the open textbook network: libraries working together to advance open textbooks
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The Open Textbook Network: Libraries Working Together to
Advance Open Textbooks
Sarah Faye Cohen
Managing DirectorOpen Textbook NetworkCenter for Open Education University of Minnesota
This morning…
• What is the Open Textbook Library?• Why open textbooks?• Why a network?• Where are we headed?
What are the barriers that keep faculty from adopting open textbooks?
http://www.onlinelearningsurvey.com/reports/openingthecurriculum2014.pdf
When it comes to OER, faculty:a) Don’t know where to find them,b) Don’t know if they are any good.
That’s where
we come in.
178 books204 reviews
open.umn.edu: a catalog of complete, openly licensed textbooks.
Textbooks that are reviewed by faculty, for faculty.
WHY ARE WE TALKING ONLY ABOUT OPEN TEXTBOOKS AND NOT OER MORE GENERALLY?
Open textbooks are one type of OER that faculty understand.
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39%Adoption rate of workshop attendees
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Oregon Community
College Distance Learning
Association
Oregon Community
College Distance Learning
Association
20 members
76 institutions
…and growing.
What are the barriers that keep faculty from adopting open textbooks?
How can we help other institutions build local sustainable open textbook
programs?
Oregon Community
College Distance Learning
Association
Bring OTN institutions together to: 1. enhance open textbook program
development across OTN members,
2. envision the future of OTN with our members, and
3. strengthen presentation capacity for future open textbook workshops.
Open Textbook Network Summer Institute
Develop new strategies to scale
Focus on evidence of impact
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Open Textbook Research Fellows
• 5 faculty each year• 3 days working with the Open Ed Group (
http://openedgroup.org) to design research to deepen our understanding of the efficacy of open textbooks.
• Sample research questions might be:– What happens to student learning outcomes when open
textbooks replace commercial textbooks?– What are the perceptions of professors and students regarding
the OER utilized in their classrooms?– Does there seem to be any difference in student learning
outcomes when professors actively exercise 5R permissions with the OER?
What can you do?• Learn
– About open textbooks. And what books are available for what disciplines.
– #opentextbooks #textbookbroke or #OER on Twitter. • Share
– Open Textbooks as an option for faculty– Suggestions for additions to the Open Textbook Library– What you learn with peers, partners, and colleagues.
• Support– Exploration and adoption of open textbooks.– Interest in creating open textbooks or supplemental materials.
• Join – [email protected] to participate in discussions about libraries and
OER– The Open Textbook Network
