This document provides information about an upcoming Open Education Week webcast on February 6th hosted by SPARC. It outlines the agenda for the webcast, including introductions from speakers such as the Executive Director of OpenCourseWare Consortium, a Higher Education Associate from US PIRG, and SPARC's Director of Open Education. The document shares statistics on the high cost of textbooks for students and discusses how open educational resources (OER) can help reduce costs while improving access and teaching. Suggestions are provided for how participants can get involved in raising awareness about OER during Open Education Week from March 10-15.
2014-03-26 Libraries & Open Educational Resources (#NERCOMP14)Nicole Allen
The document discusses open educational resources (OER) and the role of libraries in supporting OER. It summarizes that OER are openly licensed educational materials that can be freely used, adapted, and shared. Libraries are helping to address barriers to adopting OER, such as through grant programs that support faculty in selecting and using OER. Examples are provided of library initiatives at various universities that have saved students millions in textbook costs by promoting OER.
OER and Solving the Textbook Cost Crisis (#opened13 11.07.13 Park City, UT)Nicole Allen
The document summarizes Nicole Allen's presentation on using open educational resources (OER) to address the high cost of textbooks. It outlines the problem of rising textbook prices that impact students, presents OER as a solution by providing free and openly licensed textbooks, and calls for action including creating more OER, supporting adoption, raising awareness, developing supportive policies, and campus advocacy efforts.
Open Educational Resources Overview (Penn Libraries, 2014-04-09)Nicole Allen
SPARC is an international alliance of academic libraries working to create a more open system of scholarly communication. Open Educational Resources (OER) are textbooks and materials that are published online for anyone to freely use, adapt and share. They help address the high cost of textbooks for students. Libraries can support OER by raising awareness, helping discover and evaluate OER, assisting with adoption, and supporting sustainable OER publishing.
The document is a statement signed by over 3,000 faculty members expressing support for using open textbooks. It declares the signatories' intent to seek out and consider open textbooks when choosing course materials, and to give preference to low or no-cost educational resources like open textbooks over expensive textbooks when appropriate. It also calls for institutions to provide support for using open textbooks and other open educational resources.
This document introduces open educational resources (OER) and open textbooks. It discusses how rising textbook costs, student advocacy, and new licensing models have enabled the development of OER. Open textbooks offer benefits like customization, immediate updates, and low or no cost to students. While concerns remain around quality and transition efforts, open textbooks present an affordable alternative to commercial materials. The document provides examples of open textbook models and resources for discovering, selecting, adopting, and using open textbooks in courses.
Overview of Open Educational Resources (NSCC Faculty Institute, 6/10/14Nicole Allen
This document discusses open educational resources (OER). It provides an overview of OER, including definitions and the benefits of open licensing. It describes various models for creating and adopting OER, such as open publishing platforms and public funding initiatives. Examples are given of OER adoption at the institutional level, including Tidewater Community College creating degree programs using only OER and reducing costs for students. Barriers to OER are mentioned, along with strategies to support greater awareness, discovery, and use of OER.
An Overview of the Textbook Market and Strategies to Reduce Costs (11/1/12, N...Nicole Allen
This document discusses the high cost of textbooks and strategies to reduce costs. It notes that textbook prices have risen four times the rate of inflation over the last three decades. This has resulted in many students being unable to afford their textbooks. The document proposes that open educational resources (OER) like open textbooks can help solve this problem by providing educational materials that are free to use and distribute. OER allow content to be reused, revised, remixed and redistributed. The document outlines various OER publishing models and actions students and faculty can take to support OER adoption.
OER and Solving the Textbook Cost Crisis (Fairfield University 10/7/15)Nicole Allen
The document discusses the rising cost of college textbooks and the problem this poses for students and learning. It introduces open educational resources (OER) as a solution to make educational content more affordable and effective. OER are teaching materials that are freely available online for anyone to use and reuse under open licenses. The document outlines the benefits of OER such as significant cost savings for students, greater pedagogical flexibility for educators, and improved learning outcomes. It provides examples of OER initiatives and calls for broader adoption of OER to help lower the financial barriers to education.
2014-03-26 Libraries & Open Educational Resources (#NERCOMP14)Nicole Allen
The document discusses open educational resources (OER) and the role of libraries in supporting OER. It summarizes that OER are openly licensed educational materials that can be freely used, adapted, and shared. Libraries are helping to address barriers to adopting OER, such as through grant programs that support faculty in selecting and using OER. Examples are provided of library initiatives at various universities that have saved students millions in textbook costs by promoting OER.
OER and Solving the Textbook Cost Crisis (#opened13 11.07.13 Park City, UT)Nicole Allen
The document summarizes Nicole Allen's presentation on using open educational resources (OER) to address the high cost of textbooks. It outlines the problem of rising textbook prices that impact students, presents OER as a solution by providing free and openly licensed textbooks, and calls for action including creating more OER, supporting adoption, raising awareness, developing supportive policies, and campus advocacy efforts.
Open Educational Resources Overview (Penn Libraries, 2014-04-09)Nicole Allen
SPARC is an international alliance of academic libraries working to create a more open system of scholarly communication. Open Educational Resources (OER) are textbooks and materials that are published online for anyone to freely use, adapt and share. They help address the high cost of textbooks for students. Libraries can support OER by raising awareness, helping discover and evaluate OER, assisting with adoption, and supporting sustainable OER publishing.
The document is a statement signed by over 3,000 faculty members expressing support for using open textbooks. It declares the signatories' intent to seek out and consider open textbooks when choosing course materials, and to give preference to low or no-cost educational resources like open textbooks over expensive textbooks when appropriate. It also calls for institutions to provide support for using open textbooks and other open educational resources.
This document introduces open educational resources (OER) and open textbooks. It discusses how rising textbook costs, student advocacy, and new licensing models have enabled the development of OER. Open textbooks offer benefits like customization, immediate updates, and low or no cost to students. While concerns remain around quality and transition efforts, open textbooks present an affordable alternative to commercial materials. The document provides examples of open textbook models and resources for discovering, selecting, adopting, and using open textbooks in courses.
Overview of Open Educational Resources (NSCC Faculty Institute, 6/10/14Nicole Allen
This document discusses open educational resources (OER). It provides an overview of OER, including definitions and the benefits of open licensing. It describes various models for creating and adopting OER, such as open publishing platforms and public funding initiatives. Examples are given of OER adoption at the institutional level, including Tidewater Community College creating degree programs using only OER and reducing costs for students. Barriers to OER are mentioned, along with strategies to support greater awareness, discovery, and use of OER.
An Overview of the Textbook Market and Strategies to Reduce Costs (11/1/12, N...Nicole Allen
This document discusses the high cost of textbooks and strategies to reduce costs. It notes that textbook prices have risen four times the rate of inflation over the last three decades. This has resulted in many students being unable to afford their textbooks. The document proposes that open educational resources (OER) like open textbooks can help solve this problem by providing educational materials that are free to use and distribute. OER allow content to be reused, revised, remixed and redistributed. The document outlines various OER publishing models and actions students and faculty can take to support OER adoption.
OER and Solving the Textbook Cost Crisis (Fairfield University 10/7/15)Nicole Allen
The document discusses the rising cost of college textbooks and the problem this poses for students and learning. It introduces open educational resources (OER) as a solution to make educational content more affordable and effective. OER are teaching materials that are freely available online for anyone to use and reuse under open licenses. The document outlines the benefits of OER such as significant cost savings for students, greater pedagogical flexibility for educators, and improved learning outcomes. It provides examples of OER initiatives and calls for broader adoption of OER to help lower the financial barriers to education.
OER and Solving the Textbook Cost Crisis (LCC OER Summit 9/18/15)Nicole Allen
This document summarizes the high cost of college textbooks and the potential for open educational resources (OER) to help address this issue. It notes that textbook prices have risen much faster than inflation, creating barriers to student access and success. OER provide a free alternative through openly licensed content that can be retained, reused, revised, remixed and redistributed. The document outlines several OER initiatives and cites research finding significant cost savings for students and improved learning outcomes when OER replace traditional textbooks. It encourages greater involvement and support for OER adoption to make higher education more affordable and effective.
2011-11-09 The State of Open Textbooks (Sloan-C Conference)Nicole Allen
A numbers-by-numbers look at the current state of open textbooks: what people think, who is using them and how much students save.
9 November 2011
Sloan Consortium International Conference on Online Learning
Orlando, FL
The Evolving Landscape of Course ContentNicole Allen
- Lumen Learning is a startup company that provides support for open educational resource (OER) adoption. It helps address challenges like identifying appropriate OERs and assisting faculty with adapting them for their courses.
- Lumen Learning was co-founded by open education expert David Wiley and education strategist Kim Thanos based on successful outcomes from the Next Generation Learning Challenges-funded Kaleidoscope Open Course Initiative, which replaced textbooks with OERs.
- The initiative resulted in moving textbook costs to $0 while improving average student success rates by over 10% compared to previous years taught without OERs.
What if knowledge was free? : Open Educational Resources and their place in o...Heather Seibert-Jenks
Open Education Resources (OERs) are becoming more common throughout educational institutions, however, there is still a need for conversation and to promote the free resources that are available. OERs can be used as an outreach tool for patrons to gain access to works and materials that may only be available through a paid educational institution, school or for profit entities.
Best Practices for Faculty Development to Promote Adoption of OERUna Daly
Please join the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER) for a free and open webinar on best practices for Faculty Development to promote OER adoption. Two librarians who are leading efforts in their states to inform and inspire faculty to adopt OER will be featured.
Open Oregon is a project of the Oregon’s community colleges focused on reducing textbooks costs and open education is gaining momentum as an innovative and long-term solution to the problem. Amy Hofer is the statewide coordinator of these efforts and works with all 17 community colleges in Oregon to help promote these efforts through faculty development and sharing resources centrally.
Lansing Community College held its first OER Summit in fall of 2015. With support from their Provost, Regina Gong and her team organized a statewide event for Michigan community college featuring OER thought leaders from many organizations including CCCOER and also faculty from Lansing Community College. It was an important event to inform and advocate for using open educational resources to reduce costs and expand faculty’s curriculum choices.
Date: Wed, February 10, Time: 10 am PST, 1:00 pm EST
Featured Speakers:
• Amy Hofer, Coordinator, Statewide Open Education Library Services, Open Oregon
• Regina Gong, Manager of Library Technical Services and Systems, Lansing Community College
Starting an Open Educational Resources (OER) Initiative: What You Need to KnowRegina Gong
This document provides an overview of starting an Open Educational Resources (OER) initiative at a college. It discusses the high costs of textbooks that impact students, and how OER can help solve this problem by providing free and openly licensed educational materials. The document outlines Lansing Community College's successful OER initiative, including growing faculty adoption of OER courses, cost savings for students, and positive student feedback. Strategies for starting an OER initiative include meeting with faculty, providing professional development on OER, and communicating successes. Evaluation of OER initiatives and future plans are also discussed.
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
The document summarizes the results of an Open Textbook Initiative at George Fox University funded through an Innovation Fund in 2016. It discusses that open textbooks are available for free under Creative Commons licenses and outlines cost savings benefits for students. The initiative provided workshops for faculty and incentives for reviewing and adopting open textbooks. As a result of the initiative, 13 courses used open textbooks, saving over 600 students $118,855 in textbook costs over the 2016-2017 academic year. The initiative also provided funding for authoring new open textbooks.
1) The document introduces open educational resources (OER) which are teaching, learning, and research materials that can be freely used and modified. OER include full courses, textbooks, videos, and other education tools and materials.
2) It notes that college textbook costs have increased dramatically, rising over 800% since 1978 and 3.2 times the rate of inflation. Using OER can help reduce costs for students.
3) The document advocates for an open pedagogy approach where students collaborate and connect learning beyond the classroom. It suggests rethinking traditional course elements like required texts, schedules, assignments, and grading to take an open and learner-centered approach.
A panel of Community College leaders from around the country shared their OER Projects at Lansing Community College's OER Summit Day, Sept 18, 015. Panel was moderated by Una Daly, Director of Community College Consortium for OER.
Speakers:
Jeff Janowick, Lansing Community College
Kari Richards, Lansing Community College
Tina Ulrich, Northwestern Michigan Community College
Preston Davis, Northern Virginia Community College
Quill West, Pierce Community College, WA
Lisa Young, Scottsdale Community College, AZ
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/
2012-02-15 Building Student Advocacy for OER (Connexions Conference)Nicole Allen
Students are a powerful but often overlooked ally in the OER movement. This session provides a crash course on how to engage students as OER advocates, and how to leverage the ever-important issue of textbook affordability to build grassroots support on campus and gain recognition off campus.
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.
Finding and adopting oer with CanvasCommons, OpenStax, and SaylorUna Daly
Please join the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER) for a free, open webinar on finding the most recently updated open textbooks, open courses, and open educational resources for college. Speakers will share their open collections: how to find content, peer review processes, and strategies for encouraging faculty adoptions to improve teaching and learning and expand access for learners.
Date: Wed, Sept 9, Time: 10 am PST, 1:00 pm EST
Featured Speakers:
open neon sign
Image: CCO License
Kate McGee, Project Director, Canvas Commons
Nicole Finkbeiner, Associate Director of Institutional Relations, OpenStax College
Tanner Huggins, Educational Project Manager, Saylor Academy
Adopting OER for Pathways, Certificates, & CoursesUna Daly
A panel of members from the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER) will share how they are adopting OER for Pathways, Certificates, and Courses at their colleges. CCCOER was founded in 2007 and now composes over 250 colleges in 22 states and provinces. Members collaborate online regularly and in-person at conferences on best practices for OER adoption. This cross-institutional sharing of open educational resources, open practices, open research, and open policies provides a powerful OER advocacy network for community colleges. New members have immediate access to a community of OER practitioners and experts who can help them launch their projects more efficiently and quickly. Meetups at regional and national conferences provide an opportunity to share and promote successful OER adoption strategies of our members with colleagues throughout higher education. Audience participation will be welcomed.
Our eLearning Panel will be moderated by Una Daly, CCCOER Director and our panelists include:
Cynthia Alexander, Distance Education Coordinator and Faculty at Cerritos College.
Cynthia leads the Online Teacher Certification program at Cerritos College and was an early adopter of OER in her teaching. The Business management department has also been using OER for over 5-years and OER has spread to many other departments through early efforts on the Kaleidoscope project.
Lorah Gough, Director, Distance Education at Houston Community College
Lorah works with faculty to find and adopt OER and is working to highlight OER in the new HCC strategic plan coming out next year. Two OER committees and the library are all strong partners in this effort.
Cheryl Knight, Instructional Designer at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C)
Cheryl leads the Save 100K project; focused on saving students money so they can concentrate on success. Started with a zero text cost math course and expanded to several disciplines and all 4 campuses in greater Cleveland are now participating.
Jake McBee, Instructional Designer, at North Central Texas College
Jake works on the Rural Information Technology Alliance (RITA) grant, shared by a four-college Texas consortium, building OER-based curriculum for certificates in high-demand information technology areas including networking, mobile apps, and cybersecurity.
Lisa Young, Tri-Chair Maricopa Millions Project;
Faculty Director, Teaching & Learning Center, Scottsdale Community College.
Lisa is tri-chair of the district-wide Maricopa Millions Project started in fall 2013 with the goal of saving $5 Million for students in five years. In two years, they are over 90% to achieving the goals. Maricopa Millions is now planning for zero-textbook pathways in multiple disciplines.
Our eLearning panel moderator will be Una Daly, director of CCCOER.
Lansing Community College OER summit 091915nfinkbeiner
The document discusses OpenStax's efforts to address concerns regarding open educational resources (OER). It outlines solutions to quality concerns, ease of use concerns, and lack of knowledge about OER. OpenStax addresses quality concerns through peer-written and peer-reviewed resources along with a strict editorial process. They improve ease of use by providing quality materials in many formats with supplemental materials and partnerships to support different learning needs. OpenStax also works to increase awareness of OER through partnerships with schools and initiatives that have led to increased adoption rates and cost savings for students.
Electric vehicle pricing - life after government incentivestrendtracker-news
In a live webinar presentation to AWPresenter, Toby Procter, director of Trend Tracker Ltd, outlined the prospects for electric vehicle prices once governments stop offering financial incentives to customers.
OER and Solving the Textbook Cost Crisis (LCC OER Summit 9/18/15)Nicole Allen
This document summarizes the high cost of college textbooks and the potential for open educational resources (OER) to help address this issue. It notes that textbook prices have risen much faster than inflation, creating barriers to student access and success. OER provide a free alternative through openly licensed content that can be retained, reused, revised, remixed and redistributed. The document outlines several OER initiatives and cites research finding significant cost savings for students and improved learning outcomes when OER replace traditional textbooks. It encourages greater involvement and support for OER adoption to make higher education more affordable and effective.
2011-11-09 The State of Open Textbooks (Sloan-C Conference)Nicole Allen
A numbers-by-numbers look at the current state of open textbooks: what people think, who is using them and how much students save.
9 November 2011
Sloan Consortium International Conference on Online Learning
Orlando, FL
The Evolving Landscape of Course ContentNicole Allen
- Lumen Learning is a startup company that provides support for open educational resource (OER) adoption. It helps address challenges like identifying appropriate OERs and assisting faculty with adapting them for their courses.
- Lumen Learning was co-founded by open education expert David Wiley and education strategist Kim Thanos based on successful outcomes from the Next Generation Learning Challenges-funded Kaleidoscope Open Course Initiative, which replaced textbooks with OERs.
- The initiative resulted in moving textbook costs to $0 while improving average student success rates by over 10% compared to previous years taught without OERs.
What if knowledge was free? : Open Educational Resources and their place in o...Heather Seibert-Jenks
Open Education Resources (OERs) are becoming more common throughout educational institutions, however, there is still a need for conversation and to promote the free resources that are available. OERs can be used as an outreach tool for patrons to gain access to works and materials that may only be available through a paid educational institution, school or for profit entities.
Best Practices for Faculty Development to Promote Adoption of OERUna Daly
Please join the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER) for a free and open webinar on best practices for Faculty Development to promote OER adoption. Two librarians who are leading efforts in their states to inform and inspire faculty to adopt OER will be featured.
Open Oregon is a project of the Oregon’s community colleges focused on reducing textbooks costs and open education is gaining momentum as an innovative and long-term solution to the problem. Amy Hofer is the statewide coordinator of these efforts and works with all 17 community colleges in Oregon to help promote these efforts through faculty development and sharing resources centrally.
Lansing Community College held its first OER Summit in fall of 2015. With support from their Provost, Regina Gong and her team organized a statewide event for Michigan community college featuring OER thought leaders from many organizations including CCCOER and also faculty from Lansing Community College. It was an important event to inform and advocate for using open educational resources to reduce costs and expand faculty’s curriculum choices.
Date: Wed, February 10, Time: 10 am PST, 1:00 pm EST
Featured Speakers:
• Amy Hofer, Coordinator, Statewide Open Education Library Services, Open Oregon
• Regina Gong, Manager of Library Technical Services and Systems, Lansing Community College
Starting an Open Educational Resources (OER) Initiative: What You Need to KnowRegina Gong
This document provides an overview of starting an Open Educational Resources (OER) initiative at a college. It discusses the high costs of textbooks that impact students, and how OER can help solve this problem by providing free and openly licensed educational materials. The document outlines Lansing Community College's successful OER initiative, including growing faculty adoption of OER courses, cost savings for students, and positive student feedback. Strategies for starting an OER initiative include meeting with faculty, providing professional development on OER, and communicating successes. Evaluation of OER initiatives and future plans are also discussed.
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
The document summarizes the results of an Open Textbook Initiative at George Fox University funded through an Innovation Fund in 2016. It discusses that open textbooks are available for free under Creative Commons licenses and outlines cost savings benefits for students. The initiative provided workshops for faculty and incentives for reviewing and adopting open textbooks. As a result of the initiative, 13 courses used open textbooks, saving over 600 students $118,855 in textbook costs over the 2016-2017 academic year. The initiative also provided funding for authoring new open textbooks.
1) The document introduces open educational resources (OER) which are teaching, learning, and research materials that can be freely used and modified. OER include full courses, textbooks, videos, and other education tools and materials.
2) It notes that college textbook costs have increased dramatically, rising over 800% since 1978 and 3.2 times the rate of inflation. Using OER can help reduce costs for students.
3) The document advocates for an open pedagogy approach where students collaborate and connect learning beyond the classroom. It suggests rethinking traditional course elements like required texts, schedules, assignments, and grading to take an open and learner-centered approach.
A panel of Community College leaders from around the country shared their OER Projects at Lansing Community College's OER Summit Day, Sept 18, 015. Panel was moderated by Una Daly, Director of Community College Consortium for OER.
Speakers:
Jeff Janowick, Lansing Community College
Kari Richards, Lansing Community College
Tina Ulrich, Northwestern Michigan Community College
Preston Davis, Northern Virginia Community College
Quill West, Pierce Community College, WA
Lisa Young, Scottsdale Community College, AZ
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/
2012-02-15 Building Student Advocacy for OER (Connexions Conference)Nicole Allen
Students are a powerful but often overlooked ally in the OER movement. This session provides a crash course on how to engage students as OER advocates, and how to leverage the ever-important issue of textbook affordability to build grassroots support on campus and gain recognition off campus.
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.
Finding and adopting oer with CanvasCommons, OpenStax, and SaylorUna Daly
Please join the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER) for a free, open webinar on finding the most recently updated open textbooks, open courses, and open educational resources for college. Speakers will share their open collections: how to find content, peer review processes, and strategies for encouraging faculty adoptions to improve teaching and learning and expand access for learners.
Date: Wed, Sept 9, Time: 10 am PST, 1:00 pm EST
Featured Speakers:
open neon sign
Image: CCO License
Kate McGee, Project Director, Canvas Commons
Nicole Finkbeiner, Associate Director of Institutional Relations, OpenStax College
Tanner Huggins, Educational Project Manager, Saylor Academy
Adopting OER for Pathways, Certificates, & CoursesUna Daly
A panel of members from the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER) will share how they are adopting OER for Pathways, Certificates, and Courses at their colleges. CCCOER was founded in 2007 and now composes over 250 colleges in 22 states and provinces. Members collaborate online regularly and in-person at conferences on best practices for OER adoption. This cross-institutional sharing of open educational resources, open practices, open research, and open policies provides a powerful OER advocacy network for community colleges. New members have immediate access to a community of OER practitioners and experts who can help them launch their projects more efficiently and quickly. Meetups at regional and national conferences provide an opportunity to share and promote successful OER adoption strategies of our members with colleagues throughout higher education. Audience participation will be welcomed.
Our eLearning Panel will be moderated by Una Daly, CCCOER Director and our panelists include:
Cynthia Alexander, Distance Education Coordinator and Faculty at Cerritos College.
Cynthia leads the Online Teacher Certification program at Cerritos College and was an early adopter of OER in her teaching. The Business management department has also been using OER for over 5-years and OER has spread to many other departments through early efforts on the Kaleidoscope project.
Lorah Gough, Director, Distance Education at Houston Community College
Lorah works with faculty to find and adopt OER and is working to highlight OER in the new HCC strategic plan coming out next year. Two OER committees and the library are all strong partners in this effort.
Cheryl Knight, Instructional Designer at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C)
Cheryl leads the Save 100K project; focused on saving students money so they can concentrate on success. Started with a zero text cost math course and expanded to several disciplines and all 4 campuses in greater Cleveland are now participating.
Jake McBee, Instructional Designer, at North Central Texas College
Jake works on the Rural Information Technology Alliance (RITA) grant, shared by a four-college Texas consortium, building OER-based curriculum for certificates in high-demand information technology areas including networking, mobile apps, and cybersecurity.
Lisa Young, Tri-Chair Maricopa Millions Project;
Faculty Director, Teaching & Learning Center, Scottsdale Community College.
Lisa is tri-chair of the district-wide Maricopa Millions Project started in fall 2013 with the goal of saving $5 Million for students in five years. In two years, they are over 90% to achieving the goals. Maricopa Millions is now planning for zero-textbook pathways in multiple disciplines.
Our eLearning panel moderator will be Una Daly, director of CCCOER.
Lansing Community College OER summit 091915nfinkbeiner
The document discusses OpenStax's efforts to address concerns regarding open educational resources (OER). It outlines solutions to quality concerns, ease of use concerns, and lack of knowledge about OER. OpenStax addresses quality concerns through peer-written and peer-reviewed resources along with a strict editorial process. They improve ease of use by providing quality materials in many formats with supplemental materials and partnerships to support different learning needs. OpenStax also works to increase awareness of OER through partnerships with schools and initiatives that have led to increased adoption rates and cost savings for students.
Electric vehicle pricing - life after government incentivestrendtracker-news
In a live webinar presentation to AWPresenter, Toby Procter, director of Trend Tracker Ltd, outlined the prospects for electric vehicle prices once governments stop offering financial incentives to customers.
#OERde14 Keynote: "Generation Open: An International Look at the Coming Revol...Nicole Allen
We live at a time of transition between the disconnected, analog past to the wired, digital future. Nowhere is the tension between these two worlds more obvious than in education, where schools and universities hold onto centuries-old paradigms at the same time they seek to harness today’s technology. Many of these paradigms — for example, the traditional lecture-style course that we often see replicated in MOOCs — create unnecessary limitations and barriers that hold back the transformational power of technology in education. Openness is the key to overcoming these barriers and unleashing all that is possible in the digital environment. Teachers, learners, researchers, and policymakers around the world are awakening to this potential, creating a new generation that will define the future of education. I’m part of Generation Open, are you?
OER Policy: Overview & Opportunities (#opened13 11.7.13 Park City, UT)Nicole Allen
The document discusses OER (open educational resources) policy, including different types of policies, advocacy strategies, and opportunities. It describes resource allocation policies that devote funding to OER creation/adoption, licensing policies that require open licensing of educational materials, and inducement policies that acknowledge and support OER use. The presenter advocates presenting OER as a solution, working with stakeholders, and keeping messaging simple. Opportunities discussed include more grants requiring open licensing, state collaboration on textbooks, institutional licensing policies, and policies around the FASTR Act and a White House directive.
Smartphones make people more productive in the workplace by allowing them to multitask, have telephone conferences, transfer data, access updates, and conduct video conferences, reducing business expenses from travel. They also enable easy access to banking, business networks, and learning materials from anywhere. However, smartphones can be distracting if overused in meetings and the small screens can cause eye strain. While expensive and complicated, smartphones overall improve social engagement and connectivity if used responsibly.
This document encourages voting in upcoming Welsh elections and referendums in 2011, including a referendum on the Assembly's powers on March 3rd and an Assembly election on May 5th which will also include a referendum on electing MPs. It states that voting is easy and part of daily life, and provides a website for people to learn why their vote counts and how to register to vote.
Chromosomes contain DNA and proteins. Eukaryotic chromosomes are made of DNA and histone proteins. Genes are segments of DNA that control traits, and alleles are variant forms of genes. Mutations, such as base substitutions, can cause genetic disorders like sickle cell anemia. Meiosis produces gametes through two cell divisions, resulting in genetic variation. Non-disjunction during meiosis can cause aneuploidies like Down syndrome. Mendel's experiments on pea plants established the laws of inheritance and showed dominant and recessive traits.
This document discusses the high cost of textbooks for college students and presents open educational resources (OER) as a solution. It notes that textbook prices have risen much faster than inflation and many students cannot afford required books. OER, which are openly licensed educational materials, provide a free alternative. The document outlines the benefits of OER, such as lower costs and greater customization for courses. It also provides examples of organizations creating and using OER and suggests actions faculty and institutions can take to adopt OER.
#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.
Association of Big Ten Students 2014 (Minneapolis, MN)Nicole Allen
This document is a presentation by Nicole Allen from SPARC on opening education through student action. Some key points from the presentation include:
- Textbook costs have risen 82% from 2002-2012 and now average $1,207 per student per year, presenting a significant financial burden to students.
- New technologies allow for information to be shared more freely, and options like e-books, rentals, and open educational resources can help lower costs compared to print textbooks.
- Students are increasingly advocating for lowering textbook costs and have options like supporting open textbook bills, advocating to make course materials more affordable, and raising awareness about high textbook prices and potential solutions.
The State of Open Education (#OpenCon2014)Nicole Allen
This document summarizes Nicole Allen's presentation on the state of open education at OpenCon 2014. It discusses the history and definitions of open educational resources (OER) and open education. It provides data showing the high costs of textbooks increasing much more than tuition or overall inflation. It also shares statistics on the number of open educational initiatives and resources available, including open textbooks, courses, and Creative Commons licensed works. Finally, it discusses policies supporting OER and evidence that OER can lead to cost savings and better educational outcomes for students.
2011-10-28 Fantasy or Reality: Affordable and Open Access Textbooks (U of Ari...Nicole Allen
The second lecture hosted by the University of Arizona Libraries during its celebration of Open Access Week.
28 October 2011
University of Arizona Open Access Week
Tucson, AZ
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.
Open Textbooks and Solving the Textbook Cost Crisis (Joint Mathematics Meetin...Nicole Allen
Nicole Allen from the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) gave a presentation on open textbooks and solving the textbook cost crisis. She presented data showing that textbook prices have risen dramatically, exceeding inflation rates and straining student budgets. This has led many students to avoid purchasing required textbooks or take fewer courses. Open textbooks and other open educational resources provide a potential solution as they are free to students and studies have shown their use can increase student grades and retention rates while saving an estimated $100 million for students worldwide. However, more support is still needed to create high quality open textbooks, promote adoption, and raise awareness of open educational resources.
The document discusses open access and its importance for equality in research. It notes that open access allows all researchers and students to access scholarly literature regardless of their ability to pay. However, commercial academic publishers have made publishing into a highly profitable business, resulting in rapidly rising subscription costs that restrict access. The document advocates for open access policies and self-archiving of research to make knowledge publicly available.
OER Overview (MCCLPHEI Annual Conference 6/19/14 Salem, MA)Nicole Allen
The document discusses open educational resources (OER) and efforts to increase their adoption. It provides background on SPARC, an organization working to make scholarly resources more openly accessible. OER are defined as teaching materials that can be freely used and adapted. Examples of OER discussed include open textbooks and online courses. Initiatives to promote OER include the development of open course libraries and entire degree programs based on OER. Data suggests the use of OER in courses has led to improved student outcomes like retention and lower costs.
Open Educational Resources Overview (UT Austin, 4/6/15)Nicole Allen
The document discusses the rising cost of textbooks and the role of open educational resources (OER) in making education more affordable. It notes that textbook prices have risen much faster than inflation, putting financial strain on students. OER provide a solution as they are free to use and can be customized by educators. The document outlines how libraries can support OER adoption through programs, publishing, and collaboration.
1) The document discusses open access to research publications and advocates for making scholarly research openly accessible online without restrictions.
2) It notes that access to research is currently restricted behind paywalls, which hinders students and costs institutions millions each year.
3) The Right to Research Coalition, represented by the speaker, advocates for open access models that allow free and immediate online access to scholarly articles with full reuse rights.
Open Access and Open Education: Background, lobby tips, and continuing the di...Nicole Allen
This document summarizes a presentation on open access and open education. It discusses the Right to Research Coalition and SPARC's work promoting open access to research and educational resources. Key points covered include the growth of the open access movement, challenges of high journal and textbook costs, policies advancing open access, and ways students can advocate for open access and open educational resources on their campuses.
This document appears to be a slide presentation about open educational resources (OER) and the open access movement. The key points made in the presentation include:
- OER are teaching, learning, and research materials that can be freely used and modified, as defined by the Hewlett Foundation. Examples of OER repositories and projects are provided.
- Studies have found that replacing textbooks with OER in courses can lower costs for students by 50% while improving student success rates.
- Much academic research is publicly funded but access to the published results is restricted behind paywalls. Open access aims to provide free online access to scholarly works.
- Two main paths to open access are self-archiving works
2014-03-19 International OER Advocacy Workshop Nicole Allen
This document outlines the agenda and goals of an OER policy advocacy workshop in Warsaw, Poland. The workshop aims to teach participants an effective model for developing OER policy advocacy campaigns and help them begin planning their own campaigns. The agenda covers advocacy basics, campaign development, strategy, and communication. Participants will work in breakout groups to develop campaign outlines for their countries. The overall goal is for each country to leave with a draft campaign plan to advance OER policy goals.
About the Webinar
The most rapid developments in the world of e-books have taken place in the popular market for fiction and non-fiction monographs. However, with the development of new standards such as EPUB 3 that support multimedia and the improvements in reading devices, the penetration of electronic versions of trade books has advanced quite rapidly. The market for digital textbooks, however, has grown at a more modest rate for a variety of reasons. The electronic textbook marketplace is still working through some very complex technological and business model issues.
This two-part webinar series will explore the nascent world of electronic textbooks and how publishers, students, and librarians are dealing with these new products.
Just as open access has revolutionized the world of journal literature, so too is it increasingly being advocated in the e-textbook world. Part 2 of E-books for Education will focus on the efforts to make textbooks electronically available under free open copyright licenses as part of the broader open educational resources movement.
Agenda
Introduction
Todd Carpenter, Executive Director, NISO
The Library Publishing Landscape for E-Textbooks
Faye Chadwell, Donald and Delpha Campbell University Librarian and Press Director, Oregon State University
Student-Funded Textbook Initiative at Kansas State University
Brian Lindshield, Associate Professor, Human Nutrition, Kansas State University
Beth Turtle, Associate Professor/ Scholarly Communications & Publishing, Kansas State University Libraries
Using Open Resources to Expand Access to Education
Gemma Fay, Academic Content Manager, Boundless
OER Overview & Advocacy Opportunities (#NAGPSLAD)Nicole Allen
This document discusses open educational resources (OER). It begins by providing context on rising college costs and textbook prices. It then defines OER as teaching and learning materials that can be freely used and adapted under open licenses. The document outlines how OER are created and used through various online repositories and projects. It summarizes research finding that use of OER can reduce costs for students and institutions without impacting learning outcomes. The latter part provides suggestions for advocating for OER adoption and policy, including supporting relevant legislation and passing resolutions at state and institutional levels.
Open Textbook Project: a presentation for the Canadian Association of Researc...BCcampus
The British Columbia Open Textbook Project aims to increase access to post-secondary education by reducing student costs. It has created 40 open textbooks for the highest enrolled first and second year courses. The project has expanded to include open educational resources and professional development for faculty. A group of BC librarians called BCOER collaborates on projects like an OER assessment rubric and subject guides to support faculty adoption of open educational resources.
The British Columbia Open Textbook Project aims to increase access to post-secondary education by reducing student costs. It has created 40 open textbooks for the highest enrolled first and second year courses. The project has expanded to include open educational resources and professional development for faculty. A group of BC librarians called BCOER collaborates on projects like an OER assessment rubric and subject guides to support faculty adoption of open educational resources.
Academic Libraries & Open Educational Resources: Developing PartnershipsHeather Blicher
This document summarizes a panel discussion on developing partnerships between academic libraries and open educational resources (OER). The panelists discussed how their institutions partner with faculty to adopt, adapt, and create OER to reduce costs for students. They highlighted challenges like textbook companies pushing back and securing long-term funding. Panelists saw trends in statewide OER initiatives and K-12 adoption of OER. Data showed that OER can save millions for students over several years while maintaining academic outcomes.
About the Webinar
The most rapid developments in the world of e-books have taken place in the popular market for fiction and non-fiction monographs. However, with the development of new standards such as EPUB 3 that support multimedia and the improvements in reading devices, the penetration of electronic versions of trade books has advanced quite rapidly. The market for digital textbooks, however, has grown at a more modest rate for a variety of reasons. The electronic textbook maretplace is still working through some very complex technological and business model issues.
This two-part webinar series will explore the nascent world of electronic textbooks and how publishers, students, and librarians are dealing with these new products.
In Part 1, we will explore the notion of just what an electronic textbook is. Are e-textbooks an interactive "courseware" website, an application for mobile devices and tablets, or self-contained digital files? Or is there a place for all of these and if so, how do they fit together and combine with a course syllabus?
Agenda
Introduction
Todd Carpenter, Executive Director, NISO
Advocating for Change: Open Textbooks and Affordability
Nicole Allen, Director of Open Education, Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC)
Open your books and turn to page 10: Getting students to use their e-textbooks
Reggie Cobb, Biology Instructor, Nash Community College
A Proof of Concept Initiative: The Internet2/EDUCAUSE Etextbook Pilots
Monica Metz-Wiseman, Coordinator of Electronic Collections, University of South Florida Libraries
NISO Two-Part Webinar: E-books for Education
Part 1: Electronic Textbooks: Plug in and Learn
About the Webinar
The most rapid developments in the world of e-books have taken place in the popular market for fiction and non-fiction monographs. However, with the development of new standards such as EPUB 3 that support multimedia and the improvements in reading devices, the penetration of electronic versions of trade books has advanced quite rapidly. The market for digital textbooks, however, has grown at a more modest rate for a variety of reasons. The electronic textbook maretplace is still working through some very complex technological and business model issues.
This two-part webinar series will explore the nascent world of electronic textbooks and how publishers, students, and librarians are dealing with these new products.
In Part 1, we will explore the notion of just what an electronic textbook is. Are e-textbooks an interactive "courseware" website, an application for mobile devices and tablets, or self-contained digital files? Or is there a place for all of these and if so, how do they fit together and combine with a course syllabus?
Agenda
Introduction
Todd Carpenter, Executive Director, NISO
Advocating for Change: Open Textbooks and Affordability
Nicole Allen, Director of Open Education, Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC)
Open your books and turn to page 10: Getting students to use their e-textbooks
Reggie Cobb, Biology Instructor, Nash Community College
A Proof of Concept Initiative: The Internet2/EDUCAUSE Etextbook Pilots
Monica Metz-Wiseman, Coordinator of Electronic Collections, University of South Florida Libraries
OER and The Economies of Sale - MACS 2014Charles Key
This presentation, given to the 2014 fall meeting of the Michigan Association of College Stores, provides an overview of the argument for Open Educational Resources and how college stores can participate.
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.
OER Overview for Utah Library Professional Development WorkshopNicole Allen
The document discusses the rising cost of college textbooks and the barriers this poses for students. It introduces open educational resources (OER) as an alternative, which are freely licensed educational materials that can be legally adapted and shared. Tidewater Community College is highlighted for developing the first US associate degree program based entirely on OER. Research shows OER can save students over $100 per course on average. The role of libraries in supporting OER adoption through services like guides, workshops, and publishing is also covered.
Open Educational Resources Overview (NAGPS LAD, 09/27/15)Nicole Allen
The document discusses the rising costs of textbooks and the potential for open educational resources (OER) to help address this issue. It notes that textbook prices have risen much faster than inflation or other costs like tuition. This has made textbooks unaffordable for many students and negatively impacted their academic performance. The document then introduces OER as freely available resources that can be legally adapted and shared, and provides examples of OER repositories and initiatives. It discusses evidence that using OER can reduce costs for students and institutions without harming learning outcomes. The document advocates for policies and programs to promote greater OER adoption.
This report summarizes data from the Connect OER platform between 2017-2019 about Open Educational Resources (OER) activities at over 120 academic institutions in the US and Canada. It finds that most institutions have library departments leading OER efforts, with faculty champions, teaching centers, and student governments also commonly engaged. About half of institutions have an OER task force. While awareness and adoption are primary campus strategies, efforts also focus on publication, adaptation, and programming like grants and incentives to support faculty.
#CCCZTC Summit | Beyond Affordability: Making Open the DefaultNicole Allen
This document discusses making open educational resources (OER) the default in higher education in order to lower costs and improve education. It notes that while affordability is important, it is not enough, and that openness provides freedom and flexibility through its permissions. The document outlines challenges in ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion with OER and preventing new problems from emerging with technology and data usage. It argues that open should be made the default in order to fulfill institutions' missions and put students first.
Open Education Leadership: National Trends & Best PracticesNicole Allen
This talk takes a step back into the national perspective on open education policy,
practice, and emergent trends that will impact the future of this work in Colorado and
beyond. We will cover the latest developments in federal legislation and funding,
what kinds of initiatives are happening in other states, and some of the key strategic
challenges ahead. It also offers concrete tools and best practices to support
leadership and effective advocacy for open education to benefit students.
Policy and Advocacy in Open Education | #NESummit2019Nicole Allen
This document discusses open education policy and advocacy. It begins by providing statistics on the high cost of textbooks for students and the near-monopoly of major publishers. It then outlines the growth of open educational resources (OER) and open licensing. Several examples of state and institutional OER policies are presented, which aim to reduce costs and improve access to education. The document emphasizes that OER policy is only effective if implemented and supported by stakeholders across higher education institutions and states. Advocacy efforts should engage students, faculty, administrators, libraries and others.
This document defines and discusses open educational resources (OER). It provides three definitions of OER - from the Hewlett Foundation, UNESCO, and in plain language. It explains that OER are teaching, learning and research materials that are freely available, can be edited and shared. The document outlines the 5R permissions for OER - retain, reuse, revise, remix, redistribute. It provides examples of open educational resources and initiatives. It notes that 13% of faculty are currently using OER. The document also distinguishes what open educational resources are and are not, such as just being affordable or CC licensed materials.
#NCLIVEOPEN | Open Education LeadershipNicole Allen
This document summarizes Nicole Allen's presentation on open education and leadership in aligning practices with values. It discusses the rising cost of textbooks over time, the open education movement beginning in 2005, and the growth of open educational resources (OER) through initiatives at universities. It notes challenges from publishers and opportunities for libraries and states to support OER. The presentation concludes by arguing leaders should make the future open to realize goals like inclusive, collaborative education and minimizing barriers to learning.
Holding the Line on Open in an Evolving LandscapeNicole Allen
This document summarizes the evolution of open educational resources (OER) over the past 10 years. It notes that textbook prices have risen 150% while overall consumer prices only rose 25%, forcing many students to do without textbooks. It celebrates the growth of OER and open licensing but cautions that commercial publishers are increasingly co-opting the OER model. It argues that the academic community must thoughtfully decide how to support OER to ensure students' needs are prioritized and control over academic content is maintained.
OER 101 Pre-Conference @ Effordability Summit 2019Nicole Allen
This document outlines the agenda and goals for an OER advocacy workshop. The workshop aims to help participants understand OER, identify key stakeholders and their perspectives, develop communication strategies, and begin formulating an action plan. The agenda includes an introduction to OER, a discussion of stakeholder views, developing elevator pitches to advocate for OER, and addressing challenges. The goal is for participants to commit to concrete next steps to benefit students through OER on their own campuses.
Open Education: Putting Students FirstNicole Allen
This document discusses the high costs of traditional college textbooks and the rise of open educational resources (OER) as an alternative. It notes that textbook prices have risen much faster than overall consumer prices and that many students opt not to purchase textbooks due to high costs. The document introduces OER, which are open-licensed educational materials that can be freely used, shared, and adapted. It provides examples of OER initiatives and research showing their impact. The document argues that widespread adoption of OER could help make higher education more affordable and accessible while aligning practices with values of openness. It calls for building community around OER, realigning incentives to encourage OER creation, and thinking bigger about open education's potential.
#FLOERsummit2019 | Open Education: Past, Present, FutureNicole Allen
This document discusses the history and future of open education. It outlines how the rising costs of textbooks have negatively impacted students and led to the growth of open educational resources (OER). OER are free to use and can be retained, reused, revised, remixed and redistributed. While OER use is increasing, traditional commercial publishers still dominate the textbook market. The future of open education will depend on whether cost-saving OER or profit-driven commercial materials are more widely adopted.
This document outlines an advocacy workshop for open educational resources (OER) at Xavier University. It includes sections on defining advocacy, stakeholder engagement, advocacy strategy, and developing elevator pitches. Attendees are asked to introduce themselves and their interest in OER advocacy. The document then discusses identifying problems with the current educational resources system and how OER provides a solution. It provides guidance on setting goals for advocacy efforts and choosing strategies and tactics to persuade stakeholders to support OER adoption and use. Communication tips are offered, and a framework is given for constructing an effective elevator pitch about OER.
#AZOER19 | Open Education: Past, Present, FutureNicole Allen
This document discusses the past, present, and future of open education. It notes that the cost of textbooks has risen dramatically compared to overall consumer prices, limiting students' access to education. Open educational resources (OER) provide a free and open alternative to traditional textbooks. Their use is growing, though traditional publishers are also entering the space. Moving forward, the document argues that open education must align with open values of free reuse and remixing of content to maximize benefits for students.
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#OERMHEC | OER Policy and ImplementationNicole Allen
This document summarizes Nicole Allen's presentation on open educational resources (OER) policy and implementation. It discusses the high costs of textbooks for students and the near-monopoly of major publishers. It promotes OER which are free and permissioned educational resources that can be retained, reused, revised, remixed and redistributed. The presentation outlines strategies for states and institutions to promote OER adoption, including removing barriers, incentivizing use, and potentially mandating OER. It notes challenges in ensuring OER remain truly open and do not become proprietary.
This document provides an overview of open educational resources (OER) policy at the national, state, and local levels. It discusses:
1) Changes in state funding for higher education that have increased costs for students. OER can help reduce costs.
2) National policy developments that support OER, including a $2 billion workforce grant program requiring open licensing.
3) Types of state OER policies that have been implemented, such as grant programs, course designation, and task forces.
4) The importance of including stakeholders and understanding how policy definitions and language can impact policy goals and outcomes.
How do we collect and present evidence on the impact of open?Nicole Allen
This document discusses open educational resources (OER) and ways to collect and present evidence of their impact. It provides examples of OER projects that have reduced costs for students and institutions. The document advocates for using OER to increase access and affordability of education. It also discusses critical questions to consider when evaluating the impact of OER, such as whether the benefits are distributed equitably.
This document discusses the high cost of textbooks and the barriers it poses for students. It presents open educational resources (OER) as a solution that can help make education more affordable and accessible. OER are teaching and learning materials that are free to use and distribute. The document argues that universities should incentivize faculty creation and adoption of OER to lower costs for students and promote equity. It also cautions that initiatives claiming to be open still need to uphold open values of inclusiveness and removing barriers to participation.
Connect OER: Mapping Trends and Collective Impact in North American Higher EdNicole Allen
This document summarizes trends in open educational resources (OER) programs in North American higher education. It finds that OER programs primarily focus on adoption and awareness strategies. Library departments and subjects like psychology and sociology have seen the most engagement with OER. While OER use is growing, issues around inclusive access and paid content behind paywalls posing as OER remain concerns in the field.
Big Wins and Next Steps: This Year OER PolicyNicole Allen
This document summarizes recent developments in open educational resources (OER) policy at the federal and state levels. It outlines federal support for OER through legislation like the Affordable College Textbook Act and grants promoting open textbooks. Several states have also passed OER policies, including Colorado, Texas, Virginia, and Connecticut. The document defines key OER terms and lists resources for tracking state OER policies. It concludes by noting trends in OER adoption in K-12 education.
#OESS18 | Holding the Line on Open in an Evolving Course Content LandscapeNicole Allen
The open educational resources (OER) movement has grown considerably in the past decade. With this growth, we have seen new players enter the open education space from commercial publishers to learning platform companies. The entrance of these new players into the space is part of a larger shift in the course materials market as technology has changed both access to knowledge and the way students learn. New actors are putting considerable pressure on institutions to purchase new platforms and suites of materials below market price that often contain OER. Some of these platforms for delivery are part of a larger model often called “inclusive access” or “digital discount” programs. These new models and products beg the question, “what is actually best for students?” Providing open educational resources to students without barriers is truly the best way to ensure students have access to the materials they need. How do we make smart decisions on content and content delivery with changing technology and new actors in the OER space? This session will outline existing and new players in the OER movement and discuss strategies for choosing content delivery models.
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SPARC Webcast: Open Education Week on Campus
1. Open Education
Week on Campus
A Free SPARC Webcast
February 6, 2014
More information:
http://sparc2.arl.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=130
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@SPARC_NA
2. Webcast Speakers
• Mary Lou Forward (@ocwnews)
Executive Director of OpenCourseWare
Consortium
• Ethan Senack (@higheredpirg) Higher
Education Associate with USPIRG
• Nicole Allen (@txtbks) Director of Open
Education for SPARC
Scholarly Publishing &Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
@SPARC_NA
3. Webcast Participants
• Take a moment to introduce yourself
using the chat window. Tell us your
name, institution, and anything else
you’d like to share.
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www.sparc.arl.org
@SPARC_NA
7. $1,207
Average student budget for
books and supplies for 20132014 year
http://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/average-estimatedundergraduate-budgets-2013-14
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10. Open Educational
Resources
Textbooks and other academic
materials that are published under a
license permitting everyone to freely
use, adapt and share the content.
Scholarly Publishing &Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
@SPARC_NA
11. (1) Free
Distributed for immediate access
and use for zero cost.
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@SPARC_NA
14. How to Impact OER?
• Increase awareness of OER
• Expand the use of OER by faculty
• Support creation of quality OER
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15. Open Education Week
March 10-15 (+/-)
www.openeducationweek.org
@openeducationwk
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www.sparc.arl.org
@SPARC_NA
16. Mary Lou Forward
Executive Director
OpenCourseWare
Consortium
www.ocwconsortium.org
@ocwnews
Scholarly Publishing &Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
@SPARC_NA
19. What is Open Education Week?
Global event to raise awareness about open education.
Featuring:
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Informational and inspirational videos
Online events (lectures, webinars, live streams)
Face to face, local events
Resources
Opportunities for interaction
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32. New Student PIRGs Study
-2039 students
- 163 campuses
- 34 states
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@SPARC_NA
33. New Student PIRGs Study
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65% of students decided against
buying a textbook because it was
too expensive, 94% of these
students were concerned it would
impact their grades
Almost half said textbook costs
impact how many/which classes
they took
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www.sparc.arl.org
@SPARC_NA
34. New Student PIRGs Study
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82% said they would do significantly
better in a course if the textbook
was free online and the print copy
was optional (i.e. open textbooks)
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@SPARC_NA
35. New Student PIRGs Study
Scholarly Publishing &Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
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36. New Student PIRGs Study
Scholarly Publishing &Academic Resources Coalition
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40. Why Work With Students?
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Students are ultimately the
beneficiaries of OER
Students are effective messengers
We need an army
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41. Tips: Working With Students
1. Focus on affordability.
Generally speaking, students are interested in OER
for one thing, and one thing only – cheaper
textbooks. The key to attracting and motivating
students is to present OER as a solution.
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www.sparc.arl.org
@SPARC_NA
42. Tips: Working With Students
2. Explain why OER is a solution.
Students want lower costs next semester, not next
decade. They tend to fight hardest for immediate
solutions: renting, used books, reserve copies, etc.
To gain student support, it is important to provide
context for why OER is a solution worth fighting for.
Scholarly Publishing &Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
@SPARC_NA
43. Tips: Working With Students
3. Don’t overcomplicate things.
Most students don’t understand open licensing –
and that’s OK. Students can appreciate and
advocate for OER as a solution without knowing the
ins and outs of the different licenses, etc – all they
need is a practical understanding (stay tuned).
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44. Tips: Working With Students
4. Start with “Open textbooks”
“OER” and “educational resources” are foreign
terms to students. It’s best to focus on the most
familiar form of OER, “open textbooks.”
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45. Explaining OER to Students
What are open textbooks?
1.
Comparable: like any other text – similar
material and format, sold in the bookstore
2.
Affordable: low-cost in print and digital form
– read free online, download printable PDF
and/or buy a hard copy for $20-40.
3.
Flexible: professors can legally create their
own version of the textbook by removing
unwanted sections and adding new material.
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46. Explaining OER to Students
Why support open textbooks?
1.
Savings: professors who adopt open
textbooks save students 80% on average,
that’s $10,000 for the typical 100-student
class.
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47. Savings vs. New Books
Open Textbooks
Rentals
E-books
Used books
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
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48. Explaining OER to Students
Why support open textbooks?
1.
Savings: professors who adopt open
textbooks save students 80% on average,
that’s $10,000 for the typical 100-student class
2.
Options: students can choose whichever print
or digital format they want, all at low costs
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50. Explaining OER to Students
Why support open textbooks?
1.
Savings: professors who adopt open
textbooks save students 80% on average,
that’s $10,000 for the typical 100-student class
2.
Options: students can choose whichever print
or digital format they want, all at low costs
3.
Change: major publishers have a stranglehold
on the market, and the best way to change
that is to increase competition with OER
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51. Explaining OER to Students
Why take action now?
1.
Self Interest: if your professor chooses an
open textbook, you could save hundreds next
semester!
2.
Define the Enemy: this is the best way to
fight back against publisher rip-offs
3.
Stress Urgency: faculty are choosing books
for next term right now, and students are the
best hope to tell them about OER
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52. Outreach to Students
Student Groups
•
Student government
•
Political, consumer or social justice groups, like
PIRG, Campus Progress, Young Dems, etc.
•
Academic clubs and societies
•
Fraternities and sororities
•
Environmental or cultural groups
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53. Outreach to Students
Individual students
•
Ask professors to recommend students, or
offer extra credit for participating
•
Create opportunities for students to selfidentify: sign up form, posters, flyers, info
sessions
•
Distribute materials to help students take
action on their own
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54. Open Education Week
Ideas and Resources
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55. How to Impact OER?
• Increase awareness of OER
• Expand the use of OER by faculty
• Support creation of quality OER
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56. Ideas: Events
• Invite an OER speaker to campus
• Construct an OER panel
– Good Panelists: Student, Faculty
(Author? Adopter?), Bookstore, Librarian
• Round table or brown bag lunch
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59. Ideas: Presentations
• Set up presentations to academic
departments about OER
• Present at student government or
faculty senate meeting
• Set up a meeting with the provost
(best to do in conjunction with
students)
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60. Ideas: Virtual
• Organize a webcast about
OER, possibly collaborating with
other campuses
• Look on www.openeducationweek.org
for great events to promote
• Organize a viewing party of a virtual
event
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61. Ideas: Displays
• Set up a display of open textbooks in
the library. Order hard copies of open
textbooks, then set them up next to
copies of expensive textbooks. Add
large price tags, and potentially set up
a computer with a digital copy too.
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62. Open Textbook
• Free online
• Free PDF
• Free ePub
• Print $49.73
• Instructor can adapt
and distribute
http://openstaxcollege.org/textbooks/college-physics
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64. Ideas: Media
• Call the campus paper and pitch them
on doing an Editorial or Op-Ed about
OER during Open Education Week
• Write a letter to the editor in response
to a recent article about OER (easier)
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67. Ideas: Communications
• Coordinate a faculty-wide, or campuswide e-mail about OER
• Tweet from library or campus account
(mention @openeducationwk)
• Pick a hashtag and ask people to
tweet why OER matters to them
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68. Ideas: Resources
• Print OER fact sheets and make
available in library
• Print copies of the Student PIRGs
report
• Create bookmarks or other swag
• Create a video about OER and
disseminate through social media
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70. Resources: OER Speaker
List
• SPARC is assembling a list of OER
speakers from across North America
• Contact us to get recommendations
and help you get in touch
Coming soon at
www.sparc.arl.org
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71. Resources: SPARC
Toolkit
• How to’s for the ideas listed here
• Sample fact sheet, talking points, oped, campus email, tweets
• Other resources?
• Contributions?
Coming soon at
www.sparc.arl.org
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72. Resources: SPARC
Webcast
• SPARC will organize a webcast about
OER during Open Education Week
that you can promote on campus
• It will be recorded and posted online
for campuses celebrating Open
Education Week on different weeks
Coming soon at
www.sparc.arl.org
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74. SPARC Webcast: Open
Education Week on
Campus
• Mary Lou Forward (@ocwnews)
Executive Director of OpenCourseWare
Consortium
• Ethan Senack (@higheredpirg) Higher
Education Associate with USPIRG
• Nicole Allen (@txtbks) Director of Open
Education for SPARC
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Editor's Notes
Break the cycle
XX press eventsXX media hitsXX tweets
XX press eventsXX media hitsXX tweets
Student preferences varyon how they want to access their books2/3 would still want to keep some of their books for future reference even if they had the option to rent everythingMost students still prefer print textbooks over digital. This figure is a few years old and it’s shifting, but it’s still important to offer print