Faculty attitudes towards OER and open textbooks in British Columbia and Beyond
BC OER Research Fellows on Open Textbooks
-
Upload
christina-hendricks -
Category
Education
-
view
89 -
download
0
Transcript of BC OER Research Fellows on Open Textbooks
Christina HendricksDepartment of Philosophy
Rajiv JhangianiDepartment of Psychology
Colin MadlandCoord. Edu Technologies
Experiences, Perceptions & Outcomes of Using Open Textbooks:
Research from the BC OER Research Fellows
Festival of Learning, June 2016
William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
23 Fellows 2015-2017
http://openedgroup.org/fellowship
Cost Outcomes
Usage Perceptions
COUP
OER Research Fellowships
Open Textbook Student SurveyPhysics 100 (UBC)
Christina HendricksSr. Instructor, Philosophy
Co-Investigators: Stefan Reinsberg & Georg Rieger, Physics & Astronomy, UBC
Data will be made open soon
PHYSICS 100 AT UBCPhysics 100 CC BY-SA 4.0CTLT, UBC
Fall 2015, approx. 800 studentsOpenStax College Physics
Completed survey responses: 134
47%
39%
9%
Grade
ABCDF
PHYSICS 100 AT UBC
68%
13%
6%4%
Major
SciencesHealthUndecidedForestry
First year: 89%Second year: 8%
Female: 72%Male: 28%
PHYSICS 100 AT UBCHow much do you typically spend on txtbks in a year?
$1000-$1200
$800-$1000
$600-$800
$400-$600
$200-$400
>$200
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
PHYSICS 100 AT UBCWhich actions have you taken to reduce book costs?
Rented
Downloaded
Borrowed (library)
Shared
E-book
Used (bookstore)
Resold
Off campus
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
PHYSICS 100 AT UBCHow often taken following actions b/c of txtbk costs?
Dropped
Fewer courses
Diff. section
Didn't buy
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
85%
82%
76%
44%
11%
12%
12%
18%
4%
5%
10%
26%
1%
1%
5%7%
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often
PHYSICS 100 AT UBCHow did you access the open textbook?
Printed some readings
Bought hard copy
Downloaded PDF
Inside EdX website
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
PHYSICS 100 AT UBCHow important are the following features of your OT?
Can print
Mobile access
Access anywhere
Free of cost
Customized to course
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
30%
41%
61%
71%
74%
19%
24%
26%
24%
21%
20%
22%
11%
5%
4%
17%
8%
1%
14%
6%
Very
Somewhat
Average
Smwht Not
Not
PHYSICS 100 AT UBCHow rate quality of your
open textbook compared to traditional?
Worse5%
Same74%
Better21%
Would have preferred to buy traditional textbook?
Strongly agree5% Somewhat
agree11%
No pref17%
Somewhat disagree
24%
Strongly disagree
42%
OPEN TEXTBOOKSA SURVEY OF BC POST-SECONDARY STUDENT USERS
@thatpsychprof
Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D.Department of Psychology
THE SAMPLE• 315 STUDENTS FROM 12 POST-SECONDARY
INSTITUTIONS• RECRUITED VIA KNOWN FACULTY ADOPTERS• ONLINE SURVEY
Female64%
Male36%
Sex
Yes48%No
52%
EFL
<57%
6-1012%
11-1518%
16-2026%
21-2516%
26-308%
31-359%
>354%
Hours Worked/Week
69% EMPLOYED63% WORK >15 HRS/WEEK
<$10016%
$101-$25046%
$251-$50025%
$501-$7509%
>$7505%
$ Earned/Week
62% EARN <$250/WEEK
ACTUAL SPENDING ON TEXTBOOKS (PAST 12 MONTHS)RANGE: $0-$3000; MEAN: $702
Rented
Library reserve
E-book
Shared
Downloaded
Used (bookstore)
Resold
Off-campus
New (bookstore)
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
MODAL STUDENT:ENROLLED IN 3 COURSES; 7-9 COURSES
(PAST YEAR)COMPLETED >30 CREDITS OVERALL
Not purchased
Earned poor grade
Dropped/Withdrew
Not registered
Taken fewer courses
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very Often
HOW DO YOU ACCESS YOUR OPEN TEXTBOOK?
Print (home)
Print (other)
Print (SFU)
Smartphone
Tablet
E-reader
Online
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
79% Chapters as
needed
HOW IMPORTANT TO YOU ARE THE FOLLOWING FEATURES OF YOUR OPEN
TEXTBOOK?
Shareability
Permanent retention
Option to print
Convenience/portability
Immediate access
Cost savings
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
12.6
6.7
9.6
7.8
2.9
1
13.6
22.1
15.4
4.9
1
1.9
31.1
20.2
21.2
16.5
10.6
9.6
21.4
26
21.2
32
36.5
26.9
21.4
25
32.7
38.8
49
60.6
Not important at all Of little importance Of average importanceVery important Absolutely essential
Below average3%
Average20%
Above average34%
Excellent43%
HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE QUALITY OF YOUR OPEN TEXTBOOK?
Strongly agree6%
Slightly agree12%
Neither17%
Slightly disagree15%
Strongly disagree50%
WOULD YOU HAVE PREFERRED A TRADITIONAL TEXTBOOK?
FAIR PRICE: ~$60
Exploring the Remix HypothesisColin MadlandCoordinator for Educational Technologies, OER Research Fellow
21
Remix Hypothesis
"changes in students outcomes occurring in conjunction with OER adoption correlate positively
with faculty remixing activities.”~Wiley
Wiley, D. (2015). The Remix Hypothesis. Retrieved from http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/3813
THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | Festival of Learning
22
Level 1 – Realign – Minimal ImpactLevel 2 – Rethink – Modest to Large Impact
Level 0 – Replace – 0 Impact
THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | Festival of Learning
23
In which of these ways, if any, have you used or created Open Educational
Resources?
THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | Festival of Learning
24
Faculty (N=4)
Administrators (N=8) Instructional Designers (N=5)
Students (N=29)
N %
Used 4 50
Adapted 2 25
Created 2 25
N %
Used 4 50
Adapted 2 25
Created 2 25
N %
Used 4 100
Adapted 4 100
Created 3 75
N %
Used 20 80
Adapted 7 28
Created 4 16
THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | Festival of Learning
25
For a typical course, how often do you use the required texts?
THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | Festival of Learning
26THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | Festival of Learning
27
How often did you use the textbooks for this course?
THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | Festival of Learning
28THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | Festival of Learning
29
In relation to textbooks used in other courses, how would you rate the
quality of the textbook used for this course?
THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | Festival of Learning
30THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | Festival of Learning
31
For which of the following purposes have you used OER in the context of studying at TRU?
THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | Festival of Learning
32THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | Festival of Learning
33THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | Festival of Learning
34
My experience has been very good. I do not have a lot of experience, mainly just using the BC open textbook for my course. Using this resource has saved me a lot of time and money, allowing
me to help pay for insurance for my car.
[The] open textbook has been nice because it saved me money, only drawback is not being able to highlight text while studying
I have enjoyed it. It helps me explore my lectures further, and really helps with my understanding of the topic.
THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | Festival of Learning
35
The use of OER in the classroom leads to improved grades.
THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | Festival of Learning
36
Faculty (N=4)
Administrators (N=8) Instructional Designers (N=5)
Students (N=29)
N %
A or SA 0 0
Neutral 7 100
D or SD 0 0
N %
A or SA 4 58
Neutral 3 42
D or SD 0 0
N %
A or SA 1 33
Neutral 1 34
D or SD 1 33
N %
A or SA 14 56
Neutral 9 36
D or SD 1 4
THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | #Festival of Learning
37
What does adoption COST?
THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | #Festival of Learning
NOTHING
MONEY
TIME
38
Faculty
Administrators Instructional Designers
Students
THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | #Festival of Learning
EFFORT
Didn’t buy textbook for a course: rarely to very often
Christina: 95%
Christina: 56%
Quality of OT same or better than traditional textbooks
Would have preferred traditional textbook: slightly to strongly agree
Rajiv: 55%
Christina: 16% Rajiv: 18%
Colin: 96% Rajiv: 97%
Contact & Slides
Christina [email protected] @clhendricksbc
Rajiv [email protected] @thatpsychprof
Colin [email protected] @colinmadland
Slides: https://is.gd/BC_OER_Fellows_FOL16
Underscores!