BC OER Research Fellows on Open Textbooks

Christina HendricksDepartment of Philosophy

Rajiv JhangianiDepartment of Psychology

Colin MadlandCoord. Edu Technologies

Experiences, Perceptions & Outcomes of Using Open Textbooks:

Research from the BC OER Research Fellows

Festival of Learning, June 2016

William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

23 Fellows 2015-2017

http://openedgroup.org/fellowship

Cost Outcomes

Usage Perceptions

COUP

OER Research Fellowships

Open Textbook Student SurveyPhysics 100 (UBC)

Christina HendricksSr. Instructor, Philosophy

Co-Investigators: Stefan Reinsberg & Georg Rieger, Physics & Astronomy, UBC

Data will be made open soon

PHYSICS 100 AT UBCPhysics 100 CC BY-SA 4.0CTLT, UBC

Fall 2015, approx. 800 studentsOpenStax College Physics

Completed survey responses: 134

47%

39%

9%

Grade

ABCDF

PHYSICS 100 AT UBC

68%

13%

6%4%

Major

SciencesHealthUndecidedForestry

First year: 89%Second year: 8%

Female: 72%Male: 28%

PHYSICS 100 AT UBCHow much do you typically spend on txtbks in a year?

$1000-$1200

$800-$1000

$600-$800

$400-$600

$200-$400

>$200

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%

PHYSICS 100 AT UBCWhich actions have you taken to reduce book costs?

Rented

Downloaded

Borrowed (library)

Shared

E-book

Used (bookstore)

Resold

Off campus

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

PHYSICS 100 AT UBCHow often taken following actions b/c of txtbk costs?

Dropped

Fewer courses

Diff. section

Didn't buy

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

85%

82%

76%

44%

11%

12%

12%

18%

4%

5%

10%

26%

1%

1%

5%7%

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

PHYSICS 100 AT UBCHow did you access the open textbook?

Printed some readings

Bought hard copy

Downloaded PDF

Inside EdX website

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

PHYSICS 100 AT UBCHow important are the following features of your OT?

Can print

Mobile access

Access anywhere

Free of cost

Customized to course

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

30%

41%

61%

71%

74%

19%

24%

26%

24%

21%

20%

22%

11%

5%

4%

17%

8%

1%

14%

6%

Very

Somewhat

Average

Smwht Not

Not

PHYSICS 100 AT UBCHow rate quality of your

open textbook compared to traditional?

Worse5%

Same74%

Better21%

Would have preferred to buy traditional textbook?

Strongly agree5% Somewhat

agree11%

No pref17%

Somewhat disagree

24%

Strongly disagree

42%

OPEN TEXTBOOKSA SURVEY OF BC POST-SECONDARY STUDENT USERS

@thatpsychprof

Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D.Department of Psychology

THE SAMPLE• 315 STUDENTS FROM 12 POST-SECONDARY

INSTITUTIONS• RECRUITED VIA KNOWN FACULTY ADOPTERS• ONLINE SURVEY

Female64%

Male36%

Sex

Yes48%No

52%

EFL

<57%

6-1012%

11-1518%

16-2026%

21-2516%

26-308%

31-359%

>354%

Hours Worked/Week

69% EMPLOYED63% WORK >15 HRS/WEEK

<$10016%

$101-$25046%

$251-$50025%

$501-$7509%

>$7505%

$ Earned/Week

62% EARN <$250/WEEK

ACTUAL SPENDING ON TEXTBOOKS (PAST 12 MONTHS)RANGE: $0-$3000; MEAN: $702

Rented

Library reserve

E-book

Shared

Downloaded

Used (bookstore)

Resold

Off-campus

New (bookstore)

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

MODAL STUDENT:ENROLLED IN 3 COURSES; 7-9 COURSES

(PAST YEAR)COMPLETED >30 CREDITS OVERALL

Not purchased

Earned poor grade

Dropped/Withdrew

Not registered

Taken fewer courses

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very Often

HOW DO YOU ACCESS YOUR OPEN TEXTBOOK?

Print (home)

Print (other)

Print (SFU)

Smartphone

Tablet

E-reader

PDF

Online

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

79% Chapters as

needed

HOW IMPORTANT TO YOU ARE THE FOLLOWING FEATURES OF YOUR OPEN

TEXTBOOK?

Shareability

Permanent retention

Option to print

Convenience/portability

Immediate access

Cost savings

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

12.6

6.7

9.6

7.8

2.9

1

13.6

22.1

15.4

4.9

1

1.9

31.1

20.2

21.2

16.5

10.6

9.6

21.4

26

21.2

32

36.5

26.9

21.4

25

32.7

38.8

49

60.6

Not important at all Of little importance Of average importanceVery important Absolutely essential

Below average3%

Average20%

Above average34%

Excellent43%

HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE QUALITY OF YOUR OPEN TEXTBOOK?

Strongly agree6%

Slightly agree12%

Neither17%

Slightly disagree15%

Strongly disagree50%

WOULD YOU HAVE PREFERRED A TRADITIONAL TEXTBOOK?

FAIR PRICE: ~$60

Exploring the Remix HypothesisColin MadlandCoordinator for Educational Technologies, OER Research Fellow

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Remix Hypothesis

"changes in students outcomes occurring in conjunction with OER adoption correlate positively

with faculty remixing activities.”~Wiley

Wiley, D. (2015). The Remix Hypothesis. Retrieved from http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/3813

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Level 1 – Realign – Minimal ImpactLevel 2 – Rethink – Modest to Large Impact

Level 0 – Replace – 0 Impact

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In which of these ways, if any, have you used or created Open Educational

Resources?

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Faculty (N=4)

Administrators (N=8) Instructional Designers (N=5)

Students (N=29)

N %

Used 4 50

Adapted 2 25

Created 2 25

N %

Used 4 50

Adapted 2 25

Created 2 25

N %

Used 4 100

Adapted 4 100

Created 3 75

N %

Used 20 80

Adapted 7 28

Created 4 16

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For a typical course, how often do you use the required texts?

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How often did you use the textbooks for this course?

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In relation to textbooks used in other courses, how would you rate the

quality of the textbook used for this course?

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For which of the following purposes have you used OER in the context of studying at TRU?

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My experience has been very good. I do not have a lot of experience, mainly just using the BC open textbook for my course. Using this resource has saved me a lot of time and money, allowing

me to help pay for insurance for my car.

[The] open textbook has been nice because it saved me money, only drawback is not being able to highlight text while studying

I have enjoyed it. It helps me explore my lectures further, and really helps with my understanding of the topic.

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The use of OER in the classroom leads to improved grades.

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Faculty (N=4)

Administrators (N=8) Instructional Designers (N=5)

Students (N=29)

N %

A or SA 0 0

Neutral 7 100

D or SD 0 0

N %

A or SA 4 58

Neutral 3 42

D or SD 0 0

N %

A or SA 1 33

Neutral 1 34

D or SD 1 33

N %

A or SA 14 56

Neutral 9 36

D or SD 1 4

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What does adoption COST?

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NOTHING

MONEY

TIME

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Faculty

Administrators Instructional Designers

Students

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EFFORT

Didn’t buy textbook for a course: rarely to very often

Christina: 95%

Christina: 56%

Quality of OT same or better than traditional textbooks

Would have preferred traditional textbook: slightly to strongly agree

Rajiv: 55%

Christina: 16% Rajiv: 18%

Colin: 96% Rajiv: 97%

Contact & Slides

Christina Hendricksc.hendricks@ubc.ca @clhendricksbc

Rajiv Jhangianirajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca @thatpsychprof

Colin Madlandcmadland@tru.ca @colinmadland

Slides: https://is.gd/BC_OER_Fellows_FOL16

Underscores!