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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
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Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
OER and Public Policy: Overview &
OpportunitiesNicole Allen
OER Program Director, SPARC
Open Education Conference November 7, 2013 Park City, UT
Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
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SPARC®, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, is an international alliance of academic and
research libraries working to create a more open system of scholarly communication.
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VOCABULARY
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Policy
Rules, protocols or principles to guide decision-making and action
• Laws• Regulations
• Priorities• Codes
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Forum
The system in which a policy operates
• Federal• State
• Institutional• Corporate
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Decision Maker
Entity that creates or implements a policy
• Legislators• President
• Board of directors
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Stakeholders
Entities that are affected by a policy
• Faculty• Students• Colleges
• Publishers• Bookstores
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TYPES OF OER POLICY
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Resource Allocation
Devote funding or other resources to the creation or adoption of OER
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Poland K-12 Textbooks (2012)
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Dept. of Labor TAACCCT (2011)
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CA Open Textbook Bills (2012)
Open source textbook bill passes state Legislature
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Licensing
Inject open licensing into existing systems that produce educational
materials
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WA Grant Policy (2010)
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CA Grant Policy (2013)
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Inducement
Acknowledge, support, and call for activities that foster engagement with
OER
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FHDA Policy (2004)
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ND Resolutions (2013)
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UMN Grad Student Resolution
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Remove Barriers
Neutralize policies that interfere with the creation or adoption of OER
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Policy Barriers
• Contracts designating the campus bookstore as the sole provider of digital textbooks
• Procurement laws meant to prevent bribery that prohibit the use of “free” resources
• Others?
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Policy Barriers(added during discussion)
• Delays in students receiving financial aid to purchase textbooks
• Tenure and promotion policies often do not recognize OER
• Lack of policies in areas like licensing that lead to confusion
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Useful Resource:http
://wiki.creativecommons.org/
OER_Policy_Registry
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OER ADVOCACY
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1. Present OER as a solution
OER policy is not an end in itself. It must be a solution to a problem.
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Problems OER Solves
• Textbook affordability• Improved teaching & learning• Economy/career preparedness
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2. Work with stakeholders
Know who the policy will affect and reach out in advance. Policies are
more successful with broad support.
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Key Stakeholders
• Faculty (as Authors and Teachers)• Students • Colleges• Bookstores (often influence colleges)• Publishers
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3. Keep things simple
Remember, most people don’t know what OER or open licenses are.
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Sample Message
OER are free, online academic materials – textbooks, research articles, study guides, videos, and the like – that are openly licensed for everyone to use. Students can download and print OER, and professors can tailor and share them. With OER, students have access to the high-quality materials they need to complete their college education – at a fraction of the cost of traditional textbooks and educational materials.
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Jargon to Avoid
• OER: say “open educational resources”• CCBY: say a “the most open license” and
explain what Creative Commons is• Derivative: use “adaptation” or “custom
version,” or provide more context
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OPPORTUNITIES
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More federal/state grants conditioned
on CCBY license
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States pooling resources and
collaborating to develop more open
textbooks
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Institutional licensing policies and/or reporting
requirements
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Policy in the “Other” Opens
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FASTR Act (introduced 2013)
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White House Directive (2013)
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Nicole Allen
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