empowering hbcu academic librarians to become...

EMPOWERING HBCU ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS TO BECOME ADVOCATES FOR OPEN EDUCATIONAL

RESOURCES INITIATIVES.

HBCU Academic Librarians SummitFebruary 9-11, 2020Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference CenterCharleston, South Carolina

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How Savannah State University’s librarians developed Affordable Learning@Savannah State, an initiative to encourage the use of Open Education Resources

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AFFORDABLE LEARNING SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY

https://youtu.be/SAzCq52Nu-A

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DEVELOP A PLAN

• Have Mission, Goals (What do you want to accomplish?)• Define Your Stakeholders (What is the role of each?)• Develop Well-Define Process (What activities will take

place?)• Evaluate Process (How will you know that you are

successful?)

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ü Encourage the use of affordable textbook alternatives ü Assist SSU faculty and staff to identify lower-cost, electronic,

free, and Open Educational Resources5

MISSION: The Library embraces the University’s mission to graduate students prepared to perform at high levels of economic productivity, social responsibility, and excellence in their chosen field of endeavor in a changing global community by providing access to scholarly information in an environment conducive to learning and research.

COST EASE OF USE BOR REQUIREMENTS

STUDENT SUCCESS

IDENTIFY STAKEHOLDERS

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STAKEHOLDER ACTIVITESSTUDENTS

Ø SurveyØ Information Sessions

Student GovernmentMonthly Student Forum

Ø WorkshopsUse of OER

ü Encourage the use of affordable textbooks alternatives

STAKEHOLDER ACTIVITIES STUDENTS

ü Encourage the use of affordable textbooks alternatives

2015 SURVEY OF SSU STUDENTS

STAKEHOLDER ACTIVITIESSTUDENTS

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ü Encourage the use of affordable textbooks alternatives

STAKEHOLDER STUDENTS ACTIVITY

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ü Encourage the use of affordable textbooks alternative

STAKEHOLDER ACTIVITIES FACULTY

MEETINGS/PRESENTATIONS Ø General Assembly (Faculty and Staff)Ø Faculty SenateØ College MeetingsØ Department Meetings

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ü Encourage the use of affordable textbooks alternative

Savannah State University OER Workshop 1:Understanding, Finding, and Evaluating OER

Mary Jo Fayoyin, Dean of Library Services, Savannah State UniversityJeff Gallant, Visiting Program Officer for OER, Affordable Learning Georgia

STAKEHOLDERFACULTY

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Ø Assist SSU faculty and staff to identify lower-cost, electronic, free, and Open Educational Resources

W WORKSHOP TOPICS

ØWhere to find quality, peer-review low cost/free resourcesØCreative Commons/ Copyright issues ØStrategies for incorporating them into their classBenefits Emphasized ØAvailable -- On first dayØBased on copyright may be adapted to the courseØ Quality of OER

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To be successful institutions must maintain both cost affordability and academic quality

STAKEHOLDERADMINISTRATION

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ü Encourage the use of affordable textbook alternatives ü Assist SSU faculty and staff to identify lower-cost, electronic,

free, and Open Educational Resources

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STAKEHOLDER ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITIES

Collected Information on Affordability ØReports to BORØReports to Professional Accrediting BodiesØUse in Grant Application

Develop Processes

Garner Recognition for University

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PROCESSES

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Affordable Learning at Savannah State University, GA

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Beyond Library Walls

EVALUATION COST SAVINGS

Ø1186 FRESHMEN did not have to purchase a text book netting a cost-savings of $95,034.18

Ø648 CHEMISTRY student did not have to purchase a textbook netting an annual cost saving of $179,710

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EVALUATIONNUMBER OF STUDENTS IMPACTED

Our Target:10% (492 Students)

Results: 23% (1186 students) did not have to purchase a text book

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Ø Fewer Withdrawals Ø Better GradesØ Higher Rate of Progression to Upper Level ClassesØ Increase Graduation Rate

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STUDENT SUCCESS RELATED TO

AFFORDABLE LEARNING

EVALUATION

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In summary, librarians

Shared information ØHow students react to buying textbooksØHow faculty can locate quality textbooksØHow students can navigate OERØBest practices in evaluating

Discovered funding ØStipendsØWorkshopsØTravel for training

Developed Processes

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Affordable Learning @ Savannah State University: An initiative to promote student success by providing affordable alternatives to textbooks : Recognition Awards

Describes how faculty can design, locate and evaluate OERs (free/ affordable) as alternative to textbooks thereby promoting retention, progression, and graduation rate•AL

ALG@SSU VIDEO Overview About Open Educational Resources (OER) OER by Subject Contact UsSSU Students Respond to Textbook Cost SSU Bookstore Recognition Awards. Alternative to the ‘Wall of Text’

Mary Jo FayoyinMaryjo.Fayoyin@gmail.com

MORE INFORMATION

http://savannahstate.libguides.com/ALG