open educational resources june 2010

Open Educational Resources

Using digital resources to replace your textbook

June 3, 2010Sue Gallaway, Centralia College

Workshop for Faculty and Staff

Why the focus on OER?

Traditional Publishing Models in an Increasingly Digital World

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Traditional Delivery Models in an Increasingly Digital World

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The Digital Age: User-Centric, Demand Driven Models

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Why the focus on OER?

Challenges & Opportunities

Why the focus on OER?

Challenges

Challenge: Changing Student Demographic

Slide: Flatworld Knowlege

Challenge: Cost of Textbooks

Challenge : Cost of Textbooks

Prices rising

2xthe rate ofinflation

Slide: Geoff Cain, College of the Redwoods

Challenge : Cost of Textbooks

Students average

$900per year on textbooks

Slide: Geoff Cain, College of the Redwoods

Challenge : Cost of Textbooks

$238.95only

High

PricesSlide: Geoff Cain, College of the Redwoods

Enrollment Prices

Revenue Growth

Units

Challenge : Cost of Textbooks

New

Editions new 6th

$213.95

used 5th edition$81.78

Slide: Geoff Cain, College of the Redwoods

Costly

Bundles$213.95

with CengageNOW, Personal Tutor with SMARTHINKING, InfoTrac 2-Semester Printed Access Card

Biology, 8e

Challenge : Cost of Textbooks

Slide: Geoff Cain, College of the Redwoods

Meeting the Challenge

“Turn the Page: Making College Textbooks More Affordable” – See Exhibit 1

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Textbook Affordability Solutions

“Turn the Page: Making College Textbooks More Affordable”

Why the focus on OER?

Opportunities

Opportunity: Digital Content & Tools

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Opportunity: Digital Content & Tools

"According to an IBM study, by 2010, the amount of digital information in the world will double every 11 hours."

Slide: Cable Green, Washington SBCTC

Opportunity: Digital Content & Tools

And we can make all of our “digital stuff”available toall people…

and most of itwill get used...

by someone.Slide: Cable Green, Washington SBCTC

Opportunity: Digital Content & Tools

“Long Tail” of Publishing

long tail

$

HarryPotter

Hyper-geometricpartial differentialequations

Slide: Cable Green, Washington SBCTC

Opportunity: Digital Content & Tools

Creating a Culture of Learning

Faculty using (and contributing to) open education

How can open education tools, resources, and knowledge improve the quality of education?

Slide: Cable Green, Washington SBCTC

Opportunity: Digital Content & Tools

• As of 2009, 50% of Kirk Library books are digital books (e-books) available online

•Full-text databases instead of print subscriptions

•E-Reserves & Streaming media

•Online services such as virtual reference

•Embedding relevant library resources and services into the learning environment

Library Resources:Going Digital Since 1995

Opportunity: Digital Content & Tools

Equation:OER + Library Resources +

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Redefining the Learning Environment

Redefining the Learning Environment

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World of Resources

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Buckle Up!

Open Textbooks

Open Textbook Models

Principles of MicroeconomicsBy Libby Rittenberg and Timothy Tregarthen

Adoptions at:

Calstate-LA, Penn State, University of Illinois, University of Massachusetts, University of Texas at Arlington...

flatworldknowledge.com

Online: FREEPDF: $19.95Print: $29.95

Online: FREEPDF: $19.95Print: $29.95

Author Your Own Work

Written by a math faculty member at Pierce College

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Using Digital Resources

The Downside… Can require organized, coordinated effort Materials need reviewers There are not enough open texts Hidden infrastructure costs

Where to find Open Textbooks

Some Specific ExamplesBusiness Communication for Success – From Flatworld KnowledgeTextbooks for the California Learning Resource Network – These textbooks have already undergone peer-review.

Open Textbook Collections

Community College Open Textbook Collaborative - This should be our first stop. I liked the amount of finished work represented by this project and the fact that they have English textbooks.**OER Commons - There are a lot of textbooks here that will be of interest to us. Under recommended resources

click on "textbooks.“**Connexions - This is a site that features reusable modules and learning objects as well as some texts. Open Textbook Catalog: studentpirgs.org/open-textbooksCustom Google search for OER

Project Sites for OER and Open TextbooksOpen Course Library project - This is the Gates Foundation funded course-redesign project.Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources - This project site has a lot of useful links.Making Textbooks More Affordable: a report of the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance.