Judging the Relevance and worth of ideas part 2.pptx
Open Textbook Network workshop at George Fox University
1. Open
Textbooks
Access,
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.
2. –United
Nations
Universal
Declaration
of
Human
Rights
“…higher
education
shall
be
equally
accessible
to
all…”
3. The
cost
barrier
kept
2.4
million
low
and
moderate-‐income
college-‐qualified
high
school
graduates
from
completing
college
in
the
previous
decade.
The Advisory Committee on StudentFinancial Assistance http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED529499.pdf
7. The
average
borrower
owes
more
than
$28,950
in
student
loans
(class
of
2014).
http://ticas.org/posd/map-state-data-2015
George
Fox
University
=
$25,143
13. The
average
student
should
budget
$1,249
-‐ $1,364
for
textbooks
and
course
materials
in
2015-‐16.
http://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/average-estimated-undergraduate-budgets-2015-16
http://miamioh.edu/onestop/your-money/tuition-fees/oxford-tuition-fees/index.html
George
Fox
University
=
$950
14. What
do
you
think
about
the
cost
of
textbooks?
15. What
do
you
think
about
the
cost
of
textbooks?
16. 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
17. –U
of
MN
Student
"I
figured
French
hadn't
changed
that
much.”
18. 59%
of
students
report
that
they
have
had
to
wait
for
their
financial
aid
check
to
purchase
textbooks.
UnpublishedMinnesota State University Student Association survey
19. Have
you
ever
delayed
purchasing
a
textbook
because
of
cost?
20. Have
you
ever
delayed
purchasing
a
textbook
because
of
cost?
21. 7/10
students
surveyed
hadn’t
bought
a
required
textbook
due
to
cost.
http://www.slideshare.net/txtbks/open-education-and-solving-the-textbook-cost-crisis
22. 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:
22
50. 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 50
51. • 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,
…
Open
Textbook
Library 51
59. • Introductory,
algebra-‐based,
two-‐semester
college
physics
• 1272
pages
• Available
in:
-‐PDF
-‐Print
-‐Web
-‐Bookshare
(accessible)
Complete
-‐ openly
licensed
-‐ freely
available.
Open
Textbook
Library 59
60. • Instructor
solution
manual
• Extensive
supplemental
resources
for
students
and
faculty
• PowerPoint
slides
• 10
reviews
in
the
Open
Textbook
Library
Complete
-‐ openly
licensed
-‐ freely
available.
Open
Textbook
Library 60
69. 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
70. Writing
a
Review
Is
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,
and
2. reviewing
a
textbook
in
the
Open
Textbook
Library
71. Writing
a
Review
1. You
will
receive
an
email
with
a
link
to
the
online
review
form.
2. Complete
a
concise
review
by November
11,
2016.
3. The
review
will
be
posted
on
the
Open
Textbook
Library
under
an
open
license.
4. Stipend
will
be
paid.