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.
This presentation for faculty explains the rationale for open textbooks, provides an update on George Fox University's Open Textbook Initiative, and encourages them to participate.
A presentation given at Educause ELI 2019 in Anaheim, CA on February 19. 2019. The PDF is available to download in our university IR: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/libraries_fac/28/
The results of an Open Textbook Initiative, includes definitions, why open is important, the process of beginning an open textbook initiative at a small university and the results after one academic year.
Strategies to Support Open Educational Resources for Student Success: Case Ex...Robin M. Ashford, MSLIS
This was a shared Educause Connect Portland 2017 session with Cynthia Jimes from ISKME: https://events.educause.edu/educause-connect/2017/portland/agenda/strategies-to-support-open-educational-resources-for-student-success-case-examples-from-california-michigan-and-oregon
Recent research conducted by the OER Research Hub indicates that nearly 60% of community college faculty choose OER and open textbooks based on the reputation of the institution or recommendations from trusted colleagues. Join us on Wed, February 5, at 11:00 am (PT), 2:00 pm (ET) to hear about three high-quality open textbook publishing initiatives, one through the State University of New York (SUNY), another through OpenStax College at Rice University, and finally one at the University of Minnesota. Our featured speakers will share their experiences with publishing open textbooks for use by both faculty and students and share their open textbook adoption strategies.
Cyril Oberlander, Director of Library Services at SUNY Geneseo heads up the SUNY Open Textbook initiative which publishes high-quality, cost-effective course resources by engaging faculty as authors and peer-reviewers, and libraries as a publishing service and infrastructure. They have released three open textbooks this last fall in their planned series of fifteen open textbooks in various disciplines.
David Harris, Editor-in-chief OpenStax College at Rice University’s Connexions project. OpenStax College is a nonprofit organization committed to improving student access to quality learning materials. Their free textbooks are developed and peer-reviewed by educators to ensure they are readable, accurate, and meet the scope and sequence requirements of college courses. Their first six books released over the last two years are focused on general education courses and are gaining adoptions.
David Ernst, Chief Information Officer, College of Education and Human Development, at University of Minnesota. Dr. Ernst spent the last two years identifying barriers to the adoption of open textbooks and finding ways to help institutions and faculty overcome those barriers. He created the Open Textbook Library in April, 2012, as a single source for faculty to find open textbooks.
This presentation for faculty explains the rationale for open textbooks, provides an update on George Fox University's Open Textbook Initiative, and encourages them to participate.
A presentation given at Educause ELI 2019 in Anaheim, CA on February 19. 2019. The PDF is available to download in our university IR: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/libraries_fac/28/
The results of an Open Textbook Initiative, includes definitions, why open is important, the process of beginning an open textbook initiative at a small university and the results after one academic year.
Strategies to Support Open Educational Resources for Student Success: Case Ex...Robin M. Ashford, MSLIS
This was a shared Educause Connect Portland 2017 session with Cynthia Jimes from ISKME: https://events.educause.edu/educause-connect/2017/portland/agenda/strategies-to-support-open-educational-resources-for-student-success-case-examples-from-california-michigan-and-oregon
Recent research conducted by the OER Research Hub indicates that nearly 60% of community college faculty choose OER and open textbooks based on the reputation of the institution or recommendations from trusted colleagues. Join us on Wed, February 5, at 11:00 am (PT), 2:00 pm (ET) to hear about three high-quality open textbook publishing initiatives, one through the State University of New York (SUNY), another through OpenStax College at Rice University, and finally one at the University of Minnesota. Our featured speakers will share their experiences with publishing open textbooks for use by both faculty and students and share their open textbook adoption strategies.
Cyril Oberlander, Director of Library Services at SUNY Geneseo heads up the SUNY Open Textbook initiative which publishes high-quality, cost-effective course resources by engaging faculty as authors and peer-reviewers, and libraries as a publishing service and infrastructure. They have released three open textbooks this last fall in their planned series of fifteen open textbooks in various disciplines.
David Harris, Editor-in-chief OpenStax College at Rice University’s Connexions project. OpenStax College is a nonprofit organization committed to improving student access to quality learning materials. Their free textbooks are developed and peer-reviewed by educators to ensure they are readable, accurate, and meet the scope and sequence requirements of college courses. Their first six books released over the last two years are focused on general education courses and are gaining adoptions.
David Ernst, Chief Information Officer, College of Education and Human Development, at University of Minnesota. Dr. Ernst spent the last two years identifying barriers to the adoption of open textbooks and finding ways to help institutions and faculty overcome those barriers. He created the Open Textbook Library in April, 2012, as a single source for faculty to find open textbooks.
Slides from a presentation given 9 March 2017 at the Digital Education Summit at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX. Session description: "Open Educational Resources (OER) can be great tools to enhance online courses. But what exactly are they, and how do you find them and put them to use? This session will define and illustrate OER broadly (and open textbooks in particular), highlight key tools for discovering OER, and share examples of how the integration of OER can benefit you and your students."
ExplOERing the Possibilities of Open Educational ResourcesErin Owens
Slides from a presentation at the 2019 SHSU Teaching & Learning Conference. Presentation description: Educators hear a lot these days about Open Educational Resources (OER), especially since the Texas legislature passed SB 810 in 2017, but instructors may not yet be familiar with OER or confident about using them. This session provides the opportunity to “explOER” these resources from different angles. Attendees will investigate OER quality through hands-on activities; see practical examples of project-based learning projects that engage students in OER creation; understand the intersection of OER and social justice; and learn about research studies showing the correlation between OER use and student success. Participants will leave with a better sense of how OER might fit into their personal instruction toolboxes.
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.
#OAweek14 @ UNCG: OER and Solving the Textbook Cost Crisis Nicole Allen
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The cost of college textbooks has grown to a point that virtually every campus is now seeking solutions. While many colleges and universities like UNCG have successfully reduced costs through stop-gap measures such as rental programs and textbook reserves, the greatest potential for permanently solving the problem lies in Open Educational Resources (OERs), which are academic materials that are freely available online for everyone to use, adapt, and share. Institutions across the country have begun to leverage OERs to reduce textbook costs, expand access to information, and enable faculty to better tailor materials to their courses. This talk will provide an overview of the OER movement to date, including how to identify OERs, how they are created, and research showing the impact on students. It will also help frame the opportunity for UNCG to advance OER right on campus.
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
Slides from a presentation given 9 March 2017 at the Digital Education Summit at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX. Session description: "Open Educational Resources (OER) can be great tools to enhance online courses. But what exactly are they, and how do you find them and put them to use? This session will define and illustrate OER broadly (and open textbooks in particular), highlight key tools for discovering OER, and share examples of how the integration of OER can benefit you and your students."
ExplOERing the Possibilities of Open Educational ResourcesErin Owens
Slides from a presentation at the 2019 SHSU Teaching & Learning Conference. Presentation description: Educators hear a lot these days about Open Educational Resources (OER), especially since the Texas legislature passed SB 810 in 2017, but instructors may not yet be familiar with OER or confident about using them. This session provides the opportunity to “explOER” these resources from different angles. Attendees will investigate OER quality through hands-on activities; see practical examples of project-based learning projects that engage students in OER creation; understand the intersection of OER and social justice; and learn about research studies showing the correlation between OER use and student success. Participants will leave with a better sense of how OER might fit into their personal instruction toolboxes.
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.
#OAweek14 @ UNCG: OER and Solving the Textbook Cost Crisis Nicole Allen
57
views
The cost of college textbooks has grown to a point that virtually every campus is now seeking solutions. While many colleges and universities like UNCG have successfully reduced costs through stop-gap measures such as rental programs and textbook reserves, the greatest potential for permanently solving the problem lies in Open Educational Resources (OERs), which are academic materials that are freely available online for everyone to use, adapt, and share. Institutions across the country have begun to leverage OERs to reduce textbook costs, expand access to information, and enable faculty to better tailor materials to their courses. This talk will provide an overview of the OER movement to date, including how to identify OERs, how they are created, and research showing the impact on students. It will also help frame the opportunity for UNCG to advance OER right on campus.
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
SPARC Webcast: Libraries Leading the Way on Open Educational ResourcesNicole Allen
This webcast features three librarians who have been leading OER projects on their campuses. Each will provide an overview of the project, discuss the impact achieved for students, and provide practical tips and advice for other campuses exploring OER initiatives.
Marilyn Billings, Scholarly Communication & Special Initiatives Librarian, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries. Marilyn coordinates the Open Education Initiative, which has saved students more than $750,000 since 2011 by working with faculty to identify low-cost and free alternatives to expensive textbooks.
Kristi Jensen, Program Development Lead, eLearning Support Initiative, University of Minnesota Libraries. The University of Minnesota has emerged as a national leader through its Open Textbook Library, which is a searchable catalog of more than 100 open textbooks. The Libraries also partnered with other entities on campus for their Digital Course Pack project, which has helped streamline the course pack process and make materials more affordable for students.
Shan Sutton, Associate University Librarian for Research and Scholarly Communication, Oregon State University Libraries. The OSU libraries are partnering with the OSU Press for a pilot program to develop open access textbooks by OSU faculty members. The program issued an RFP in the fall, and recently announced four winning proposals that will be published in 2014-2015.
Solving the Textbook Cost Crisis Through OERNicole Allen
The cost of college textbooks has grown to a point that virtually every campus is now seeking solutions. While many institutions have successfully reduced costs for students through stop-gap measures such as rental programs, lending libraries and licensing deals, the greatest potential for permanently solving the problem lies in Open Educational Resources (OER). Institutions of all kinds have begun to leverage OER to reduce costs for students, expand access to information, and enable faculty to better tailor materials to their courses. This talk will provide an overview of the OER movement to date, including important definitions, major projects, and what the most successful institutions are doing. It will also help frame the opportunity for regional collaboration and provide specific advice for members of the audience to take back to campus.
Supporting Open Textbook Adoptions at University of ArkansasMichelle Reed
“Supporting Open Textbook Adoptions” by Michelle Reed is licensed CC BY and is modified from Open Textbook Network slides prepared by David Ernst and Sarah Cohen. Images are individually licensed as noted. It was presented in Fayetteville at the University of Arkansas on September 24, 2019.
#OAweek14 @ WFU: OER and Solving the Textbook Cost CrisisNicole Allen
The cost of college textbooks has grown to a point that virtually every campus is now seeking solutions. While many colleges and universities like UNCG have successfully reduced costs through stop-gap measures such as rental programs and textbook reserves, the greatest potential for permanently solving the problem lies in Open Educational Resources (OERs), which are academic materials that are freely available online for everyone to use, adapt, and share. Institutions across the country have begun to leverage OERs to reduce textbook costs, expand access to information, and enable faculty to better tailor materials to their courses. This talk will provide an overview of the OER movement to date, including how to identify OERs, how they are created, and research showing the impact on students. It will also help frame the opportunity for UNCG to advance OER right on campus.
Winning Friends and Influencing People: OER and Higher Education Affordability.Marilyn K. Moody
Presentation at the Open Education 2016 Conference, Richmond, VA, November 2, 2016. #opened16
Abstract: Abstract:
Higher Education stakeholders, including students, parents, faculty, administrators, legislators, state higher education boards, trustees, alumni, and donors are all concerned about the high cost of education and its impact on students. Positioning OER within the broader context of college affordability creates interest in the creation and use of OER, as well as powerful allies for OER initiatives. Approaches and examples of how to communicate OER value for affordability efforts and influence these varied stakeholders will be included in this presentation. Portland State University and its use of OER and the creation of open textbooks in the context of university initiatives to increase affordability by reducing student costs for course materials will be described as one example. Insights and lessons learned will also be highlighted
Presentation shared during open education week 2016 to educational developers at Vancouver Island University. We cover openness in education, Creative Commons licenses, ways of engaging with open educational resources (OER) and the emergent open pedagogical practices associated with using open resources.
Supporting Open Textbook Adoptions - UA CossatotMichelle Reed
“Supporting Open Textbook Adoptions” by Michelle Reed was presented at the University of Arkansas Cossatot on March 15, 2019, and is licensed CC BY. Slides are modified from Open Textbook Network slides prepared by David Ernst and Sarah Cohen. Images are individually licensed as noted.
CCCU COT 2015 conference presentation held at Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California, USA June 2-5, 2015 - Abstract: From undergraduates to graduate students, faculty, and staff, our digital footprints matter. An online two-credit-hour course was created to acquaint graduate students with online identity formation and profiles, and the ethical use of social media. Content creation tools and networks such as LinkedIn, Google+ and Twitter were developed and leveraged throughout the course. Twitter was used along with LMS forums for weekly postings.
Online Northwest 2014 Lightening Talk on Mobile in Libraries - by Laura Zeigen, OHSU and Robin Ashford, GFU - slide notes are available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12J1u0cmMWgY7K6XuYmcGbOjaFi0i0flglTIekNQ04q4/edit?usp=sharing
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Mobile technologies are having a growing impact in libraries. Ebsco, Gale, WorldCat Local, and many other vendors are developing for the mobile market. We are in a period of transition; some libraries are providing extensive mobile services, while others are deciding where to begin. Librarians are developing mobile literacy skills to better serve users. Join us as we explore mobile in libraries, including results from a Pacific Northwest public and academic libraries mobile climate survey.
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Brochure & further info:
http://www.icsi.org/news/colloquium/colloquium_-_2010/
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Open textbooks at George Fox University, Starting Year 3, Fall 2018
1. Open Textbooks
George Fox University
Fall 2018, Starting Year 3
Funding provided by George Fox Library Textbook Affordability Program
Robin Ashford, Digital Learning, Research & Instruction Librarian
Gloria Doherty, Digital Learning Director
2. What Are Open Textbooks?
Open textbooks are open educational resources (OERs)
- Open educational resources are free and openly licensed
educational materials that can be used for teaching, learning,
research, and other purposes.
An emerging development in OER is open textbooks, which
are textbooks that are freely available with nonrestrictive
licenses. Covering a wide range of disciplines, open textbooks
are available to download and print in various file formats from
several web sites and OER repositories. https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/What_is_OER%3F
http://www.studentpirgs.org/open-textbooks/about
https://cnx.org/contents/mTfUixW-@7/What-are-Open-Textbooks
3. In the last 2 years–Open
Textbooks at George Fox
saved students $375,086*
A few stats:
• Over 25 George Fox courses
have adopted an open textbook
to replace required textbooks
• The Chemistry department
adopted the first open textbook
at Fox in fall 2016, replacing a
$260 textbook with a free
OpenStax Chemistry textbook
• Communication department was
next replacing a $111.00
textbook for COMM 100, a
required course for all students
*Based on full MSRP textbook price
4. A single semester of student savings from just two
departmental open textbook adoptions
CHEM 211: Student
Savings Fall 2018 =
$46,020
COMM 100: Student
Savings Fall 2018 =
$32,079
Total: $78,099
savings, two courses,
one semester
5. In just a few months…
over 2400 downloads
• Save students from needing
to purchase costly textbooks
• Leads to student success
• Raises visibility of author
and their institutions –
“Be Known” (GFU mission)
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/pennington_epress/
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/pennington_epress/1/
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/pennington_epress/2/
Open Textbooks = Great Impact
6. Open Textbooks are part of the Library
Textbook Affordability Program strategy
https://www.georgefox.edu/journalonline/summer18/notes/textbook.html
https://blogs.georgefox.edu/library/category/textbook-affordability/
https://www.georgefox.edu/library/Services/Faculty/textbook-affordability.html
7. An Open Textbook Example
Introductory, algebra-based,
two-semester college physics
1272 pages
Bookshare (accessible)
Instructor solution manual
Powerpoint slides
Available in
PDF
ePub
Print
Web
9. Open Textbooks at George Fox
Year 3 Goal: Continue to incentivize faculty
innovation in the area of open textbooks
Why: Open textbooks can help alleviate
the burden of textbook costs for students
and contribute to academic success
10. Students can not learn from books
they can’t afford to purchase.
11. Let’s look at cost…
http://njpirgstudents.org/campaigns/make-textbooks-affordable
https://studentgovresources.org/textbookbroke-campaign-for-affordable-
textbooks/
#TextbookBroke campaign
began in 2014, continues today
https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/773570064951943168
13. The cost barrier kept
2.4 million students
from finishing college
because of cost in the first
decade of this century.
The Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED529499.pdf
https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/912749269538439168
https://sparcopen.org/our-work/2017-act-bill/
16. Average student debt US (2017): $32,731
Average student debt in Oregon (2017): $27,885
http://ticas.org/posd/map-state-data
https://ticas.org/posd/map-state-data#overlay=posd/state_data/2018/or
Average student debt George Fox U. (2017): $29,207
17. The average student should budget
$1,230 - $1,390
for textbooks and course materials in 2016-17.
–The College Board
https://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/average-estimated-undergraduate-budgets-2016-17
Average at George Fox University = $950
(Note: Amount can vary widely by major)
18. How students cope with the Cost
Purchase an older edition of the textbook
Delay purchasing the textbook
Never purchase the textbook
Share the textbook with other students
Download pirated textbooks from the internet
19. Student Interview: Impact of high textbook costs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4IswNs0WWE
”the second tuition, I call it” (2:39)
20. What can we do?
Tuition and Fees
Room and Board
Books and Supplies
Personal Expenses
Transportation
21. The Open Textbook Network
promotes access, affordability,
and student success through
the use of open textbooks.
http://research.cehd.umn.edu/otn/
George Fox joins Open Textbook Network, fall 2016
22. • Over 500 textbooks in 14 subject areas
• 67% of textbooks have been reviewed by faculty at OTN
institutions (almost 2,000 reviews)
• 1.2M+ views last year, from every country in the world
• Books produced at Rice University, SUNY, University of
Texas at Austin, NOBA, University of Minnesota,
Portland State, Grand Valley State, Oregon
State…George Fox University! http://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/
23. 11 Accounting & Finance
58 Business
56 Computer Science & Information Systems
19 Economics
33 Education
17 Engineering
117 Humanities
12 Journalism, Media Studies & Communications
54 Law
82 Mathematics
9 Medicine
54 Natural Sciences
48 Social Sciences
14 Student Success
514 Total Books (a book may be included in multiple subject areas)
26. First George Fox Open Textbook in Open Textbook Library
*Now with 4 Reviews*
https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/the-simple-math-of-writing-well-writing-for-the-21st-century
27. Beyond Cost - Why Open?
• Facilitates the free exchange of information
• Empowers faculty
• Sharing is scalable
• Allows higher education to take ownership of
its content
28. 2) In the context of open, what
is possible = what is permitted
“…our conversations about OER
should emphasize how all of its
benefits - increasing academic
freedom, improving affordability and
access, revising and remixing - flow
from permissions. Permissions are
what differentiate OER from other
materials and are the source of their
benefits.” - David Wiley
Underselling Open: The Problem with Cost Framing:
https://opencontent.org/blog/archives/4774
On the Relationship Between Free and Permissions in “Open”
:https://opencontent.org/blog/archives/4783
29. How Effective Are Open Textbooks?
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11423-016-9434-9
http://openedgroup.org/publications
http://openedgroup.org/publications
13 Peer Reviewed
Studies of Efficacy
31. Freely available full text article:
http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/2754/4442
Abstract:
Our study found that most students
considered OER to be as good or
better in terms of quality and
engagement as traditional texts, while
also allowing them to put saved funds
toward their educational pursuits. As
rising costs in higher education
affect current and potential
students, faculty and students are
looking for ways to cut costs
where possible. Open educational
resources (OER) are a viable option
to replace expensive traditional
textbooks without sacrificing quality.
This article presents the results of a
study conducted with students…
Research continues…
32. More Research, Important Findings from
University of Georgia
Pell eligible
students
+12.3%
Non-Pell eligible
students
+7.4%
All Students +8.6%
-2.05%
-4.43%
-2.68%
Δ Grade Δ DFW
Colvard, N., Watson, C., Park, H. (2018, July) The Impact of Open Educational Resources on Various Student Success
Metrics. Retrieved from http://www.isetl.org/ijtlhe/pdf/IJTLHE3386.pdf
Change from non-OER to OER
33. What can you do?
• Take a look!
• Write a review!
• Adopt if a book meets the needs of you and your
students
• Raise awareness - talk with colleagues in your
program and department
• Consider adapting or authoring an open textbook
34. Writing a Review
Is there a textbook in the Open Textbook Library
that fits your class and/or expertise?
$200 Stipend will be paid for:
1. attending this info session AND…
2. reviewing a textbook in the Open Textbook Library
Review criteria used: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/ReviewRubric.aspx
Open Textbook Library: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks
35. Writing a Review
1. You will receive an email from the OTN with a
link to the online review form. Fill out and…
2. Complete a concise review by February 26, 2019
3. The review will be published in the Open
Textbook Library under an open license.
4. You will receive a $200 stipend.
36. Consider adopting an open textbook
1. Let me know if you decide to use an open
textbook as a required text in your course (after
reviewing)
2. Add the textbook link to your course site and
syllabus
3. You will receive a $500 course redesign stipend.
37. Consider authoring an open textbook
1. Let us know if you’re interested in authoring or co-
authoring an open textbook
2. We will schedule a one hour meeting to explain the
process, timeline, criteria involved with authoring
and publishing an open textbook, etc.
3. A $3,000 stipend is available for authoring an open
textbook (timeline typically one academic year).
38. Thank you.
Questions?
rashford@georgefox.edu
Thanks to David Ernst and the Open Textbook Network for data shared in this presentation
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.