an open conversation about open educational resources
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An Open Conversation about
Open Educational Resources
Adapted from works by Dr. Rajiv Jhangiani and Dr. David WileyAn Open Conversation about Open Educational Resources by TJ Bliss is
licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
What are some of the biggest challenges college students face today?
#EngagedLearningCSU #OER
@tjbliss
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• Half of Bachelor’s degree graduates rely on student loans
• In Sept. 2010 Federal student loan debt surpassed $15 billion
• Average BC student debt in 2011 was $29,497
• 3 years after graduating, only 34% are debt free
• BC students now work 180% more hours than they did in 1975 to pay for PSE
• When debt reaches $10,000, program completion rates drop from 59% to 8%
• The cost of textbooks has increased by 812% over 30 years
• Half of Bachelor’s degree graduates rely on student loans
• Federal student loan debt has surpassed $1.2 TRILLION
• Average BC student debt in 2011 was $29,497
• 3 years after graduating, only 34% are debt free
• BC students now work 180% more hours than they did in 1975 to pay for PSE
• When debt reaches $10,000, program completion rates drop from 59% to 8%
• The cost of textbooks has
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• Half of Bachelor’s degree graduates rely on student loans
• Federal student loan debt has surpassed $1.2 TRILLION
• Average US student debt in 2013 was $26,6003 years after graduating, only 34% are debt free
• BC students now work 180% more hours than they did in 1975 to pay for PSE
• When debt reaches $10,000, program completion rates drop from 59% to 8%
• The cost of textbooks has increased by 812% over 30 years
• Half of Bachelor’s degree graduates rely on student loans
• Federal student loan debt has surpassed $1.2 TRILLION
• Average US student debt in 2013 was $26,600
• When debt reaches $10,000, program completion rates drop from 59% to 8%
• The cost of textbooks has increased by 812% over 30 years
• Half of Bachelor’s degree graduates rely on student loans
• Federal student loan debt has surpassed $1.2 TRILLION
• Average US student debt in 2013 was $26,600
• When debt reaches $10,000, program completion rates drop from 59% to 8%
• The cost of textbooks has increased by 812% over 30 years
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60%+ do not purchase textbooks at some point due to cost
35% take fewer courses due to textbook cost
31% choose not to register for a course due to textbook cost
23% regularly go without textbooks due to cost
14% have dropped a course due to textbook cost
10% have withdrawn from a course due to textbook cost
Source: 2012 student survey by Florida Virtual Campus
There is a direct relationship between textbook costs and student success
• Make and own copiesRetain• Use in a wide range of
waysReuse• Adapt, modify, and
improveRevise
• Combine two or moreRemix
• Share with othersRedistribute
The 5Rs of OER
OER Efficacy and Perception Studies• Allen, I., Seaman, J. (2014). Opening the Curriculum: Open Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2014. Report available at:
http://www.onlinelearningsurvey.com/oer.html. • Bliss, T., Robinson, T. J., Hilton, J., & Wiley, D. (2013). An OER COUP: College teacher and student perceptions of Open Educational
Resources. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 1–25. Retrieved from http://www-jime.open.ac.uk/article/2013-04/pdf.• Bowen, W. G., Chingos, M. M., Lack, K. A., & Nygren, T. I. (2012). Interactive Learning Online at Public Universities: Evidence from
Randomized Trials. Ithaka S+R. Retrieved from http://mitcet.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/BowenReport-2012.pdf• Feldstein, A., Martin, M., Hudson, A., Warren, K., Hilton, J., & Wiley, D. (2012). Open textbooks and increased student access and
outcomes. European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning. Retrieved from http://www.eurodl.org/index.php?article=533• Hilton, J., Gaudet, D., Clark, P., Robinson, J., & Wiley, D. (2013). The adoption of open educational resources by one community college
math department. The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 14(4), 37–50.• Hilton, J., & Laman, C. (2012). One college’s use of an open psychology textbook. Open Learning: The Journal of Open and Distance
Learning, 27(3), 201–217. Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02680513.2012.716657• Lindshield, B., & Adhikari, K. (2013). Online and campus college students like using an open educational resource instead of a traditional
textbook. Journal of Online Learning & Teaching, 9(1), 1–7. Retrieved from http://jolt.merlot.org/vol9no1/lindshield_0313.htm• Lovett, M., Meyer, O., & Thille, C. (2008). JIME-The open learning initiative: Measuring the effectiveness of the OLI statistics course in
accelerating student learning. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2008(1).• Pawlyshyn, Braddlee, Casper and Miller (2013). Adopting OER: A Case Study of Cross-Institutional Collaboration and Innovation. Educause
Review, http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/adopting-oer-case-study-cross-institutional-collaboration-and-innovation. • Petrides, L., Jimes, C., Middleton Detzner, C., Walling, J., & Weiss, S. (2011). Open textbook adoption and use: Implications for teachers and ‐
learners. Open learning, 26(1), 39-49.• Robinson T. J., Fischer, L., Wiley, D. A., & Hilton, J. (2014). The impact of open textbooks on secondary science learning outcomes.
Educational Researcher, 43(7): 341-351.• Wiley, D., Hilton, J. Ellington, S., and Hall, T. (2012). “A preliminary examination of the cost savings and learning impacts of using open
textbooks in middle and high school science classes.” International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning. 13 (3), pp. 261-276.
“Mad” “Glad”
“Sad” “Rad”
Cost
Completing with C or Better
Pearson
Learning Outcomes per Dollar
0 100%
$200
“Mad” “Glad”
“Sad” “Rad”
Cost
Completing with C or Better
Pearson
OER
Learning Outcomes per Dollar
0 100%
$200
What barriers to OER adoption do you and your faculty colleagues face?
#EngagedLearningCSU #OER
@tjbliss
Barriers to Faculty Adoption
• 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 don’t know where to find open textbooks• Faculty are skeptical of the quality of open textbooks• Faculty have limited time to engage in reviewing open
textbooks
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Don’t justadopt a textbook
Foster a textbook
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