open textbook network workshop at the university of north carolina at greensboro

Open%TextbooksAccess,%Affordability,%and%Academic%Success

Rajiv%Jhangiani,%Ph.D.Kwantlen%Polytechnic%University

@thatpsychprof

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%millionlow%and%moderateVincome%collegeVqualified%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

$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%V $/FTE

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

$2,000

$3,000

$4,000

$5,000

$6,000

$7,000

$8,000

$9,000

$10,000

$11,000

$12,000

1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014

North%Carolina%Higher%Education%Funding%V $/FTE

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

0

200

400

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800

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,600

1,800

1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Hours%@

%Minimum

%Wage

Hours%of%Work%Required%to%Afford%Tuition(University%of%Minnesota)

The%average%borrower%owes%more%than

$28,950

in%student%loans%(class%of%2014).

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

The%University%of%North%Carolina%at%Greensboro% =%$23,265

$400

$500

$600

$700

$800

$900

$1,000

$1,100

$1,200

$1,300

$1,400

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

$%Billio

ns

US Debt

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

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% in%Textbook%Prices

Textbooks CPIBureau'of'Labor'Statistics'http://www.bls.gov/cpi/

http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/freshmanByear/collegeBtextbookBpricesBhaveBrisenB812BpercentB1978Bn399926

The%average%student%should%budget

$1,249%V $1,364for%textbooks%and%course%materials%in%2015V16.

http://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/average-estimated-undergraduate-budgets-2015-16http://miamioh.edu/onestop/your-money/tuition-fees/oxford-tuition-fees/index.html

The%University%of%North%Carolina%at%Greensboro=% $916

What%do%you%think%about%the%cost%of%textbooks?

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?

7/10students%surveyed%hadn’t%bought%a%required%

textbook%due%to%cost.

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

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:

23

Other%models…

Where%does%the%funding%come%from?

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

Foundations (Hewlett,%Gates,%Diener…)

Governments (state,%federal)

Institutional%Consortia%(CALI)

All%RightsReserved

Some%RightsReserved

Plus…

With%Creative%Commons%licenses,% you%are%free%to…

Copy Mix

Share Keep

Edit Use

open.umn.edu

All%books%in%the%Open%Textbook%Library:1. Must%have%an%open%license.2. Must%be%a%complete%textbook%(no%chapters%or%partial%textbooks).3. Must%be%available%as%a%portable%file%(e.g.%PDF,%ePub).4. Must%be%currently%in%use%at%multiple%higher%education%

institutions,%or%affiliated%with%a%higher%education%institution,%scholarly%society,%or%professional%organization.

Open%Textbook%Library 52

• 250+%books• 500+%reviews%by%faculty%at%OTN%schools• 950,000%visits%from%every%country%in%the%world%(except%North%

Korea)• Books%produced%at%Rice%University,%SUNY,%University%of%Texas%at%

Austin,%NOBA,%University%of%Minnesota,%Portland%State,%Grand%Valley%State,%…


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1.0%V 1.5 1.5%V 2.0 2.0%V 2.5 2.5%V 3.0 3.0%V 3.5 3.5%V 4.0 4.0%V 4.5 4.5%V 5.0

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s

Ratings

Open-Textbook-Reviews


13 Peer%Reviewed%Studies%of%Efficacy

http://openedgroup.org/%

119,720 Students


95%-Same-or-BetterOutcomes


12 Peer%Reviewed%Studies%of%Perceptions%of%OER%Quality


5,201 Professors%and%Students


50%Same35%

Better

15%Worse


• Introductory,%algebraVbased,%twoVsemester%college%physics

• 1272%pages• Available%in:

VPDFVPrintVWebVBookshare%(accessible)

Complete%V openly%licensed%V freely%available.


• Instructor%solution%manual• Extensive%supplemental%resources%for%students%and%faculty

• PowerPoint%slides• 10%reviews%in%the%Open%Textbook%Library

Complete%V openly%licensed%V freely%available.


Examples%of%Customizing

What%can%we%do?

• Take%a%look!• Write%a%review!• Adopt%if%a%book%meets%the%needs%of%you%and%your%students

• Raise%awareness%V 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?Stipend%will%be%paid%for:1. attending%this%workshop,%and2. 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 October%21,%2016.3. The%review%will%be%posted%on%the%Open%Textbook%Library%under%an%open%license.

4. Stipend%will%be%paid.

Rajiv%[email protected]

@thatpsychprof

Slides:%http://slideshare.net/thatpsychprof

Open%Textbook%Library:%open.umn.edu

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