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OERs—From Utopian Promise to Large-Scale Adoption

ITHAKA—The Next Wave—2016Marie Cini, PhD, Provost, UMUCNovember 30, 2016

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The OER “Revolution”

CC license, Frank Gregorio, https://vimeo.com/9536315

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Defining Open Educational Resources (OERs)• Open (modifiable)• No or low cost (e.g., app purchase)• Span all media: text, videos, simulations, games, podcasts,

labs, open source software etc.

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• Rising textbook costs

• Impact on student learning

• Delay in textbook deliveries

• Higher education’s cognitive disconnect

Drivers of UMUC’s OER Initiative

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● From late 2013 to Fall 2015

● E-resources developed for 700+ courses;

● More than 17 million dollars total in textbook fees saved by UMUC undergraduates as of Spring 2016.

OERs in The Undergraduate School

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More than a textbook replacement—Integrating OERs with the online learning experience

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Questions?