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Cost is a barrier to universal access to higher education. Faculty can make a significant impact by considering cost when adopting textbooks for their courses. Open textbooks (textbooks licensed with a Creative Commons or similar license) are an affordable solution. Faculty can find open textbooks at http://open.umn.edu. Take a look, and see what a difference you can make!
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OPEN TEXTBOOKSAccess, Affordability, and Academic Success
David Ernst, PhD
“…higher education shall beequally accessible to all…”
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations) - http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/
The Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED529499.pdf
The cost barrier kept
2.4 millionlow and moderate-income college-qualified high school graduates from completing college in the previous decade.
http://www.sheeo.org
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$29,400in student loans (class of 2012).
Institute for College Access and Success http://projectonstudentdebt.org/files/pub/Student_Debt_and_the_Class_of_2012_NR.pdf
Federal Reserve http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g19/Current/
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What can we do?Tuition and FeesRoom and BoardBooks and SuppliesPersonal ExpensesTransportation
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The average student can expect to pay
$1,200on textbooks and course materials in 2014-15.
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/college-costs/quick-guide-college-costs
What do you think about the cost of textbooks?
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The Academic ImpactPurchase an older edition of the textbookDelay purchasing the textbookNever purchase the textbook
"I figured French hadn't changed that much.”
-U of MN Student
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Unpublished Minnesota State University Student Association survey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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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
63.6% Not purchase the required textbook
49.2% Take fewer courses45.1% Not register for a specific course33.9% Earn a poor grade26.7% Drop a course17.0% 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
What if…
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But wait, there’s more!
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Open Textbooks
Where does the funding come from?Universities (Rice University, SUNY, Purdue, Oregon State)Foundations (Hewlett Foundation)Governments (California, British Columbia)Professional Organizations (CALI)
Introductory, algebra-based, two-semester college physics
1272 pages
Available inPDFePubPrintWeb
Bookshare (accessible)
Instructor solution manual
Powerpoint slides
What can we do?• Look to see if there’s a book that will work for your students. Adopt if you can.
• Raise awareness - talk with colleagues in your program and department
open.umn.edudernst@umn.ed
uDavid Ernst
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