) to the implementation of the Common Core State Standards in and across states, districts and schools. Teachers and school leaders are building capacity for finding, creating, evaluating, and sharing digital resources online using OER Commons to meet the demands of the new standards.
Open Textbook Network faculty workshop at Youngstown State UniversityRajiv Jhangiani
This document discusses the rising costs of higher education and textbooks and promotes the use of open textbooks as an alternative. It summarizes that state funding for higher education has decreased while tuition costs have increased, pricing many students out of attending or completing college. The cost of textbooks has also risen dramatically, with the average student budgeting over $1,000 per year for textbooks alone. Open textbooks, which are freely available online under open licenses, are presented as a way to reduce costs for students while maintaining quality and academic outcomes equal to or better than traditional textbooks. The author advocates for the adoption of open textbooks and provides information on how to review and customize open textbooks for courses.
This document summarizes a presentation about open educational resources (OER) given by Regina Gong at Michigan State University. It discusses:
1) An overview of OER, including definitions of open education, OER, and creative commons licenses.
2) Lansing Community College's OER initiative to reduce textbook costs, including growth in courses and faculty adopting OER since 2015 and resulting savings for students.
3) Research on the impact of OER on student outcomes like pass rates and retention, which has not found statistically significant differences compared to traditional materials.
4) Challenges of starting an OER initiative and strategies discussed to increase OER adoption, like faculty training and partnerships
Electronic Alternatives to Textbooks for Your Students: Learning with LOUIS 2...Monkey8Mind
Learn how Loyola University New Orleans librarians worked with teaching faculty to provide alternatives to purchasing expensive textbooks for students.
The survey found that respondents agreed with 5 key eLearning trends: personalized learning, responsive content, specialized materials, content curation, and self-directed learning. Creating learning objectives was identified as fundamental to content creation. Respondents were unfamiliar with the Tin Can API technology. The main challenges in content creation were lack of resources, complex tools, and shrinking budgets. Usability and simplicity were the main factors sought in authoring tools.
Open etext books are making a significant difference to educational outcomes. Includes a case study of The plan detectives and analysis of the changes made to student outcomes.
George Fox University is in its third year of funding open textbooks through its library's textbook affordability program. Open textbooks are free to use and openly licensed educational materials. Several departments at GFU have adopted open textbooks, saving students over $375,000 in textbook costs over the last two years. Research shows that open textbooks can lead to equal or better learning outcomes for students at a much lower cost compared to traditional textbooks. GFU is committed to continuing efforts to incentivize faculty adoption of open textbooks to reduce the financial burden on students and support academic success.
Dr. Cable Green presented on strategies for taking open educational resources (OER) mainstream. He discussed the value and benefits of OER, challenges such as low awareness and discoverability, and opportunities to address demand, supply, and capacity issues. Some strategic priorities proposed were developing open policies, building communities, and focusing on open practices and pedagogy. The presentation called for discussion on an OER implementation strategy to accelerate mainstream adoption.
OER Impact at Community College: eLearning 2014Una Daly
The research project aimed to build the most comprehensive picture of OER impact. It was a collaboration between The Open University and CCCOER, funded by Hewlett, involving surveys and interviews. The survey of over 130 community college educators found that most had adapted OER but fewer created OER. Respondents believed OER improved their teaching and student outcomes like engagement and satisfaction. Over 60% said OER saved students money and over 1/3 thought it promoted student retention.
This presentation reports on findings arising from the collaborative research carried out by OER Research Hub and Community College Consortium for OER (CCCOER).
- Most of the respondents have used some sort of OER, though only around a quarter create OER
- Most report positive effects on their teaching practice as a result of OER use, particularly around peer collaboration and improved subject knowledge
- A smaller proportion (but still in excess of 40%) feel that OER use directly leads to improved reflection on pedagogical practice
- Positive effects were also identified for learners, especially around increased self-reliance, subject interest and experimentation
- There were similar numbers who thought OER wasn’t making much of a difference and a core of what might be termed ‘anti-OER’ responses
- There were mixed views about whether OER was saving institutions money, but approximately 2/3 felt that students had saved money
- Around 1/3 believe that OER is improving student attrition while around 1/2 believe it is not having an effect
- Only around half of OER creators have used open licensing
- There is a core of advocates who understand and actively promote OER; they adopt open educational practices and believe it leads to benefits
Exploring the Impact of Open Textbooks Around the World Beck Pitt
"Exploring the Impact of Open Textbooks Around the World" was presented by Beck Pitt at the Open Textbook Summit #OTSummit in Vancouver on 28 May 2015.
OER Research Hub: Understanding the impact of open educational resourcesBdelosArcos
This document summarizes an OER Research Hub report on understanding the impact of open educational resources. It lists 11 hypotheses about how OER can improve student performance and satisfaction, widen participation in education, help at-risk learners, lead educators to reflect on their practice, and bring financial benefits. It also discusses how open licensing is important for educational reuse but that indicators of quality are the most important factor for learners selecting OERs. The document provides initial evidence to support some hypotheses, such as how OER have improved student mastery and pass rates in math courses.
This document discusses open textbooks and their potential to increase access, affordability, and academic success in higher education. It notes that the high cost of textbooks has prevented many qualified students from completing college degrees. Open textbooks can help address this issue by making educational resources freely available. The document provides statistics on the high and rising costs of textbooks for students. It also summarizes several studies that found open textbooks led to equal or better learning outcomes for students compared to traditional textbooks, while saving students and institutions significant amounts of money. The University of Northwestern's open textbook initiative is highlighted as a successful example of adopting open textbooks to reduce costs and increase access.
Teacher educators in East Africa are exploring the use of open educational resources (OER) and open educational practices (OEP) in their teaching.
They find that sharing ideas and resources through networks helps them learn from each other and grow as educators. However, moving fully to OEP is challenging due to vague definitions of terms, a lack of support for practitioners, and constraints within the education system.
While some educators are beginning to create and share open content, moving beyond early adopters to widespread adoption requires addressing issues of motivation, skills, time, and policies around open practices.
This document summarizes a presentation given by Boundless at the Open Education Global Conference in April 2016. The presentation discussed Boundless' approach to developing affordable, high-quality modular courseware to empower both faculty and students. Key points included data showing rising textbook costs are prohibitive for many students, how Boundless courseware is developed through a rigorous multi-stage process involving subject matter experts and continuous improvement based on user feedback, and results of an efficacy study showing students using Boundless courseware performed better and were more satisfied than those using a traditional eTextbook.
READ180 is a comprehensive reading intervention program designed to help improve reading skills through technology, print materials, and teacher professional development. It provides differentiated instruction to students in a 90-minute block consisting of whole group, individualized computer, and independent reading sessions. Research shows READ180 improves reading achievement across grade levels and student subgroups. It aligns with the No Child Left Behind Act and state standards.
The document discusses techniques for information literacy instruction that move beyond traditional database instruction. It proposes a model of "database demolition" that emphasizes higher-order thinking skills and covers the full scope of information literacy standards. Specific techniques are presented, such as flipped classroom, peer teaching, and problem-based learning. The goal is to equip students with practical strategies for academic success by helping them understand research as a complex scholarly conversation and inquiry.
This document discusses the benefits and challenges of open educational resources (OER). The benefits include equitable access to education for all students regardless of their financial situation, lower costs for course materials which allows students to spend financial aid on other necessities, opportunities for professional development and customization of materials for faculty, and catering to different learning styles. However, developing OER courses can be time-consuming, some faculty may have a fixed mindset resisting change, institutions may have unrealistic expectations, ensuring quality and keeping materials up-to-date is challenging, and not all students have access to necessary technology.
Utilizing the Commons for the Common Core | Amee Godwin ISKMEAmee Godwin
ISKME presents its work with OER Commons, and connects Open Educational Resources (OER) to the implementation of the Common Core State Standards in and across states, districts and schools. Teachers and school leaders are building capacity for finding, creating, evaluating, and sharing digital resources online using OER Commons to meet the demands of the new standards.
Open Textbook Network faculty workshop at Youngstown State UniversityRajiv Jhangiani
This document discusses the rising costs of higher education and textbooks and promotes the use of open textbooks as an alternative. It summarizes that state funding for higher education has decreased while tuition costs have increased, pricing many students out of attending or completing college. The cost of textbooks has also risen dramatically, with the average student budgeting over $1,000 per year for textbooks alone. Open textbooks, which are freely available online under open licenses, are presented as a way to reduce costs for students while maintaining quality and academic outcomes equal to or better than traditional textbooks. The author advocates for the adoption of open textbooks and provides information on how to review and customize open textbooks for courses.
This document summarizes a presentation about open educational resources (OER) given by Regina Gong at Michigan State University. It discusses:
1) An overview of OER, including definitions of open education, OER, and creative commons licenses.
2) Lansing Community College's OER initiative to reduce textbook costs, including growth in courses and faculty adopting OER since 2015 and resulting savings for students.
3) Research on the impact of OER on student outcomes like pass rates and retention, which has not found statistically significant differences compared to traditional materials.
4) Challenges of starting an OER initiative and strategies discussed to increase OER adoption, like faculty training and partnerships
Electronic Alternatives to Textbooks for Your Students: Learning with LOUIS 2...Monkey8Mind
Learn how Loyola University New Orleans librarians worked with teaching faculty to provide alternatives to purchasing expensive textbooks for students.
The survey found that respondents agreed with 5 key eLearning trends: personalized learning, responsive content, specialized materials, content curation, and self-directed learning. Creating learning objectives was identified as fundamental to content creation. Respondents were unfamiliar with the Tin Can API technology. The main challenges in content creation were lack of resources, complex tools, and shrinking budgets. Usability and simplicity were the main factors sought in authoring tools.
Open etext books are making a significant difference to educational outcomes. Includes a case study of The plan detectives and analysis of the changes made to student outcomes.
George Fox University is in its third year of funding open textbooks through its library's textbook affordability program. Open textbooks are free to use and openly licensed educational materials. Several departments at GFU have adopted open textbooks, saving students over $375,000 in textbook costs over the last two years. Research shows that open textbooks can lead to equal or better learning outcomes for students at a much lower cost compared to traditional textbooks. GFU is committed to continuing efforts to incentivize faculty adoption of open textbooks to reduce the financial burden on students and support academic success.
Dr. Cable Green presented on strategies for taking open educational resources (OER) mainstream. He discussed the value and benefits of OER, challenges such as low awareness and discoverability, and opportunities to address demand, supply, and capacity issues. Some strategic priorities proposed were developing open policies, building communities, and focusing on open practices and pedagogy. The presentation called for discussion on an OER implementation strategy to accelerate mainstream adoption.
OER Impact at Community College: eLearning 2014Una Daly
The research project aimed to build the most comprehensive picture of OER impact. It was a collaboration between The Open University and CCCOER, funded by Hewlett, involving surveys and interviews. The survey of over 130 community college educators found that most had adapted OER but fewer created OER. Respondents believed OER improved their teaching and student outcomes like engagement and satisfaction. Over 60% said OER saved students money and over 1/3 thought it promoted student retention.
This presentation reports on findings arising from the collaborative research carried out by OER Research Hub and Community College Consortium for OER (CCCOER).
- Most of the respondents have used some sort of OER, though only around a quarter create OER
- Most report positive effects on their teaching practice as a result of OER use, particularly around peer collaboration and improved subject knowledge
- A smaller proportion (but still in excess of 40%) feel that OER use directly leads to improved reflection on pedagogical practice
- Positive effects were also identified for learners, especially around increased self-reliance, subject interest and experimentation
- There were similar numbers who thought OER wasn’t making much of a difference and a core of what might be termed ‘anti-OER’ responses
- There were mixed views about whether OER was saving institutions money, but approximately 2/3 felt that students had saved money
- Around 1/3 believe that OER is improving student attrition while around 1/2 believe it is not having an effect
- Only around half of OER creators have used open licensing
- There is a core of advocates who understand and actively promote OER; they adopt open educational practices and believe it leads to benefits
This document discusses moving beyond open educational resources (OER) to broader open education strategies. It defines OER and reviews studies showing OER are of similar or better quality than traditional resources and have similar or better learning outcomes. The document advocates for integrating OER into ongoing course design rather than as a special project. It discusses open pedagogy, policy support for open education, and creating global change through alignment and planting seeds for an open future. The goal is to reconsider approaches to teaching and learning through open education.
A Faculty Survival Guide to Open Educational ResourcesSara Rutter
This document summarizes key points about open educational resources (OER) from a presentation given at the University of Hawaii. It discusses why OER have become prominent, research showing their benefits for students, and OER initiatives at UH. Specifically, it finds that OER can reduce costs for students without harming learning outcomes. UH aims to widely adopt OER to lower costs and improve student success, retention and graduation. The library supports finding open resources to replace expensive course materials. In general, OER offer opportunities to increase access to education.
Analysing analytics, what is learning analytics?Moodlerooms
The document discusses learning analytics, which is defined as the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of learner data to optimize learning. It describes how data from student profiles, activities, course content and results can be collected and analyzed descriptively, diagnostically, predictively and prescriptively. The document also addresses ethical concerns regarding data privacy, transparency and ensuring analytics are used to benefit students. It provides examples of how different stakeholders may use analytics and discusses the Open University's principles of applying analytics in an ethical manner that respects student consent and privacy.
This document summarizes a presentation about open educational resources (OER). It discusses the Kaleidoscope Open Course Initiative which aims to improve student success using OER-based courses. The initiative replaces textbooks with free OER to eliminate costs as a barrier. It also improves course designs and materials based on student learning data. The initiative developed 11 courses impacting 9,000 students, and saw improved average student success rates of over 10% compared to previous years. It also allowed 100% of students to have free, digital access to materials on day 1. The presentation outlines challenges to adopting OER and the benefits it provides for teaching and learning. It proposes expanding the initiative in a second phase by piloting more courses and frameworks
This document discusses open schooling and the implications of technology-enabled open schooling. It begins with introducing participants and defining open schooling. Open schooling is described as providing flexible learning opportunities utilizing various means of content delivery, including information and communication technologies (ICTs) to mitigate physical separation between teachers and learners. Key differences between open and conventional schooling are outlined. The document then discusses considerations for open schooling systems and models, including legal structures and modes of delivery. It proposes a vision for open schooling in Guyana and outlines COL's open and innovative schooling model. Finally, it discusses taking a systems approach to open schooling, identifying key subsystems including materials, learner support, and administration.
"OER Research Hub Overview" was presented by Beck Pitt at Thompson Rivers University (TRU), Kamloops, B.C. Canada on 26 May 2015.
This presentation was developed from the slide deck created and presented by Bea de los Arcos at Open Education Global in Banff and OER15 with the addition of slides and content focused on open textbook research.
More Than Just Free, It's Freedom: The Case for OERRegina Gong
1) The document summarizes a presentation about open educational resources (OER) given by Regina Gong, an OER librarian and project manager at Lansing Community College.
2) It provides background on OER and LCC's OER initiative, including adoption rates, cost savings for students, and research on student outcomes when using OER.
3) Gong discusses open educational practices and how faculty are innovating with OER, as well as statewide collaborations in Michigan to promote OER adoption.
The Open Research Agenda (Milton Keynes)Robert Farrow
Slides presented at the CALRG Annual Conference 2016
(http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloudscape/view/2975). The Open Research Agenda is an international consultation exercise on research priorities in open education.
Introduction to Open: Plymouth State CETL PresentationRobin DeRosa
1) OPEN stands for Open Educational Resources, Open Pedagogy, and Open Access. OER are teaching resources that can be freely used and modified, including full courses, materials, videos, and tools.
2) Using OER can significantly reduce student textbook costs, which have increased 812% since 1978 compared to a 3.2% inflation rate. High textbook costs negatively impact students' learning by causing them to not purchase or drop courses.
3) Open pedagogy focuses on community and collaboration over content, treating education as a learner-developed process rather than experts imparting knowledge. It enables customization of required texts and creative approaches to learning outcomes, assignments, and grading.
2nd Regional Symposium on Open Educational Resources:
Beyond Advocacy, Research and Policy
24 – 27 June 2014
Sub-theme 2: Impact
How Do Hong Kong Teachers Like to Use Open Textbooks?
Kin Sun Yuen, Kam Cheong Li
This document summarizes the benefits and challenges of using open educational resources (OER) in teaching. It notes that OER can provide significant cost savings for students, a wide variety of perspectives, digital accessibility, and continued access to materials after a course. However, challenges include finding high-quality resources, confusion about OER, issues of accessibility, uncertainty about long-term funding, and ensuring students actively engage with the materials. Overall, the document concludes that while implementing OER takes time and effort, it can expand teaching resources and is an important trend for the future of education.
Open Education @ SC4 introduces open educational resources (OER) which are freely available educational materials that can be used and adapted without cost to students. OER include open textbooks, course modules, and other materials that are licensed openly through Creative Commons. Using OER can significantly reduce textbook costs for students and lead to higher enrollment, lower withdrawal rates, and equivalent or better academic performance compared to traditional resources. SC4 supports the use of OER by helping faculty find, evaluate, create, and publish high-quality open resources while addressing concerns about discovery, peer review, and adaptability of existing materials.
This document summarizes a presentation about open educational resources (OER). The presentation defines OER as teaching, learning and research materials that are in the public domain or released with an open license allowing free use. It outlines benefits of OER such as lowering student costs and allowing customization. The document provides examples of open textbooks and repositories where instructors can find high-quality OER to incorporate into their courses. It also discusses how the Online Education Initiative in California is working to increase access to online courses through the use of OER.
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A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
How to Add Chatter in the odoo 17 ERP ModuleCeline George
In Odoo, the chatter is like a chat tool that helps you work together on records. You can leave notes and track things, making it easier to talk with your team and partners. Inside chatter, all communication history, activity, and changes will be displayed.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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2. Open Education
“Encompasses educational resources, tools,
and practices that can be freely and fully used in
the digital environment without legal, financial,
or technical barriers.”
“When teachers, learners, and members of
society leverage all the new pathways offered
by technology to create & share knowledge
together, they are participating in open
education.”
-SPARC https://sparcopen.org/open-education/
Pillars of Open Education
1. Open Educational Resources
2. Open Educational Practices
3. Open Education Policy
3. What is OER?
"Open Educational Resources (OER) are
teaching and learning materials that are
freely available online for everyone to
use, whether you are an instructor,
student or self-learner. Examples of OER
include: full courses, course modules,
syllabi, lectures, homework assignments,
quizzes, lab and classroom activities,
pedagogical materials, games,
simulations, and many more resources
contained in digital media collections
from around the world."
Source: https://www.oercommons.org/
4. Why use OER? Benefits for both students and
instructors!
5. Student Barriers to Education
College Readiness
Family support
Financial/Cost
6. Cost
The cost barrier kept
2.4 million
low and moderate-income college-qualified high
school graduates from completing college in the
previous decade.
7. Cost
The average borrower owes more than
$28,650
in student loans (class of 2016).
Missouri =$27,108
MSU= Average debt of graduates from 2017= $25,714
8. Burden of Costs & Food Insecurity
● Food pantries on campuses tackle food insecurity
● How to start a food pantry on campus
● MSU Bear Pantry
9. What can we do?
Tuition and Fees
Room and Board
Books and Supplies
Personal Expenses
Transportation
10. The average student should budget
$1,220 - $1,420
for textbooks and course materials in 2017-18.
https://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/average-estimated-undergraduate-budgets-2017-18
https://www.collegetuitioncompare.com/compare/tables/?state=MO°ree=Undergraduate
Average of Missouri Institutions = $1,301
Cost of Textbooks
11. In your academic career, has the cost of
required textbooks caused you to:
2012 2016
63.6% 66.5% Not purchase the required textbook
49.2% 47.6% Take fewer courses
45.1% 45.5% Not register for a specific course
33.9% 37.6% Earn a poor grade
26.7% 26.1% Drop a course
17.0% 19.8% Fail a course
http://www.openaccesstextbooks.org/pdf/2012_Florida_Student_Textbook_Survey.pdf
12. Impact of OER on student success
● Across 13 academic, peer-reviewed studies pertaining to student learning,
none showed results in which students who utilized OER performed worse
than their peers who used traditional textbooks
● Researchers found that students in courses that used OER more frequently
had better grades and lower failure and withdrawal rates than their
counterparts in courses that did not use OER
● Students who receive Pell grants, part-time students, and populations
historically underserved by higher education show even higher improvements
in grades and reductions in D/F/W rates than their peers.
● Survey- 82% of students felt they would do significantly better in a course if
the textbook was available free online and buying a hard copy was optional.
13. OER Advantages for Faculty
● Continuous quality improvement
● Control over content
● Open education supports true academic freedom
● Open pedagogy
14.
15. Why is OER important?
Reduces cost and increases college
affordability
Student access from day 1
Greater diversity of learning environments
Student Success
Academic Freedom
Open resources are one way to address the
rising costs of education, and they also have the
potential to facilitate new styles of teaching and
learning.
Open resources have the potential to spur
pedagogical innovation, introducing new
alternatives for effective teaching
16. MSU Affordability Programs
● MSU Textbook Affordability and Accessibility
● FCTL grants and stipends
○ OER Zero Textbook Course
17. Where do you
find OER?
● OER Repositories
○ Merlot
○ OpenStax
○ BCcampus OpenEd
○ Open Textbook Library
○ Open SUNY
○ OER Commons
○ Affordable Learning Georgia
● OER Search Tools
○ OASIS
○ Mason OER Metafinder
18. Steps for Finding OER
1. Set aside some time
2. Develop a search strategy (items to think about)
a. Identify keywords related to your subject including course name and discipline
b. Education level
c. Learning objectives
d. Asset type
e. License type
3. Conduct searches in multiple locations and compile list of OER that
matches
Challenges: lack of centralized location for searching and the availability of
fewer reviews of OER content
Tip: Work with your OER Librarian to help compile lists of potential OER
resources.
19. How do you
Evaluate OER?
Evaluating the quality of
educational resources is important,
regardless of whether they are open
or closed
20. Criteria
● Accuracy / Quality of Content
● Relevance
● Production Quality
● Accessibility
● Interactivity
● Cultural Relevance & Sensitivity
● Licensing
● Ease of Adaptability
● Depends on your needs
● Various criteria checklists available
including through OER repositories
● Does this resource help your student
achieve the learning goals?
22. What can you do
to get involved
with OER?
● Evaluate an Open Textbook
● Adopt an OER Textbook
● Incorporate OER materials into
your courses
● Create an OER Textbook or
other materials
● Collaborate with your
Librarians
● Still not there? That’s ok!
○ Incorporate library purchased
materials into your courses
○ Textbooks on Reserve
○ Discuss future and potential OER
options
23. Assistance with
OER
● OER Subject Guide
● OER open sessions- 1:00-3:00
on Fridays
● Contact me:
TracyStout@missouristate.edu
● Contact FCTL for Instructional
Design support:
fctl@missouristate.edu
Some sections adapted from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rW40wZyVUFuxJ8zCfkFBOJ7quCNYlwF4/view?usp=sharing
Intro
Overview of presentation
Who I am
Education is essential to advancing society. It is how we pass down the wealth of human knowledge and equip the next generation. Educational systems are built with the goals of providing every person the opp to build a better life.
Several definitions of OER,
Free plus permission
The foundation upon which open education is built. Materials that are distributed at no cost with legal permission for the public to freely use, share, and build upon the content.
Open textbooks, lecture videos, presentation slides, assessments, software, articles, and other kinds of content published online and shared openly with the world.
Resources in the public domain or carry and open license granting legal permission for their use
I’m going to talk today about the financial or cost barrier
First Gen story
What got me interested in OER story
The Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED529499.pdf
About 2/3 of students borrow to get through school. These borrowers graduate with an average debt of …
Include institution’s data – can be found at https://ticas.org/posd/map-state-data#overlay=posd/state_data/2017/oh
food insecurity is a real concern for many college students and for our own MSU students
Students may have to make the choice between eating and textbooks
This section is showing the impact that students’ financial situation have on their everyday lives. Food pantries are now becoming ubiquitous as students struggle to afford to live while paying for college.
bearpantry@missouristate.edu ; 417-836-5774; PSU 131
Admit that it’s not the highest cost leading to these affordability issues – but it is:
the one cost that we as faculty can impact
it has a special impact on the academic success of students (as we’ll see later)
It may not seem that much, but sometimes it is the straw that breaks the camel’s back. Especially if you struggle with food insecurity, have children/family, etc.
Florida Student Textbook survey
Students are not learning if they are not reading the text
Nearly 48% took fewer courses and 45% did not register for a specific course.
But there are more than cost benefits with OER
Across 13 academic studies that attempted to measure results pertaining to student learning (higher ed: 15784 treatment, 99,692 control, k12: 1805 treatment 2439 control) none showed results in which students who utilized OER performed worse than their peers who used traditional textbooks.-If a student spends $1000/yr on textbooks and yet does not performs scholastically better than the student who utilizes free OER, what exactly is being purchased for $1000
2018 study large-scale study (21,822 students) indicate that OER adoption does much more than simply save students money and address student debt concerns. OER improve end-of-course grades and decrease DFW (D, F, and Withdrawal letter grades) rates for all students. They also improve course grades at greater rates and decrease DFW rates at greater rates for Pell recipient students, part-time students, and populations historically underserved by higher education. OER address affordability, completion, attainment gap concerns, and learning. These findings contribute to a broadening perception of the value of OERs and their relevance to the great challenges facing higher education today.
US Public Interest Research Group
Quality- can correct immediate issues without having to wait until the next edition
Control- customization of textbooks or other materials, move, remove or replace content/chapters
Academic freedom- ability to adapt, update, remix OER. instead of the “need” or encouragement to follow the textbook Can set your own pace, your own resources. Open licenses put the control of eduation back in the hands of faculty, instructors, instructional designers, and even students. Faculty can even collaborate with other faculty teaching the same course
Open pedagogy- engage students in new and innovative ways. Educators are now allowed to step back and see how students want to transform the information. This new imaginative, collaborative, and engaging educational experience can help transform teaching and learning for the better
Statistics professors who teach a 1000 level stats course edited this open textbook to align with their Excel-based course. They edited each chapter to add examples, instructions, and also wrote ~1000 multiple choice questions.
Students:
Helps remove cost/financial roadblocks
Access from Day 1
Same or better grades
Lower drop rates
Faculty:
Freedom to revise, repurpose, reuse
Can craft together chapters or information from multiple sources to meet learning objectives
Can revise current OER with current research to provide most recent information
Can share created materials with others
Faculty and students can work together to co-create assignments and materials
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OASIS
First and foremost, you need to check the licensing on of the OER to make sure that it allows for derivatives. If it doesn’t then you cannot modify it. If you are combining OER, you do need to check to make sure that the licenses are compatible. We recommend seeking assistance from your very knowledgable librarians and instructional designers if you have any questions.
Only touch on these- future presentations will discuss this further
Evaluate- Open Textbook Network- could hold a workshop on evaluating