the evidence towards impact: the maricopa millions oer project
DESCRIPTION
The Maricopa Millions Project is designed to scale OER usage throughout the ten-college district by remixing and adapting current models from across the country and world. A steering committee has been established to develop and implement a comprehensive strategic plan to save our students $5 million over 5 years in textbooks and course materials.TRANSCRIPT
The Evidence Towards Impact:
The Maricopa Millions OER Project
Dr. Lisa Young Scottsdale Community College Paul Golisch Paradise Valley Community College
Maricopa Community Colleges
Phoenix, Arizona
10 Colleges
37 Associate Degrees
Over 10,000 Courses
Nearly 10,000 Employees
More than 250,000 Students
Costs for a Class (3 credit hours)
Tuition
Textbooks $243
$100
Maricopa Community Colleges
http://www.sdsubookstore.com/Bookstore/Textbooks/PricingPolicy/WheretheNewTextbookDollarGoes/tabid/143/Default.aspx
openstaxcollege.org
OER Example: OpenStax College
Members in CCCOER
Senators and Congressmen sponsoring the Affordable College Textbook Act
The National OER Scene
Some Notable OER Projects
http://www.sparc.arl.org/sites/default/files/Affordable%20College%20Textbook%20Act.pdf
The Affordable College Textbook Act S. 1704 (Durbin-Franken)
H.R. 3538 (Hinojosa-Miller)
Sen. Al Franken (MN)
Sen. Dick Durbin (IL) Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (TX)
Rep. George Miller (CA)
• Creates a grant program to support pilot programs at colleges and universities
• Ensures that materials created will be freely and easily accessible to the public
• Requires entities who receive funds to complete a report on the program effectiveness
• Requires the Government Accountability Office to provide an updated report on the price trends of college textbooks
How OER in MCCCD started…
OER Roots in the Maricopa Community Colleges
Scottsdale Community College Videos, Workbooks, & Hosting
Phoenix College Videos & Textbooks
Paradise Valley CC Adoption & Collaboration
10 Colleges
OER Example: MyOpenMath
www.myopenmath.com
Photo by spettacolopuro - Creative Commons Attribution License http://www.flickr.com/photos/24113168@N03 Created with Haiku Deck
Paradise Valley Community College Survey of Math Students – Spring 2013
Only 6.3% would not recommend the open materials to their classmates
Scottsdale Community College Survey of Math Students - Fall 2012
score.scottsdalecc.edu sccmath.wordpress.com
Views during March 2014
www.mathispower4u.com
Over 28,000 hours
of viewing
Let the scaling begin …
Library Faculty
• Presentations • Call for OER Grants • Dialogue Days • Department Meetings • “Water Cooler” Discussions • Promotional Items • CTLs • College Libraries • Candy
http://www.skmurphy.com/startup-stages/scaling-up-stage/
Creating OER Awareness and Increasing Adoption
Phase 1 (Pilot in Fall 2014) English Composition I English Composition II Developmental Reading
Phase 2 (Pilot in Spring 2015)
Fundamental Chemistry College Success Class
Course Materials: a) No Cost
OR b) Low Cost (less than $40)
The 4 Rs of OER
$100 per student € 72 per student
20 students per class
Spring 2014 ----------------- $1,483,175 ($818,000)
€ 1,072,899 so far
Let’s hear from the students…
“Open Educational Resources allow everyone in class to have all the materials on day one.”
Manuel Ordoñez Major: Business
$185
€134
Dad, I thought you said the
textbook would be free!
Student Interviews
