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Problem: Cost and Access
Problem: Cost and Access
Applied Math of TextbooksProvider CostNetflix – 20,000 Movies $7.99 /
monthHulu Plus – 45,000 TV Shows
$7.99 / month
Spotify – 15M Songs $9.99 / month
Total $25.97 / month
CourseSmart – 1 Biology Textbook
$20.25 / month
Open Educational Resources
Open Educational Resources
(1) Any kind of teaching materials – textbooks, syllabi,
lesson plans, videos, readings, exams
Open Educational Resources
(2) Allow free and unfettered access, and(3) Include free permission to engage in
the 4R activities
• Use a verbatim copyReuse• Adapt, modify, and
improveRevise• Combine two or moreRemix• Share with othersRedistribut
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The 4Rs
Publish, Publish; Grant, Grant
The Superhero who doesn’t exist
The Superhero who doesn’t exist
Is 30 in one semester enough?
Social Entrepreneurship
(Social) Entrepreneurship
Get Out of the Building
Get Out of the Building
Textbook Zero
Entire degree program based on OERUp to 30% off the cost to graduate
Opened Aug 2013 at Tidewater CC
Simultaneous Regression of 2012 Scaled Scores
Predictor Estimate S.E. Critical Ratio Test P
Intercept 57.01 5.12 11.13 <2 e-16Treatment 0.65 0.24 2.67 0.0082011 GPA -1.64 0.23 7.25 5.34 e-132012 CRT* Chemistry -6.59 1.01 -6.53 8.06 e-11 Earth Science 3.94 0.53 7.44 1.33 e-132011 CRT* Chemistry 3.91 2.51 1.56 0.119 NS Earth Science -2.88 1.02 -2.83 0.005 Physics 5.1 0.89 5.75 9.44 e-09 8th Grade Science -5.96 1.17 -5.08 4.11 e-072011 Scaled Score 0.68 0.15 44.42 <2 e-16Gender** 1.16 0.24 4.84 1.41 e-06Age -0.49 0.26 -1.91 0.056 NSEnglish Language Proficiency -3.86 1.18 -3.27 0.001
Special Education*** -1.73 0.48 -3.62 0.0003
Free and Reduced Lunch****
-0.31 0.26 -1.19 0.233 NSTeacher Effect 2.26 0.19 11.45 <2 e-16
“Displacing Adoptions”
No OER 6 Sections All OERMath116 Spr 2011 Spr 2012 Spr 2013
TOTAL STUDENTS 486 513 457
Pass (A-C) 235 271 275
Didn’t Pass (D/F/FW) 251 242 182
% Pass 48.4% 52.8% 60.2%
% Not Pass 51.6% 47.2% 39.8%
Mercy College OER Math Results
“Textbook Zero”
Entire degree program based on OERUp to 30% off the cost to graduate
Opened Aug 2013 at Tidewater CC
Total ImpactPost-secondary• Students: 13,000• Savings: $1.3M
Secondary• Students: 35,000• Savings: $227,500
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