Supporting Open Textbook Adoptions: University of Texas, Arlington
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The document discusses the importance of open textbook adoptions to address the rising costs of educational materials, which have significant effects on student academic success. It outlines barriers to faculty adoption of open textbooks and strategies for overcoming these obstacles, emphasizing the benefits of open access to educational resources. The presentation encourages collaboration among faculty and administration to promote open textbooks as a viable solution to financial challenges in higher education.
Supporting Open Textbook Adoptions: University of Texas, Arlington
- 1. Supporting Open Textbook Adoptions Sarah Faye Cohen University of Texas, Arlington February 10, 2017
- 2. Thank you.
- 4. Today, we will: • Explore issues of affordability and their impact on student academic success; • Identify barriers to adoption of open textbooks and practice how you might help overcome those barriers; • Discuss why and how you might support open textbook initiatives.
- 5. Why are we really here?
- 9. $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 - $/FTE State Funding Tuition Revenue http://www.sheeo.org
- 10. $0 $1,000 $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 Texas Higher Education Funding - $/FTE State Funding Tuition Revenue http://www.sheeo.org
- 11. 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 Hours@MinimumWage Affording Annual Tuition at the University of Minnesota
- 12. The average borrower owes more than $26,250 in student loans (class of 2014). Institute for College Access and Success http://projectonstudentdebt.org/files/pub/Student_Debt_and_the_Class_of_2012_NR.pdf http://ticas.org/posd/map-state-data-2015 Texas = $27,324
- 13. Cost of Attendance • Tuition and Fees • Room and Board • Books and Supplies • Personal Expenses • Transportation
- 14. Cost of Attendance • Tuition and Fees • Room and Board • Books and Supplies • Personal Expenses • Transportation
- 15. 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 Increase in Textbook Prices Textbooks CPI Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/cpi/
- 17. The average student budgets $1,230 - $1,390 on textbooks and course materials in 2016- 17. http://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/average-estimated-undergraduate-budgets-2015-16 University of Texas, Arlington = $1,206
- 18. Coping with the Cost • Purchase an older edition of the textbook • Delay purchasing the textbook • Never purchase the textbook • Share a textbook • Pirate a textbook “I figured French hadn’t changed that much.” - UMN student
- 19. 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:
- 21. What do we mean by “open”?
- 22. Open = permissions free
- 24. • Copy • Mix • Share • Keep • Edit • Use The 5Rs: 1. Retain 2. Reuse 3. Revise 4. Remix 5. Redistribute Also known as…
- 25. Why Open? • Facilitates the free exchange of information. • Allows higher education to take ownership of its content. • Empowers faculty • Sharing is scalable.
- 26. Why Textbooks? • Hits a major pain point – textbook costs • Faculty understand textbooks • Faculty know how to adopt textbooks • Faculty effort (vs. alternatives) is kept at a minimum • Textbooks can provide content for a complete (or nearly complete) course
- 28. What “barriers” do you hear (or anticipate hearing) from faculty?
- 30. Barriers to Faculty Adoption • Faculty don’t know where to find open textbooks • Faculty don’t understand the urgency of student financial stress, and how it can impact students academically • Faculty aren’t aware that open textbooks are an option • Faculty don’t know what open textbooks are • Faculty confuse open textbooks with electronic textbooks • Faculty are skeptical of the quality of open textbooks • Faculty have limited time to engage in reviewing open EducateEngage
- 31. They don’t know much about them. They’re busy: • Prepping for their courses • Responding to students • Grading • Mentoring • Research • Grant writing • Committee Work • The list goes on… http://www.onlinelearningsurvey.com/reports/openingthecurriculum2014.pdf
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- 34. • 351 textbooks • 52% of textbooks have been reviewed by faculty at OTN institutions (854 reviews) • 1M+ (!) visits from every country in the world • Books produced at Rice University, SUNY, University of Texas at Austin, NOBA, University of Minnesota, Portland State, Grand Valley State…
- 36. 351 Total Books* (Live) 9 Accounting & Finance 47 Business, Management & Marketing 34 Computer Science & Information Systems 17 Economics 6 Engineering 31 Education 69 Humanities & Languages 43 Law 62 Mathematics & Statistics 6 Medicine 38 Natural & Physical Sciences 29 Social Sciences 8 Student Success *February 1, 2017
- 42. Library resources are not “open”, only “available” within your institution.
- 43. What would supporting open textbook adoptions look like at the UT Arlington?
- 44. -Open Textbook Library: email/meetings/+ -Outreach to today’s participants. -Partnership with student government. -Online guides (instructors, students). -OT listserv/learning community. -Webinars/workshops (e.g. using and adapting). -Adopter profiles (articles, videos). -Mini-grants to encourage adoption -What else?
- 45. Strategies for having conversations about open textbooks
- 46. Let’s try that again! • Listen to the responses to the questions: – What outcomes would you expect from this interaction? – How could we change this interaction for different results?
- 47. I hear these books aren’t any good. Is the quality the same as other textbooks?
- 48. How am I supposed to find time to adopt an open textbook?
- 49. I rely on ancillary content in my courses. Do these books have any ancillaries?
- 52. Try not to overwhelm Don’t come to me with the entire truth. Don’t bring me the ocean if I feel thirsty, nor heaven if I ask for light. -from Olav Hauge’s “Don’t come to me with the entire truth,” translated by Robert Bly
- 54. Leave Quality Judgment to Faculty
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- 56. Let the word spread. http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcoveringa/3203134555/in/photostream/
- 57. Continue to celebrate their achievements. https://www.flickr.com/photos/scottdwelch/4845488575
- 58. What are your next steps? https://www.flickr.com/photos/dabinsi/3374255830
- 59. We need YOU. • You are leaders on your campus. • You work with and support faculty on your campus. • You share resources, options, ideas, and tools with faculty.https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomicpasko/14139726176
- 60. Do what you already do. • Listen. • Have conversations. • Introduce new options. http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandoncripps/3156373103/
- 61. Why?
- 62. Open textbooks can transform higher education. • More open access publishing • A change in how we allocate spending • Increased engagement • Improved retention • Improved completion rates • Improved pedagogy • Ownership of course content • New partnerships and collaborative opportunitieshttps://www.flickr.com/photos/86530412@N02/7932571974
- 64. “Open education is about increasing student achievement, inspiring passion among faculty, and building better connections between students and the materials that they use to meet their educational goals.” – Quill West
- 65. Thank you. sfcohen@umn.edu @thesheck ; @open_textbooks open.umn.edu