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Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Textbooks at the University of Washington INFORMATION This item is being presented for information only. BACKGROUND As defined by SPARC, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, open educational resources (OER) are teaching, learning and research resources released under an open license that permits their free use and repurposing by others. The Libraries is working with campus partners to expand awareness of open educational resources, and in particular, open textbooks. Students are understandably concerned about rising tuition and associated debt, and open educational resources, produced by faculty and made available under an open creative commons license, can help to address at least one aspect of rising costs. According to SPARC textbook prices, rose 82% between 2003 and 2013, which is triple the inflation rate during that period. At the same time, 65% of students report not buying a textbook for a class because of the cost. Given the potential impact that affordable textbooks could have on student academic success, exploration of the OER landscape is imperative. A panel of presenters will address Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Textbooks at the University of Washington. Attachments

1. Open Educational Resources at University of Washington: UW Libraries Steering Committee

2. Open Educational Resources at University of Washington: Rebus Open Textbook Pilot Project

3. Washington State Open Textbook Legislation 4. UW Data: Student Costs and Reported Uses of Alternative Course

Materials 5. Presenters’ Biographical Information

Open Educational Resources at University of Washington

UW Libraries Open Educational Resources Steering Committee Charge The OER Steering Committee includes representatives from UW Libraries, Center for Teaching and

Learning, UW Information Technologies, and other departments and divisions across UW campuses to

provide strategic direction for Libraries led efforts and initiatives in OER education and advocacy.

Members of the Steering Committee work collaboratively to create an environment where faculty are

aware of open textbook options and where their use of open textbooks is supported. The Steering

Committee may create working groups as necessary to accomplish its goals, including:

• Developing strategies and actions, setting timelines, and determining outcomes that will advance the Libraries efforts to facilitate adoption of OER

• Tracking local, national, and international developments within the area of OER • Coordinating the Libraries’ outreach to faculty in the area of OER. Stimulating discussion,

generating supporting material and developing venues for communication and education. • Seeking collaborative ventures internally and with other institutions. • Exploring and identifying possible high impact initiatives that the Libraries could either launch or

support, such as pilot projects that promote creation and/or adoption of OER • Identify local and national OER efforts that demonstrate the value of adopting alternatives to

traditional course materials and facilitate new partnerships between faculty within the UW and at other institutions that will contribute to those efforts.

• Consulting broadly with individuals, groups, and units as needed.

Open Educational Resources Steering Committee Members • Chelle Batchelor (co-chair, UW Libraries) • John Danneker (co-chair, UW Libraries) • Anne Davis (UW Libraries) • Janice DeCosmo (Undergraduate Academic Affairs) • Mel DeSart (UW Libraries) • Krista Greear (Disability Resources for Students) • Trent Hill (Senior Lecturer, Information School) • Beth Lytle (UW-IT Learning Technologies) • Larin R. McLaughlin (University Press) • Matt Schleede (University Book Store) • Wei Zuo (Center for Teaching and Learning) • Kaitlyn Zhou (ASUW representative)

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2016-2017 Open Textbook Activities Highlights April 21, 2017 – Equity, Access and Innovation : Open Textbooks at the University of Washington – Faculty workshop/discussions, featuring UW textbook authors Emily Thompson and Justin Marlowe & members of the OER Steering Committee, UW Seattle

April 7, 2017 – Open Education Day Workshop – coordinated by Sarah Leadley, UW Libraries, and featuring multiple presenters and panelists, UW Bothell

December 16, 2016 – Current Campus Efforts at University of Washington – presented by Chelle Batchelor at the Washington Student Association 2016 Textbook Summit, Tacoma, WA

December 14th, 2016 – Using Open Educational Resources and Textbook Access as a Foundation for Equity in the Classroom – presentation/discussion with members of the OER Steering Committee at the Undergraduate Academic Affairs Deans and Directors meeting, UW Seattle

November 17, 2016 – Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Textbooks: Tools Toward Equity – lightning talk by John Danneker, UW Libraries Scholars’ Studio: Equity, UW Seattle

November 11, 2016 – UW Libraries Open Textbook Initiatives – presentation by Chelle Batchelor to the Faculty Council on University Libraries, UW Seattle

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Open Educational Resources at University of Washington

Rebus Open Textbook Pilot Project

Overview Rebus Foundation is a not-for-profit organization funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. They build new models for open book publishing and reading on the web. Their first focus is to build a new model for publishing Open Textbooks through the formation of the Rebus Community.

The Rebus Community began forming in November 2016. The Community is a collaborative platform for creating Open Textbooks. Community goals include: 1) building a global, connected network of Open Textbook creators, 2) Developing a sustainable Open Textbook publishing process in response to the needs of this community, and 3) Developing software and tools to support the process of publishing Open Textbooks

https://about.rebus.community/faq/

UW Libraries Grant Funding Awarded for Rebus Project support: • Friends of the Library Grant: $5000 (July 2016-June 2017) • Allen Signature Award: Open Access: $10,870 (April 2017 – June 2019)

Textbook Authoring Projects: To date, two UW textbook authoring projects were funded via Friends of Library grants (faculty stipends and minimal grad student support hours)

• Financial Strategy for Public Managers (UW lead author: Justin Marlowe, Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy and Governance)

• Planning and Implementing a Digital Humanities Project (UW lead author: Sarah Ketchley, Near Eastern Languages and Civilization)

Other Rebus Project Contributions: • Accessibility in Open Textbooks (UW participant: Krista Greear, Disability Resources for

Students)

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Washington State Open Textbook Legislation

HB 1768 Creates the Washington open educational resources pilot grant program, within the student achievement council, to create a competitive grant program for the public four-year institutions of higher education to promote, adapt, and create open educational resources and reduce students' costs of attendance. Requires the student achievement council to: (1) Award up to six grants for the purpose of promoting the development, adaptation, and use of open educational resources; and (2) Develop a process for reviewing and selecting grant applications.

http://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1768&Year=2017

HB 1561 Requires the student achievement council to: (1) Administer the open educational resources grant pilot program for the four-year institutions of higher education; and (2) Develop an application form for a grant and a process for: Reviewing and selecting grant applicants; awarding grant funding; and the grant awardee to report back to the council on the use of the grant. Requires the state institute for public policy to conduct a study on the cost of textbooks and course materials and the use of open educational resources at four-year institutions of higher education.

http://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1561&Year=2017

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UW Data: Student Costs and Reported Uses of Alternative Course Materials

Estimated Undergraduate Budget for Books and Supplies • National Average - $1250

https://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/average-estimated-undergraduate-budgets-2016-17

• University of Washington - $825 https://admit.washington.edu/costs-and-financial-aid/total-cost-of-attendance

Non-Traditional Course Materials Usage Reported to UW Book Store, Spring 2017 • Open Textbooks – 8 courses • No Text Required – 272 Courses • See Instructor for Course Materials – 53 Courses • Check Canvas for Course Materials – 51 Courses

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Presenters’ Biographical Information

Lizabeth (Betsy) Wilson

Vice Provost for Digital Initiatives and Dean of University Libraries

Lizabeth (Betsy) Wilson is the Vice Provost for Digital Initiatives and Dean of University Libraries at the University of Washington. The University Libraries ranks among the largest and most innovative academic libraries in the United States with collections of more than 9 million volumes. Prior positions include: Associate Director of Libraries for Research and Instructional Services at the University of Washington and Assistant Director of Libraries for Undergraduate and Instructional Services at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Betsy Wilson has published and presented widely on information literacy, teaching, learning, and technology; cross-sector collaborations; art historiography; global libraries; and assessment and evaluation. She has held numerous leadership positions in the American Library Association (ALA) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), including chair of the ACRL Instruction Section, member of ALA Council, and ACRL President (2000-2001).

She is a past member of the Board of Trustees and former Board Chair of OCLC, a nonprofit, membership organization serving over 55,000 libraries and knowledge institutions worldwide. She is the immediate past chair of the Orbis Cascade Alliance, a regional consortium of 37 academic libraries in the Pacific Northwest. She currently is a member of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Board, and the Governing Board of the HathiTrust, and has served on the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Board, the Digital Library Federation (DLF) Executive Committee, and as Chair of the Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA).

She is the recipient of the Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award, Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award, the Margaret E. Monroe Award, the Distinguished Alumnus Award from University of Illinois' Graduate School of Library and Information Science, and the ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year. With her UWired colleagues, she received the inaugural EDUCAUSE Award for Systemic Progress in Teaching and Learning. Her library was selected as the 2004 ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award recipient. She holds an M.L.S. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a B.A. from Northwestern University.

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Justin Marlowe is the Endowed Professor of Public Finance and Civic Engagement at the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washington. He also serves as Associate Dean for Executive Education.

Professor Marlowe’s research and teaching are focused on public financial management. He has published four books and more than 50 articles on a range of topics including capital budgeting and finance, state and local tax policy, public pension liabilities, public health systems finance, government financial disclosure, and public-private partnerships. His work spans multiple disciplines and has appeared in the top scholarly journals in public finance, public management, health services management, transportation finance, and governmental accounting. His work has been supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the International City/County Management Association, among many others. In 2018-2019 he will serve as the elected Chair of the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management, the leading professional association for scholars of public financial management.

Professor Marlowe is deeply engaged in professional activities outside the university. He is the governor’s appointee to the Washington State Citizens’ Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences. He routinely works as an expert witness in federal and state courts, and as a consultant for a broad range of clients including state and local governments, investment banks, and private foundations. He has also served on technical advisory teams for the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, the National Academies of Science, King County (WA), and other public entities. His column in Governing magazine is read by thousands of state and local policymakers, he is lead author of Governing's popular Guide to Financial Literacy series for public officials, and he has been quoted in more than 40 different popular media outlets. He currently serves as a faculty representative to the Board of Trustees for the University (of WA) Bookstore.

Prior to academia he worked in local government in Michigan. He is a Certified Government Financial Manager, and he holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and a B.S. in public administration and Master of Public Administration from Northern Michigan University.

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John Danneker

Director of Odegaard Undergraduate Library, UW Libraries

As director of Odegaard, John Danneker is responsible for a large unit that focuses broadly on the undergraduate experience for the UW Libraries, including expertise in Libraries’ Teaching and Learning and Undergraduate Research support. Odegaard’s footprint also houses partnerships with the Odegaard Writing and Research Center and the Learning Technologies division of UW-IT. John is the co-chair of the UW Libraries’ Open Educational Resources Steering Committee.

Alex Wirth is currently serving as the Director of the Office of Government Relations for the Associated Students of the University of Washington (ASUW), and is a junior majoring in International Studies. As the ASUW representative in the state legislature this year, Alex lobbied for HB 1561, toward a grant program and dedicated campus positions for Open Educational Resources.

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