Tools	
  and	
  Techniques	
  for	
  	
  
High	
  Impact	
  OER	
  Adop;on	
  
David	
  Wiley,	
  PhD	
  
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High	
  Impact?	
  	
  	
  OER?	
  	
  	
  Adop;on?	
  
educa;on	
  
educa;on	
  =	
  	
  
educa;on	
  =	
  sharing	
  	
  
sharing	
  
what	
  you	
  know	
  
sharing	
  
feedback	
  
sharing	
  
encouragement	
  
sharing	
  
passion	
  
sharing	
  
yourself	
  
“internet”	
  
Handwri(ng	
   Prin(ng	
  Press	
   Internet	
  
Copying	
  	
  
a	
  book	
  
$1000s	
  per	
  
copy	
  
$1s	
  per	
  copy	
   $0.0001s	
  per	
  
copy	
  
Distribu(ng	
  	
  
a	
  book	
  
$1000s	
  per	
  
copy	
  
$1s	
  per	
  copy	
   $0.0001s	
  per	
  
copy	
  
unprecedented	
  capacity
sharing	
  
educa;on	
  =	
  sharing	
  
unprecedented	
  capacity
educa;on
except,	
  it	
  doesn’t
©	
  
Copyright	
  
Regulates	
  
Handwri(ng	
   Prin(ng	
  Press	
   Internet	
  
Copying	
  	
  
a	
  book	
  
$1000s	
  per	
  
copy	
  
$1s	
  per	
  copy	
   $0.0001s	
  per	
  
copy	
  
Distribu(ng	
  	
  
a	
  book	
  
$1000s	
  per	
  
copy	
  
$1s	
  per	
  copy	
   $0.0001s	
  per	
  
copy	
  
Internet	
  
Enables	
  
Copyright	
  
Forbids	
  
Open	
  Educa;onal	
  Resources	
  
Which	
  “open”?	
  
open	
  ≈	
  free	
  
free	
  is	
  assumed	
  online	
  
open	
  =	
  free	
  +	
  permissions	
  
Open	
  
1.	
  Free	
  and	
  unfeZered	
  access	
  
	
  
2.	
  Perpetual,	
  irrevocable	
  5R	
  permissions	
  
• 	
  Make	
  and	
  own	
  a	
  copy	
  Retain	
  
• 	
  Use	
  in	
  a	
  wide	
  range	
  of	
  ways	
  Reuse	
  
• 	
  Adapt,	
  modify,	
  and	
  improve	
  Revise	
  
• 	
  Combine	
  two	
  or	
  more	
  Remix	
  
• 	
  Share	
  with	
  others	
  Redistribute	
  
The	
  5Rs	
  
retain	
  is	
  fundamental	
  
retain	
  is	
  prerequisite	
  
	
  
to	
  revise	
  and	
  remix	
  
• 	
  Make	
  and	
  own	
  a	
  copy	
  Retain	
  
• 	
  Use	
  in	
  a	
  wide	
  range	
  of	
  ways	
  Reuse	
  
• 	
  Adapt,	
  modify,	
  and	
  improve	
  Revise	
  
• 	
  Combine	
  two	
  or	
  more	
  Remix	
  
• 	
  Share	
  with	
  others	
  Redistribute	
  
The	
  5Rs	
  
Open	
  
1.	
  Free	
  and	
  unfeZered	
  access	
  
	
  
2.	
  Perpetual,	
  irrevocable	
  5R	
  permissions	
  
“Faux-­‐pen”	
  
1.	
  Free	
  (possibly	
  gated)	
  access	
  
	
  
2.	
  All	
  rights	
  reserved	
  (or	
  stronger)	
  
Cost	
  to	
  
Students	
  
Permissions	
  
to	
  Faculty	
  
and	
  Students	
  
Commercial	
  
Textbooks	
  
Expensive	
   Restric(ve	
  
Library	
  	
  
Resources	
  
Free	
   Restric(ve	
  
Open	
  Educa(onal	
  
Resources	
  
Free	
   5Rs	
  
Open	
  Educa;onal	
  Resources	
  
1.	
  Free	
  and	
  unfeZered	
  access	
  
	
  
2.	
  Perpetual,	
  irrevocable	
  5R	
  permissions	
  
tradi;onally	
  ©	
  materials	
  
+	
  internet	
  
openly	
  licensed	
  materials	
  
+	
  internet	
  
Internet	
  
Enables	
  
Open	
  
Permits	
  
OER	
  Adop;on	
  
Replacing	
  whatever	
  was	
  previously	
  in	
  
the	
  “Required	
  Materials”	
  sec;on	
  of	
  your	
  
syllabus	
  with	
  OER	
  
High	
  Impact	
  OER	
  Adop;on	
  
Adop;on	
  that:	
  
1.	
  Improves	
  student	
  success,	
  
2.	
  Improves	
  affordability,	
  and	
  
3.	
  Does	
  it	
  at	
  scale	
  
High	
  Impact	
  OER	
  Adop;on	
  
An	
  adop;on	
  that:	
  
1.	
  Improves	
  student	
  success,	
  
2.	
  Improves	
  affordability,	
  and	
  
3.	
  Does	
  it	
  at	
  scale	
  
A	
  Mul;-­‐Ins;tu;onal	
  Study	
  of	
  the	
  
Impact	
  of	
  Open	
  Textbook	
  Adop;on	
  
on	
  the	
  Learning	
  Outcomes	
  of	
  Post-­‐
secondary	
  Students	
  
	
  
Fischer,	
  Hilton,	
  Robinson,	
  and	
  Wiley	
  
	
  
Accepted	
  in	
  the	
  Journal	
  of	
  Compu1ng	
  in	
  
Higher	
  Educa1on	
  
Par;cipants	
  
•  4909	
  treatment	
  
•  11,818	
  control	
  
•  50	
  different	
  undergraduate	
  courses	
  	
  
•  130	
  teachers	
  
•  10	
  ins;tu;ons	
  	
  
Method	
  
Quasi-­‐experimental	
  design	
  with:	
  
•  Propensity	
  Score	
  Matching	
  
•  Post	
  Test	
  Only	
  
•  Dependent	
  variables:	
  Comple;on;	
  C	
  or	
  BeZer;	
  
Credits	
  Enrolled	
  This	
  Term;	
  Next	
  Term	
  
•  Independent	
  variable:	
  Textbook	
  condi;on	
  
•  3	
  covariates:	
  including	
  age,	
  gender,	
  and	
  race	
  
Results	
  
Credits	
  Taken	
  
Semester	
   Treatment	
   Control	
   Result	
  
Fall	
   13.29	
   11.14	
   t	
  (8101)	
  =	
  27.81	
  p	
  <	
  .01	
  	
  
Winter	
   10.71	
   9.16	
   F(1,	
  6440)	
  =	
  154.08,	
  p	
  <.01)	
  	
  
Mad,	
  Glad,	
  Sad,	
  Rad:	
  	
  
A	
  Framework	
  for	
  Evalua;ng	
  the	
  
Academic	
  Return	
  on	
  Investment	
  in	
  
Textbooks	
  and	
  Other	
  Educa;onal	
  
Materials	
  	
  
	
  
Wiley,	
  Hilton,	
  Fischer,	
  and	
  Puente	
  
	
  
Under	
  Review	
  
“Mad”	
   “Glad”	
  
“Sad”	
   “Rad”	
  
Cost	
  
	
  Comple;ng	
  with	
  C	
  or	
  BeZer	
  
Student	
  Success	
  per	
  Dollar	
  
0	
   100%	
  
$200	
  
“Mad”	
   “Glad”	
  
“Sad”	
   “Rad”	
  
Cost	
  
	
  Comple;ng	
  with	
  C	
  or	
  BeZer	
  
Commercial	
  
Student	
  Success	
  per	
  Dollar	
  
0	
   100%	
  
$200	
  
“Mad”	
   “Glad”	
  
“Sad”	
   “Rad”	
  
Cost	
  
	
  Comple;ng	
  with	
  C	
  or	
  BeZer	
  
Commercial	
  
OER	
  
Student	
  Success	
  per	
  Dollar	
  
0	
   100%	
  
$200	
  
 Comple;ng	
  with	
  C	
  or	
  BeZer	
  
Student	
  Success	
  per	
  Dollar	
  
0	
   100%	
  
0	
  
50	
  
100	
  
150	
  
200	
  
250	
  
0	
   20	
   40	
   60	
   80	
   100	
   120	
  
Cost	
  
$250	
  
$0	
  
impact.lumenlearning.com	
  
ok.	
  but	
  how?	
  
• 	
  Simple	
  subs;tu;on	
  Replace	
  
• 	
  Objec;ves	
  as	
  TOC	
  Realign	
  
• 	
  Open	
  pedagogy	
  	
  Rethink	
  
Kinds	
  of	
  OER	
  Adop;on	
  
replace	
  
realign	
  
rethink	
  
“what	
  does	
  open	
  allow	
  me	
  to	
  do?”	
  
Disposable	
  Assignments	
  
Students	
  hate	
  doing	
  them	
  
You	
  hate	
  grading	
  them	
  
Huge	
  waste	
  of	
  ;me	
  and	
  energy	
  
Renewable	
  Assignments	
  
Students	
  see	
  value	
  in	
  doing	
  them	
  
You	
  see	
  value	
  in	
  grading	
  them	
  
The	
  world	
  is	
  a	
  beZer	
  place	
  at	
  the	
  end	
  
	
  
PM4ID	
  
PM4ID	
  
Renewable	
  Assignments	
  
Are	
  enabled	
  by	
  the	
  open	
  nature	
  of	
  OER	
  
The	
  Remix	
  Hypothesis	
  
Change	
  in	
  Student	
  Learning	
  
Replace	
   Small	
  
Realign	
   Moderate	
  
Rethink	
   Large	
  
High	
  Impact	
  OER	
  Adop;on	
  
Adop;on	
  that:	
  
1.	
  Improves	
  student	
  success,	
  
2.	
  Improves	
  affordability,	
  and	
  
3.	
  Does	
  it	
  at	
  scale	
  
High	
  Impact	
  OER	
  Adop;on	
  
Adop;on	
  that:	
  
1.	
  Improves	
  student	
  success,	
  
2.	
  Improves	
  affordability,	
  and	
  
3.	
  Does	
  it	
  at	
  scale	
  
OER-­‐based	
  Degree	
  `	
  
OER-­‐based	
  Degree	
  
When	
  elec;ve	
  and	
  required	
  courses	
  
adopt	
  OER	
  so	
  a	
  student	
  can	
  
graduate	
  without	
  ever	
  buying	
  a	
  
textbook	
  
The Z-Degree
REMOVING TEXTBOOK COSTS AS A
BARRIER TO STUDENT SUCCESS
THROUGH AN OER-BASED CURRICULUM
Decreased	
  cost	
  to	
  
graduate	
  by	
  25%	
  
	
  
Increased	
  
pedagogical	
  flexibility	
  
	
  
Improved	
  course	
  
comple;on	
  rates	
  
VCCS	
  Zx23	
  `	
  
90	
  
Process:	
  Crea;ng	
  and	
  Evalua;ng	
  Plans	
  
Resource:	
  Project	
  Planning	
  Document	
  
Vision	
  
	
  
Why	
  this	
  degree	
  program?	
  
	
  
How	
  is	
  cabinet	
  suppor;ng	
  the	
  
vision?	
  
Communica;on	
  Plan	
  
	
  
With	
  whom?	
  
How?	
  
•  Project	
  management	
  
•  Broad	
  awareness	
  
OER	
  Review	
  
	
  
Full	
  courses	
  
Exis;ng	
  resources	
  
Difficulty	
  to	
  create	
  
Enrollment	
  Plan	
  
	
  
Courses	
  
Current	
  sec;ons	
  
Timed	
  transi;on	
  
Faculty	
  	
  
Metrics	
  
Support	
  and	
  Faculty	
  
Development	
  Plan	
  
Faculty	
  
Program	
  leads	
  
Campus	
  support	
  staff	
  
Ins;tu;onal	
  leaders	
  
Develop	
  program	
  leads	
  
Choose	
  the	
  right	
  degree	
  
Engage	
  faculty	
  effec;vely	
  
Set	
  enrollment	
  goals	
  
91	
  
Process:	
  Project	
  Communica;on	
  and	
  Coordina;on	
  
Resources:	
  Blog	
  posts,	
  webinar	
  archive,	
  project	
  docs	
  
VCCS	
  &	
  Lumen	
   Project	
  Leads	
  
Project	
  Leads	
   Par;cipa;ng	
  Faculty	
  and	
  Staff	
  
Lumen	
   Par;cipa;ng	
  Faculty	
  
VCCS	
   Execu;ve	
  Sponsors	
  
VCCS	
   Lumen	
  
Project	
  Leads	
   Staff	
  
92	
  
Process:	
  Team	
  and	
  Faculty	
  Development	
  
Resources:	
  Pathways	
  Course,	
  Onsite	
  Workshops	
  
93	
  
Process:	
  Course	
  Crea;on	
  and	
  Adop;on	
  
Resources:	
  Catalog,	
  Planning	
  Document	
  
94	
  
Process:	
  Sustaining	
  and	
  Sharing	
  
Resources:	
  OER	
  course	
  distribu;on,	
  support	
  
Lumen’s	
  Open	
  Source	
  Plazorm	
  `	
  
Lumen	
  Plazorm	
  
•  Open	
  source	
  
•  Drag	
  and	
  drop	
  chapter	
  reordering	
  
•  Word-­‐level	
  edi;ng	
  
•  Collabora;ve	
  edi;ng	
  with	
  version	
  control	
  	
  
•  Crea;ve	
  Commons	
  aZribu;on	
  management	
  
•  LMS	
  integra;on	
  (LTI)	
  	
  	
  
•  Persistence	
  beyond	
  semester	
  
•  Easily	
  share	
  /	
  reuse	
  content	
  with	
  others	
  
•  Export	
  digital	
  (epub)	
  and	
  print	
  ($7/$35	
  @500)	
  
Run	
  Lumen’s	
  Plazorm	
  Yourself!	
  
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Lumen	
  Training,	
  Support,	
  
Hos;ng,	
  Upda;ng,	
  etc.	
  
For	
  a	
  fee	
  
In	
  Summary…	
  
High	
  Impact	
  OER	
  Adop;on	
  Can…	
  
1.	
  Improve	
  student	
  success	
  
2.	
  Improve	
  affordability	
  
3.	
  At	
  scale	
  
Q&A!	
  
david.wiley@lumenlearning.com	
  

Tools and Techniques for High Impact OER Adoption