6. Open@Langara
• 3rd biggest adopter of Open
Textbooks in B.C.
• Saved students $350,000+
since 2013
• Open Langara (Advisory
Committee) est. 2016:
– EdTech/Library
– Student Services
– Financial Aid
– Bookstore
– Disability Services
– Deans
– Faculty
– Student Union
8. open.bccampus.ca
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BC Open Textbook Project
40 free & open textbooks for highest
enrolled 1st & 2nd year post-secondary
subjects in BC
2014 – 20 for skills & training
First province in Canada
2014 – AB & SASK MOU
$1 million
2014 - $1 million
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10. Why the Research focus?
1. Demand for library reserves
2. Lack of data on International
Students and OER
3. Experiences/Narratives
4. Demystifying Int. students
5. Canadian perspective
12. Preliminary Themes
1. Student expectations re:
quality of Open Textbooks.
2. Broad definition of
academic success.
3. Cost to student of textbook
is key factor in determining
academic success.
13. Next Steps?
• Completion of pilot phase
• Longer term: comparison with
domestic students? Comparison
with int. students not using open
textbooks?
• Longitudinal research focusing
on academic success?
• Student re-purposing of open
textbooks?
“Future research should continue to investigate the perceptions, use, and impact of
open textbooks and other OER outside of the U.S. postsecondary context and
especially to attempt to replicate evidence of the disproportionate impact of high
textbook costs on economically disadvantaged students.”
Jhangiani and Jhangiani, 2017