Post on 18-Jul-2015
Open TextbooksOvercoming Barriers, Realizing Opportunities
David Ernst, PhD
University of Minnesota
@dernst
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“What are the barriers to faculty
adoption of open textbooks?”
open.umn.edu
Adoptions: 0
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The Academic Impact
•Purchase an older edition of the textbook
•Delay purchasing the textbook
•Never purchase the textbook
–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Unpublished Minnesota State University Student Association survey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?
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64% Not purchase the required textbook
49% Take fewer courses
45% Not register for a specific course
34% Earn a poor grade
27% Drop a course
17% 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
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Plus…
1.5 chapters
1000 item question bank
video series
instructional changes
Leadership/Administration
Questions
Opportunities
“What about the faculty
who make a lot of
money from textbooks?
Are you getting a fight
from them.”
“What about revenues
from the bookstore?
Won’t we be cutting
our own income if we
do this?”
What do you think about the cost of
textbooks?
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"OER does not suffer
from any strong
objections or entrenched
opposition groups."
Opening the Curriculum: Open Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education. http://www.onlinelearningsurvey.com/oer.html
"When presented with the
concept of OER, most
faculty say that they are
willing to give it a try.”
Opening the Curriculum: Open Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education. http://www.onlinelearningsurvey.com/oer.html
CC BY Rocco Baldassarre
open.umn.edu
Faculty Reviews of Open Textbooks (1-5)
“Are they any good?”
“Wikipedia isn’t
reliable, so I don’t want
a crowdsourced book.”
“How can a free
textbook be any
good?”
“Won’t it take a lot
more work to adopt an
open textbook?”
37%adoption rate of
workshop attendees
(14% - 52%)
Local sustainability and expansion
of open textbook programs
Continued work with faculty
Share local strategies
Manage FAQ for difficult questions that could arise
Collect and report local impact data
Program credibility
Shared network impact data
Faculty champions
Safety in numbers!
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In conclusion