University of Northern Iowa OTN Faculty Workshop

Open TextbooksAccess, Affordability, and Academic Success

Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D.Kwantlen Polytechnic University

@thatpsychprof

By David Ernst. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

“…higher education shall be equally accessible to all”

The cost barrier kept

2.4 millionlow and moderate-‐income college-‐qualified high school graduates from completing college in the

previous decade.

The Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED529499.pdf

$2,000

$3,000

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1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014

US Higher Education Funding -‐ $/FTE

State Funding Tuition Revenuehttp://www.sheeo.org

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1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014

Iowa Higher Education Funding -‐ $/FTE

State Funding Tuition Revenuehttp://www.sheeo.org

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Hours @

Minimum

Wage

Hours of Work Required to Afford Tuition(University of Minnesota)

The average borrower owes more than

$28,950

in student loans (class of 2014).

http://ticas.org/posd/map-state-data-2015

University of Northern Iowa = $23,163

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US Debt

Consumer Revolving Credit Student Loan Debt

Federal Reserve http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g19/Current/

What can we do?

• Tuition and Fees

• Room and Board

• Books and Supplies

• Personal Expenses

• Transportation

What can we do?

• Tuition and Fees

• Room and Board

• Books and Supplies

• Personal Expenses

• Transportation

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1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

Increase in Textbook Prices

Textbooks CPIBureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/cpi/

http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/freshman-year/college-textbook-prices-have-risen-812-percent-1978-n399926

The average student should budget

$1,249 -‐ $1,364for textbooks and course materials in 2015-‐16.

http://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/average-estimated-undergraduate-budgets-2015-16http://miamioh.edu/onestop/your-money/tuition-fees/oxford-tuition-fees/index.html

University of Northern Iowa = $900

What do you think about the cost of textbooks?

Coping with the Cost• Purchase an older edition of the textbook• Delay purchasing the textbook• Never purchase the textbook• Share the textbook with other students

–U of MN Student

"I figured French hadn't changed that much.”

59%of students report that they have had to wait for their financial aid check to purchase textbooks.

Unpublished Minnesota State University Student Association survey

Have you ever delayed purchasing a textbook because of cost?

7/10students surveyed hadn’t bought a required

textbook due to cost.

http://www.slideshare.net/txtbks/open-education-and-solving-the-textbook-cost-crisis

2012 2016

63.6% 66.5% Not purchase the required textbook

49.2% 47.6% Take fewer courses

45.1% 45.5% Not register for a specific course

33.9% 37.6% Earn a poor grade

26.7% 26.1% Drop a course

17.0% 19.8% Fail a course

In your academic career, has the cost of required textbooks caused you to:

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Other models…

Where does the funding come from?

Universities (SUNY, Umass Amherst, Portland State, Oregon State…)

Foundations (Hewlett, Gates, Diener…)

Governments (state, federal)

Institutional Consortia (CALI)

All RightsReserved

Some RightsReserved

Plus…

With Creative Commons licenses, you are free to…

Copy Mix

Share Keep

Edit Use

open.umn.edu

All books in the Open Textbook Library:1. Must have an open license.2. Must be a complete textbook (no chapters or partial textbooks).3. Must be available as a portable file (e.g. PDF, ePub).4. Must be currently in use at multiple higher education

institutions, or affiliated with a higher education institution, scholarly society, or professional organization.

Open Textbook Library 48

• 250+ books• 500+ reviews by faculty at OTN schools• 950,000 visits from every country in the world (except North

Korea)• Books produced at Rice University, SUNY, University of Texas at

Austin, NOBA, University of Minnesota, Portland State, Grand Valley State, …


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Review

s

Ratings

Open Textbook Reviews


13 Peer Reviewed Studies of Efficacy

http://openedgroup.org/

119,720 Students


95% Same or BetterOutcomes


14 Peer Reviewed Studies of Perceptions of OER Quality


6,050 Professors and Students


50%Same35%

Better

15%Worse


• Introductory, algebra-‐based, two-‐semester college physics

• 1272 pages• Available in:

-‐PDF-‐Print-‐Web-‐Bookshare (accessible)

Complete -‐ openly licensed -‐ freely available.


• Instructor solution manual• Extensive supplemental resources for students and faculty

• PowerPoint slides• 10 reviews in the Open Textbook Library

Complete -‐ openly licensed -‐ freely available.


Examples of Customizing

PM4ID

What can we do?

What can we do?

• Take a look!• Write a review!• Adopt if a book meets the needs of you and your students

• Raise awareness -‐ talk with colleagues in your program and department

Writing a ReviewIs there is a textbook in the Open Textbook Library that fits your class and/or expertise?Stipend will be paid for:1. attending this workshop, and2. reviewing a textbook in the Open Textbook Library

Writing a Review1. You will receive an email with a link to the online review form.

2. Complete a concise review by December 2, 2016.3. The review will be posted on the Open Textbook Library under an open license.

4. Stipend will be paid.

Rajiv [email protected]

@thatpsychprof

Slides: http://slideshare.net/thatpsychprof

Open Textbook Library: open.umn.edu

By David Ernst. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.