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The document discusses the role of libraries in promoting open educational resources (OER) and open textbooks as a means to address high textbook costs in education. It highlights various case studies and initiatives across different institutions that demonstrate the financial benefits of OER for students. Additionally, the document defines what constitutes an open textbook and the ways libraries can facilitate access to these resources.
CPSLD oct 13_slide_share
- 1. Libraries in the Open CPSLD Oct 2013 Mary Burgess & Leva Lee BCcampus Curriculum Services and Applied Research
- 2. Introductions Mary – Director of Curriculum Services and Applied Research Leva – Manager – ETUG, Professional Learning, Open Textbooks BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate. Page | 2
- 3. What is BCcampus? 4 research universities 6 teaching universities 11 colleges 4 institutes 25 public post-secondaries BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate. Page |
- 4. Libraries in the Open Agenda •What is an Open Educational Resource? •Why Libraries? •Case Studies •The BC Open Textbook Project •Break •Activities BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate. Page | 4
- 5. OER BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate. Page | 5
- 6. What are Open Educational Resources? “OER are teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others.” William & Flora Hewlett Foundation http://www.hewlett.org/programs/education-program/open-educational-resources BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate. Page |
- 7. What are OER? “Open Educational Resources (OERs) are any type of educational materials that are in the public domain or introduced with an open license. The nature of these open materials means that anyone can legally and freely copy, use, adapt and re-share them.” UNESCO http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/access-to-knowledge/open-educationalresources/what-are-open-educational-resources-oers/ BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate. Page |
- 8. What does open enable? BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate. Page |
- 9. Open Textbooks Let’s get even more specific now, and talk about Open Textbooks. Image source: www.flickr.com/photos/austinevan/1225274637/ BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate. Page | 9
- 10. Libraries in the Open We have a problem… Images from http: //www.openeducation.net/2009/09/17/beyond-textbooks-andy-chlup-discusses-digital-learning-models/ CC-BY and http: //markmcguire.net/2011/01/01/r-i-p-department-of-design-studies/ CC-BY-NC BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate. Page | 10
- 11. What students think of textbooks “The price of textbooks has influenced my decision to take classes. When the same class is offered by three different instructors, I check which book is the cheapest, and even though the professor might not be good, I’m forced to take that class because the textbook is the cheapest.” “For my ‘Intro to Stats’ class, the usual cost of the textbook is like $120. But then I got a copy from India for like $29. And it’s the exact same copy.” “I was in lab one day and the guy sitting next to me had the PDF version of the book opened on his computer. And I was like, Oh, can I have a copy? And he sent it over to me.” “I have a friend who actually didn’t spend any money last year for books because he went to the library at the beginning of the quarter, borrowed books, scanned everything, and had the PDF file.” “My most expensive class was clinical psych, because she writes the textbook herself, and it has a new edition every semester or something ridiculous. So it was like almost $200. And the thing is that you can’t use the previous edition, because she changes it herself because she knows the textbooks sell well. It’s like so manipulative.” Students Get Savvier about Textbook Buying, The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 2013 http://chronicle.com/article/Students-Get-Savvier-About/136827 BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate. Page |
- 12. Fortunately, there are solutions… Images from http: //collegeopentextbooks.ning.com/page/adopt-1 CC-BY and http: //classroom-aid.com/2011/12/07/why-dont-teachers-publish-their-own-textbooks-k12/ CC-BY-SA BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate. Page | 12
- 13. What is an Open Textbook? What do you think? Image from: http: //maczee.deviantart.com/art/Hanging-Ideas-66244580 CC-BY-ND BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate. Page | 13
- 14. What is an Open Textbook? • An instructional resource • An ebook • A printed book • Uses a Creative Commons license to enable others to further share and modify Images from Bccampus.ca and CreativeCommons.org. CC-BY BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate. Page | 14
- 15. Why Libraries? Libraries already promote Open Access in the context of research Many libraries help provide access to textbooks through reserve copies; recognize the affordability problem Content from Nicole Allen http://www.slideshare.net/UnaDaly/libraries-lead-the-way licensed CCBY BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate. Page | 15
- 16. Why Libraries? Libraries are the place faculty go to seek high quality educational resources Librarians are experts at finding, curating and providing access to resources Libraries are embedded within institutions and are connected to students, faculty and staff Content from Nicole Allen http://www.slideshare.net/UnaDaly/libraries-lead-the-way licensed CC-BY BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate. Page | 16
- 17. Case Studies University of Massachusetts Amherst OER initiative Image from: http://www.library.umass.edu/aboutthe-libraries/news/press-releases-2011/ taking-a-bite-out-of-textbook-costs • 8 faculty members • 10 grants • $1,000 each 2011-2012 academic year 700 students Saved more than $72,000 20 more grants this year being worked on. BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate. Page | 17
- 18. Case Studies Image from: http://www.tacomacc.edu Tacoma Community College Liberate 250K • Save students 250k on textbooks over 2 years • Hired an OER librarian to help faculty BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate. Page | 18
- 19. Case Studies Oregon State University Open Textbook Initiative •50k •Published in 2014/15 BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate. Page | 19
- 20. Case Studies Florida Community Colleges Learning Resources Standing Committee •LIS 2004 Introduction to Internet Resources Image from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Internet1.jpg licensed CC-BY •LIS1000: Introduction to Information Literacy Image from http://www.fldlc.org/lor.cfm licensed CC-BY BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate. Page | 20
- 21. The BC Open Textbook Project Image from Bccampus.ca BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate. Page | 21
- 22. The project: • 40 Texts, aligned with the 40 most highly enrolled 1st and 2nd year subjects in BC • Not just for online delivery • Ebook (multiple formats) or print on demand BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate. Page | 22
- 23. Project Phases: •Phase One: Call for reviews of existing open textbooks Complete •Phase Two: Call for adaptations Date: Nov 15/13 Call for further reviews Date: Nov 12/13 •Phase Three: Call for creation from scratch Date: Jan 2014 Images from http://www.advanc-ed.org/issues-in-education/perspectives/worth-investment-strengthening-teacher-evaluation-age-accountabilit http://www.flickr.com/photos/wakingtiger/3156791341/ http://gutsygirls.net/gygsns2/pages/c-and-v-page BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate. Page | 23
- 24. Open Textbook Technology BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate. Page | 24
- 25. Pressbooks This is what a Pressbooks text looks like. BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate. Page | 25
- 26. Libraries in the Open Link to Sociology Text BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate. Page | 26
- 27. Summary BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate. Page | 27
- 28. Thanks! BCcampus | connect. collaborate. innovate. Page | 28