2011-04-05 open textbooks: the college student speaks out (webinar)
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Webinar featuring the perspectives of four college students active in the fight for affordable textbooks. 5 April 2011 Open Access Textbooks Webinar Series To view an archived version of this webinar, visit http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=dtr4fkcab&et=1105071687102&s=2007&e=0016yrgHZL6tR46jManybsOesZ2p0yf3AdtJcmvQfGR2ub9U1MtWHuMyenROcNzE93YPOMQnzYX6zbgNiItcfDa_bOHKm5WZe_4TYx1oiD85q7a1c-dKV0bMSoJg0lKjlWh3aCLWoP7IofdYfefNiLLsV_BoTzXi8_bB9GR542jQzHzD8BYO3qsFQjqr9Sdo4KiVSSMRH-WUV_AfrPqmD6_VfaQ0TEdB2Pptk-OVAkFuLA=TRANSCRIPT
Open Textbooks
The College Student Speaks Out
April 5, 2011
Open Textbooks: The College Student Speaks Outwww.maketextbooksaffordable.org
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Estimated Cost of Textbooks and Supplies as a Percentage of Tuition and Fees
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Publisher
ProfessorStudent
Textbooks Market
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“Students have more options than ever before”
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Open TextbooksSimilar to Traditional
Textbooks• Table of contents, chapters,
exercises• Written by experts• Edited and reviewed
Open Textbooks: The College Student Speaks Outwww.maketextbooksaffordable.org
Open TextbooksOpen License =
Affordability• Free online to everyone• Downloadable, printable at or
near the cost of production• Hard copies cost $20-30
Open Textbooks: The College Student Speaks Outwww.maketextbooksaffordable.org
Open TextbooksOpen License = Flexibility
• Instructors can customize by adding, editing, combining
• New editions are optional
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Open TextbooksOpen License =
Sustainability• Individual authors• Peer review boards• Gov’t-funded projects• Innovative business models
Open Textbooks: The College Student Speaks Outwww.maketextbooksaffordable.org
Open Textbooks: The College Student Speaks Outwww.maketextbooksaffordable.org
Joanne Schwartzbe
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Skidmore College
CatTappert
University of Maryland
JakeWeigandt
Madison College
Open Textbooks: The College Student Speaks Outwww.maketextbooksaffordable.org
Benefits of Open Textbooks: Affordability
Open Textbooks: The College Student Speaks Outwww.maketextbooksaffordable.org
Open Textbooks: The College Student Speaks Outwww.maketextbooksaffordable.org
Benefits of Open Textbooks: Flexibility
Open Textbooks: The College Student Speaks Outwww.maketextbooksaffordable.org
Campus Action
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Questions