Open Textbook Network workshop at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro on September 9, 2016

1. Open%Textbooks
Access,%Affordability,%and%Academic%Success
Rajiv%Jhangiani,%Ph.D.
Kwantlen%Polytechnic%University
@thatpsychprof
By%David%Ernst.%This%work%is%licensed%under%the%Creative%Commons%Attribution%4.0%International%License.

2. –United%Nations%Universal%Declaration%of%Human%
Rights%
“…higher%education%shall%be%equally%
accessible%to%all…”

3. The%cost%barrier%kept
2.4%million
low%and%moderateVincome%collegeVqualified%high%
school%graduates%from%completing%college%in%the%
previous%decade.%
The Advisory Committee on StudentFinancial Assistance http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED529499.pdf

4. $2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
$6,000
$7,000
$8,000
$9,000
$10,000
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
US%Higher%Education%Funding%V $/FTE
State Funding Tuition Revenue
http://www.sheeo.org

5. $2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
$6,000
$7,000
$8,000
$9,000
$10,000
$11,000
$12,000
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
North%Carolina%Higher%Education%Funding%V $/FTE
State Funding Tuition Revenue
http://www.sheeo.org

6. 0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
Hours%@%Minimum%Wage
Hours%of%Work%Required%to%Afford%Tuition
(University%of%Minnesota)

7. The%average%borrower%owes%more%than
$28,950
in%student%loans%(class%of%2014).
http://ticas.org/posd/map-state-data-2015
The%University%of%North%Carolina%at%Greensboro% =%$23,265

8. $400
$500
$600
$700
$800
$900
$1,000
$1,100
$1,200
$1,300
$1,400
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
$%Billions
US Debt
Consumer%Revolving%Credit Student%Loan%Debt
Federal'Reserve'http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g19/Current/

9. What%can%we%do?
• Tuition%and%Fees
• Room%and%Board
• Books%and%Supplies
• Personal%Expenses
• Transportation

10. What%can%we%do?
• Tuition%and%Fees
• Room%and%Board
• Books%and%Supplies
• Personal%Expenses
• Transportation

11. 0%
100%
200%
300%
400%
500%
600%
700%
1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
Increase%in%Textbook%Prices
Textbooks CPI
Bureau'of'Labor'Statistics'http://www.bls.gov/cpi/

12. http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/freshmanByear/collegeBtextbookBpricesBhaveBrisenB812BpercentB1978Bn399926

13. The%average%student%should%budget
$1,249%V $1,364
for%textbooks%and%course%materials%in%2015V16.
http://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/average-estimated-undergraduate-budgets-2015-16
http://miamioh.edu/onestop/your-money/tuition-fees/oxford-tuition-fees/index.html
The%University%of%North%Carolina%at%Greensboro=% $916

14. What%do%you%think%about%the%cost%of%textbooks?

15. What%do%you%think%about%the%cost%of%textbooks?

16. Coping%with%the%Cost
• Purchase%an%older%edition%of%the%textbook
• Delay%purchasing%the%textbook
• Never%purchase%the%textbook
• Share%the%textbook%with%other%students

17. –U%of%MN%Student
"I%figured%French%hadn't%changed%that%
much.”

18. 59%
of%students%report%that%they%have%had%to%wait%for%
their%financial%aid%check%to%purchase%textbooks.
UnpublishedMinnesota State University Student Association survey

19. Have%you%ever%delayed%purchasing%a%textbook%because%of%cost?

20. 7/10
students%surveyed%hadn’t%bought%a%required%
textbook%due%to%cost.
http://www.slideshare.net/txtbks/open-education-and-solving-the-textbook-cost-crisis

21. 2012 2016
63.6% 66.5%
Not%purchase%the%required%
textbook
49.2% 47.6% Take%fewer%courses
45.1% 45.5% Not%register%for%a%specific%course
33.9% 37.6% Earn%a%poor%grade
26.7% 26.1% Drop%a%course
17.0% 19.8% Fail%a%course
In%your%academic%career,%has%the%cost%of%
required%textbooks%caused%you%to:
23

26. Other%models…

30. Where%does%the%funding%come%from?
Universities (SUNY,%Umass%Amherst,%
Portland%State,%Oregon%State…)
Foundations (Hewlett,%Gates,%Diener…)
Governments (state,%federal)
Institutional%Consortia%(CALI)

38. All%Rights
Reserved
Some%Rights
Reserved

41. Plus…

42. With%Creative%Commons%licenses,%you%
are%free%to…
Copy Mix
Share Keep
Edit Use

48. open.umn.edu

49. All%books%in%the%Open%Textbook%Library:
1. Must%have%an%open%license.
2. Must%be%a%complete%textbook%(no%chapters%or%partial%textbooks).
3. Must%be%available%as%a%portable%file%(e.g.%PDF,%ePub).
4. Must%be%currently%in%use%at%multiple%higher%education%
institutions,%or%affiliated%with%a%higher%education%institution,%
scholarly%society,%or%professional%organization.
Open%Textbook%Library 52

50. • 250+%books
• 500+%reviews%by%faculty%at%OTN%schools
• 950,000%visits%from%every%country%in%the%world%(except%North%
Korea)
• Books%produced%at%Rice%University,%SUNY,%University%of%Texas%at%
Austin,%NOBA,%University%of%Minnesota,%Portland%State,%Grand%
Valley%State,%…
Open%Textbook%Library 53

51. 0 0 6 4
20
89
219
247
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
220
240
260
1.0%V 1.5 1.5%V 2.0 2.0%V 2.5 2.5%V 3.0 3.0%V 3.5 3.5%V 4.0 4.0%V 4.5 4.5%V 5.0
Reviews
Ratings
Open-Textbook-Reviews
Open%Textbook%Library 54

52. 13 Peer%Reviewed%Studies%of%Efficacy
http://openedgroup.org/%

53. 119,720 Students
http://openedgroup.org/%

54. 95%-Same-or-Better Outcomes
http://openedgroup.org/%

55. 12 Peer%Reviewed%Studies%of%
Perceptions%of%OER%Quality
http://openedgroup.org/%

56. 5,201 Professors%and%Students
http://openedgroup.org/%

57. 50%
Same35%
Better
15%
Worse
http://openedgroup.org/%

58. • Introductory,%algebraVbased,%
twoVsemester%college%physics
• 1272%pages
• Available%in:
VPDF
VPrint
VWeb
VBookshare%(accessible)
Complete%V openly%licensed%V freely%available.
Open%Textbook%Library 61

59. • Instructor%solution%manual
• Extensive%supplemental%
resources%for%students%and%
faculty
• PowerPoint%slides
• 10%reviews%in%the%Open%
Textbook%Library
Complete%V openly%licensed%V freely%available.
Open%Textbook%Library 62

60. Examples%of%Customizing

67. What%can%we%do?
• Take%a%look!
• Write%a%review!
• Adopt%if%a%book%meets%the%needs%of%you%and%your%
students
• Raise%awareness%V talk%with%colleagues%in%your%
program%and%department

68. Writing%a%Review
Is%there%is%a%textbook%in%the%Open%Textbook%Library%that%
fits%your%class%and/or%expertise?
Stipend%will%be%paid%for:
1. attending%this%workshop,%and
2. reviewing%a%textbook%in%the%Open%Textbook%Library

69. Writing%a%Review
1. You%will%receive%an%email%with%a%link%to%the%online%
review%form.
2. Complete%a%concise%review%by October%21,%2016.
3. The%review%will%be%posted%on%the%Open%Textbook%
Library%under%an%open%license.
4. Stipend%will%be%paid.

70. Rajiv%Jhangiani
rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca
@thatpsychprof
Slides:%http://slideshare.net/thatpsychprof
Open%Textbook%Library:%open.umn.edu
By%David%Ernst.%This%work%is%licensed%under%the%Creative%Commons%Attribution%4.0%International%License.