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Open TextbooksOvercoming Barriers, Realizing Opportunities
David Ernst, PhD University of Minnesota
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“What are the barriers to faculty adoption of open textbooks?”
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The Academic Impact
• Purchase an older edition of the textbook!
• Delay purchasing the textbook!
• Never purchase the textbook
–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
Unpublished Minnesota State University Student Association survey
Have you ever delayed purchasing a textbook because of cost?
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64% Not purchase the required textbook
49% Take fewer courses
45% Not register for a specific course
34% Earn a poor grade
27% Drop a course
17% 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
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10!faculty
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$270,000!
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Plus…
1.5 chapters 1000 item question bank video series instructional changes
Leadership/Administration
Questions Opportunities
“What about the faculty who make a lot of
money from textbooks? Are you getting a fight
from them.”
“What about revenues from the bookstore? Won’t we be cutting
our own income if we do this?”
What do you think about the cost of textbooks?!
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"OER does not suffer from any strong
objections or entrenched opposition groups."
Opening the Curriculum: Open Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education. http://www.onlinelearningsurvey.com/oer.html
"When presented with the concept of OER, most
faculty say that they are willing to give it a try.”
Opening the Curriculum: Open Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education. http://www.onlinelearningsurvey.com/oer.html
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“Are they any good?”
“Wikipedia isn’t reliable, so I don’t
want a crowdsourced book.”
“How can a free textbook be any
good?”
“Won’t it take a lot more work to adopt an
open textbook?”
37%!adoption rate of!
workshop attendees!!
(14% - 52%)
Local sustainability and expansion!of open textbook programs
Continued work with faculty!Share local strategies!
Manage FAQ for difficult questions that could arise!Collect and report local impact data!
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Program credibility!Shared network impact data!
Faculty champions!Safety in numbers!
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In conclusion
