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textbookinitiative inrhode islandNEIT | 2/16/17 | EAST GREENWICH, RIop
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nicole allen SPARC
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www.sparcopen.org
except where otherwise noted
innovate.ri.gov/opentextbook
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textbook costs are out of control
Consumer Prices 2006 – 2016U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Textbooks
Tuition & Fees
All Items
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Cost Factors:Tuition and FeesRoom and BoardTransportationBooks and SuppliesOther Expenses
Average Estimated Undergraduate Budgets, 2016-17
Source: College Board
Books & Supplies = $1,200+
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“the straw that broke the camel’s back”
6 months
DONE READING?
GOOD
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but why?
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Captive Market
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5 major publishers hold nearly 90% of the
market
Source: Turning the Page by James Koch
Near-Monopoly
Data Source: NACS
Mixed MessagesStudent Spending on Textbooks
Prices
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2 in 3Students say they decided against buying a textbook
because the cost is too high
Source: Student PIRGs
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1 in 2Students say they have at some point taken fewer courses due
to the cost of textbooks
Source: Florida Virtual Campus
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<1 in 2Students purchase a current
edition of their textbook
Source: Book Industry Study Group
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students cannot learn from books they can’t afford
innovate.ri.gov/opentextbook
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OPEN EDUCATIONALRESOURCES
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OPEN EDUCATION
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OPEN EDUCATIONALRESOURCES
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OPEN EDUCATIONALRESOURCES
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OPEN EDUCATIONALRESOURCES
OPEN Free + Permissions
RetainReuseReviseRemixRedistribute
5Rs
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Hewlett Foundation Definition:“OER are teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or are released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and repurposing by others”
open licensing systemwww.creativecommons.org
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most open
All Rights Reserved©
most closed
OER5R permissionsretain, reuse, revise, remix, redistribute
Creative Commons Attribution LicenseCC BY permits the 5Rs for any purpose
on the condition of attributioncreativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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tour of the OER space
oerworldmap.org
ocw.mit.edu
oercommons.org
openstax.org
openstax.org
openstax.org
openstax.org
plos.org
oli.cmu.edu
phet.colorado.edu
skillscommons.org
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examples ofOER impact
Award winning statistics text
• Higher or equivalent grades• Higher average credit load• Higher or equivalent completion
ratesopenedgroup.org
tcc.edu/academics/degrees/textbook-free
achievingthedream.org
pm4id.org
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what can you do?
innovate.ri.gov/opentextbook
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(1) when you can share, do share
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(2) change the default:consider OER
first, then other options
open.umn.edu
using OER in 1 course per year could save US students
$1.42 billion
Source: Student PIRGs
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(3) support faculty toadopt, adapt,
andcreate OER
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(4)use “open” toachieve yourmission
“The College’s mission evolved from the principle that all persons, regardless of age, gender, disability, socioeconomic circumstances, religious, racial or ethnic background, should have access to career opportunities through a quality technical education. To achieve this purpose, NEIT is first and foremost an institution committed to teaching.”
Nicole Allennicole@sparcopen.org@txtbks | @sparc_nawww.sparcopen.org
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