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Open TextbooksAccess, Affordability, and Academic Success

David Ernst, PhDUniversity of Minnesota

@dernst

By David Ernst. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

–United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights

“…higher education shall be equally accessible to all…”

The cost barrier kept

2.4 million

low and moderate-income college-qualified high school graduates from completing college in the

previous decade.

The Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED529499.pdf

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US Higher Education Funding - $/FTE

State Funding Tuition Revenuehttp://www.sheeo.org

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State Funding Tuition Revenuehttp://www.sheeo.org

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$28,950

in student loans (class of 2014).

http://ticas.org/posd/map-state-data-2015

University of Kansas = $25,268

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Consumer Revolving Credit Student Loan Debt

Federal Reserve http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g19/Current/

What can we do?

• Tuition and Fees

• Room and Board

• Books and Supplies

• Personal Expenses

• Transportation

What can we do?

• Tuition and Fees

• Room and Board

• Books and Supplies

• Personal Expenses

• Transportation

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Increase in Textbook Prices

Textbooks CPI

Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/cpi/

http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/freshman-year/college-textbook-prices-have-risen-812-percent-1978-n399926

The average student should budget

$1,249 - $1,364

for textbooks and course materials in 2015-16.

http://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/average-estimated-undergraduate-budgets-2015-16

http://affordability.ku.edu/costs

University of Kansas = $1,080

What do you think about the cost of textbooks?

What do you think about the cost of textbooks?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d6HTN6llgo

Coping with the Cost

• Purchase an older edition of the textbook

• Delay purchasing the textbook

• Never purchase the textbook

• Share the textbook with other students

–U of MN Student

"I figured French hadn't changed that much.”

59%

of students report that they have had to wait for their financial aid check to purchase textbooks.

Unpublished Minnesota State University Student Association survey

Have you ever delayed purchasing a textbook because of cost?

Have you ever delayed purchasing a textbook because of cost?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjaTJC8zZJ4

7/10

students surveyed hadn’t bought a required textbook due to cost.

http://www.slideshare.net/txtbks/open-education-and-solving-the-textbook-cost-crisis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4IswNs0WWE

63.6% Not purchase the required textbook

49.2% Take fewer courses

45.1% Not register for a specific course

33.9% Earn a poor grade

26.7% Drop a course

17.0% Fail a course

In your academic career, has the cost of required textbooks caused you to:

http://www.openaccesstextbooks.org/pdf/2012_Florida_Student_Textbook_Survey.pdf

Other models…

Where does the funding come from?

Universities (SUNY, Umass Amherst, Portland State, …)

Foundations (Hewlett, Gates, …)

Governments (state, federal)

Institutional Consortia (CALI)

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Open Textbook Reviews

13 Peer Reviewed Studies of Efficacy

http://openedgroup.org/

119,720 Students

http://openedgroup.org/

95% Same or Better Outcomes

http://openedgroup.org/

12 Peer Reviewed Studies of Perceptions of OER Quality

http://openedgroup.org/

5,201 Professors and Students

http://openedgroup.org/

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15%Worse

http://openedgroup.org/

Introductory, algebra-based, two-semester college physics

1272 pages

Available inPDF

ePubPrintWeb

Bookshare (accessible)

Instructor solution manual

Powerpoint slides

Examples of Customizing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1zAcm0lXn0

What can we do?

What can we do?

• Take a look!

• Write a review!

• Adopt if a book meets the needs of you and your students

• Raise awareness - talk with colleagues in your program and department

Writing a Review

Is there is a textbook in the Open Textbook Library that fits your class and/or expertise?

Departmental funding for:

1. attending this workshop, and

2. reviewing a textbook in the Open Textbook Library

Writing a Review

1. You will receive an email with a link to the online review form.

2. Complete a concise review by June 10, 2016.

3. The review will be posted on the Open Textbook Library under an open license.

4. Stipend will be paid.

David Ernstdernst@umn.edu

@dernst

Slides: http://slideshare.net/djernst

Open Textbook Library: open.umn.edu

By David Ernst. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.