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OER 2.0 At Work
David Harris
Editor in Chief
OER 2.0 At Work
Today’s Agenda
•  OER Background and Licensing
•  OER and Academic Freedom
•  OpenStax College Overview
•  Lessons Learned: 18 Month In
•  FAQs
Historical	
  learning	
  materials.	
   MaWa	
  (CC-­‐BY-­‐NC-­‐SA	
  bit.ly/HpbDKU)	
  
knowledge forms a network
networks enable new means to produce
and exploit knowledge
computer hardware
and software
textbooks
learning music
newspapers
OER Enhances Academic Freedom
•  OER provides faculty with more choices for their courses
•  OER allows for permission free editing and adaptation
•  OER prevents faculty from being locked into a particular
platform or system
At the course level:
In the market place:
•  OER should not be legislated or mandated
•  OER needs to stand on it’s own vis a vis publisher
material
X  Limits access
Digital Rights Management:
Open Licenses:
ü  Unlimited Access (never expires)
ü  Unlimited printing/use across devices
ü  Encourages sharing on informal learning networks
Digital Rights Management
Ease of Use
Make it easy to find the materials.
Free is not enough
Establish development models to ensure quality
Essential Learning Resources
Partner with groups that can enhance content
http://www.openstaxcollege.org
Scope and Sequence
Develop resources to support existing curricula
Meeting the OER Challenge
Goals of OpenStax College
•  Increase access to high quality open educational content
•  Provide students financial relief
•  Increase freedom and flexibility for faculty
“Student indebtedness exceeds $1 trillion”
–New York Times, 5/12/13
“Seven in ten college students said they had not
purchased a textbook at least once because they had
found the price too high.”
–Chronicle of Higher Education, 8/23/11
 
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  	
  
Foundation Support for OER 2.0
Macro-
eco-
nomics
Principles of
Eco-
nomics
Principles of
Micro-
eco-
nomics
Principles of
Psych-
ology
Introductory
Stat-
istics Chem-
istry
Pre-
calc-
ulus Hist-
ory
U.
S.
A Growing Library
Open Textbook Summit - Emerging OER Distributed Ecosystem to Improve Student Access
Open Textbook Summit - Emerging OER Distributed Ecosystem to Improve Student Access
Mission Driving Growth
0	
  
100	
  
200	
  
300	
  
400	
  
500	
  
600	
  
Adop&ons	
  
Mission Driving Growth
0	
  
10,000	
  
20,000	
  
30,000	
  
40,000	
  
50,000	
  
60,000	
  
70,000	
  
80,000	
  
90,000	
  
100,000	
  
Students	
  Enrolled	
  In	
  Courses	
  Using	
  OpenStax	
  College	
  Books	
  
As of April 15, 2014:
•  Derivatives: 86
•  Adoptions: 574
•  Students: 91,403
•  Textbook Downloads: 493,019
•  Unique Web Visitors: 3,730,731
Mission Driving Growth
$9 MILLION
SAVED!
Mission Driving Growth
Nothing is stronger than your
colleague saying, “Give this book
a shot. It changed my students’
lives.”
Lessons: 18 Months In
Lessons: 18 Months In
•  Faculty tend to adopt then adapt
•  86 adapted versions to date
•  Growth in the custom MyStax
Landing Pages
Lessons: 18 Months In
“Adapted versions make OpenStax
College texts even more relevant for
students.”
Lessons: 18 Months In
“OpenStax College enhances
academic freedom while academic
freedom drives OpenStax usage .”
In	
  what	
  ways,	
  if	
  any,	
  has	
  using	
  OpenStax	
  College	
  
textbooks	
  impacted	
  on	
  your	
  own	
  teaching	
  prac&ce?	
  	
  
•  “I	
  have	
  become	
  more	
  intenQonal	
  about	
  tailoring	
  my	
  course	
  to	
  my	
  students,	
  having	
  been	
  at	
  least	
  
somewhat	
  released	
  from	
  the	
  constraints	
  imposed	
  by	
  the	
  commercial	
  publishing	
  industry”	
  
“I	
  have	
  always	
  believed	
  in	
  using	
  a	
  lot	
  of	
  
addiQonal	
  resources.	
  OpenStax	
  works	
  
nicely	
  in	
  this	
  regard.	
  The	
  supplementals	
  are	
  
not	
  fancy	
  but	
  we	
  have	
  made	
  addiQonal	
  
testbanks	
  and	
  other	
  free	
  resources	
  
available	
  to	
  all	
  our	
  faculty	
  in	
  a	
  collecQve	
  
approach	
  to	
  compile	
  very	
  nice	
  addiQonal	
  resources.”	
  	
  
“I	
  am	
  able	
  to	
  think	
  a	
  li[le	
  more	
  creaQvely	
  of	
  what	
  new	
  
experiences	
  I	
  can	
  design	
  for	
  my	
  students	
  using	
  resources	
  in	
  
the	
  text	
  or	
  other	
  online	
  resources.	
  I	
  think	
  the	
  text	
  is	
  a	
  great	
  
foundaQon,	
  but	
  I	
  don’t	
  feel	
  constrained	
  to	
  shy	
  away	
  from	
  
employing	
  other	
  teaching	
  tools	
  for	
  fear	
  they	
  might	
  ask:	
  
“Well,	
  if	
  you	
  were	
  going	
  to	
  have	
  us	
  watch	
  this	
  video	
  or	
  do	
  
this	
  online	
  tutorial	
  –	
  why	
  did	
  we	
  have	
  to	
  pay	
  $250	
  for	
  the	
  
textbook?”	
  
“I	
  create	
  more	
  collecQons	
  of	
  images	
  to	
  build	
  presentaQon,	
  rather	
  
than	
  going	
  straight	
  from	
  the	
  book.”	
  
As	
  a	
  result	
  of	
  using	
  OpenStax	
  College	
  textbooks…	
  	
  
•  96.1%	
  of	
  educators	
  who	
  use	
  OSC	
  textbooks	
  are	
  more	
  
likely	
  to	
  recommend	
  OpenStax	
  College	
  textbooks	
  to	
  
fellow	
  educators/teachers	
  (n=73)	
  
•  80.0%	
  of	
  respondents	
  who	
  use	
  OSC	
  textbooks	
  are	
  
more	
  likely	
  to	
  discuss	
  using	
  OpenStax	
  College	
  
textbooks	
  with	
  their	
  insQtuQon’s	
  administrators	
  
(n=60)	
  
•  Nearly	
  80%	
  of	
  respondents	
  who	
  use	
  OSC	
  textbooks	
  
are	
  more	
  likely	
  to	
  use	
  OER	
  for	
  teaching	
  (79.5%,	
  n=58)	
  	
  
A Growing Ecosystem
1.  What’s the catch or obligation?
2.  “I don’t like X or you don’t have y”
3. May I adapt and distribute without permission?
4. Do you have comp copies?
5. Can my bookstore order physical copies?
	
  
FAQs	
  
Open Textbook Summit - Emerging OER Distributed Ecosystem to Improve Student Access
“My students
shouldn’t have
to choose between
buying textbooks
and buying
groceries.”
Binnur Ercem
Professor, Sociology
Middlesex Community College
Access. The future of education.
OpenStaxCollege.org
Free, high-quality textbooks.
No compromises.
OpenStax College is the only publisher that
provides free professionally written and
peer-reviewed textbooks. So you don’t have
to compromise on quality to make college
more affordable for your students.
Our current texts include Sociology and (#
TBD) other core college courses, with more
available all the time. And they’re easily
customized to include up-to-the-minute
information. Students can download or print
texts, plus access interactive functionality like
animated infographics, homework problems,
and more. Adopt, adapt, and recommend our
texts at OpenStaxCollege.org.
Are You a Textbook Hero?
•  Be involved in a movement
•  We want 1000 adoptions by
2015 – we need your help!

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Open Textbook Summit - Emerging OER Distributed Ecosystem to Improve Student Access

  • 1. OER 2.0 At Work David Harris Editor in Chief OER 2.0 At Work
  • 2. Today’s Agenda •  OER Background and Licensing •  OER and Academic Freedom •  OpenStax College Overview •  Lessons Learned: 18 Month In •  FAQs
  • 3. Historical  learning  materials.   MaWa  (CC-­‐BY-­‐NC-­‐SA  bit.ly/HpbDKU)  
  • 4. knowledge forms a network networks enable new means to produce and exploit knowledge
  • 6. OER Enhances Academic Freedom •  OER provides faculty with more choices for their courses •  OER allows for permission free editing and adaptation •  OER prevents faculty from being locked into a particular platform or system At the course level: In the market place: •  OER should not be legislated or mandated •  OER needs to stand on it’s own vis a vis publisher material
  • 7. X  Limits access Digital Rights Management: Open Licenses: ü  Unlimited Access (never expires) ü  Unlimited printing/use across devices ü  Encourages sharing on informal learning networks Digital Rights Management
  • 8. Ease of Use Make it easy to find the materials. Free is not enough Establish development models to ensure quality Essential Learning Resources Partner with groups that can enhance content http://www.openstaxcollege.org Scope and Sequence Develop resources to support existing curricula Meeting the OER Challenge
  • 9. Goals of OpenStax College •  Increase access to high quality open educational content •  Provide students financial relief •  Increase freedom and flexibility for faculty “Student indebtedness exceeds $1 trillion” –New York Times, 5/12/13 “Seven in ten college students said they had not purchased a textbook at least once because they had found the price too high.” –Chronicle of Higher Education, 8/23/11
  • 10.             Foundation Support for OER 2.0
  • 11. Macro- eco- nomics Principles of Eco- nomics Principles of Micro- eco- nomics Principles of Psych- ology Introductory Stat- istics Chem- istry Pre- calc- ulus Hist- ory U. S. A Growing Library
  • 14. Mission Driving Growth 0   100   200   300   400   500   600   Adop&ons  
  • 15. Mission Driving Growth 0   10,000   20,000   30,000   40,000   50,000   60,000   70,000   80,000   90,000   100,000   Students  Enrolled  In  Courses  Using  OpenStax  College  Books  
  • 16. As of April 15, 2014: •  Derivatives: 86 •  Adoptions: 574 •  Students: 91,403 •  Textbook Downloads: 493,019 •  Unique Web Visitors: 3,730,731 Mission Driving Growth
  • 18. Mission Driving Growth Nothing is stronger than your colleague saying, “Give this book a shot. It changed my students’ lives.”
  • 20. Lessons: 18 Months In •  Faculty tend to adopt then adapt •  86 adapted versions to date •  Growth in the custom MyStax Landing Pages
  • 21. Lessons: 18 Months In “Adapted versions make OpenStax College texts even more relevant for students.”
  • 22. Lessons: 18 Months In “OpenStax College enhances academic freedom while academic freedom drives OpenStax usage .”
  • 23. In  what  ways,  if  any,  has  using  OpenStax  College   textbooks  impacted  on  your  own  teaching  prac&ce?     •  “I  have  become  more  intenQonal  about  tailoring  my  course  to  my  students,  having  been  at  least   somewhat  released  from  the  constraints  imposed  by  the  commercial  publishing  industry”   “I  have  always  believed  in  using  a  lot  of   addiQonal  resources.  OpenStax  works   nicely  in  this  regard.  The  supplementals  are   not  fancy  but  we  have  made  addiQonal   testbanks  and  other  free  resources   available  to  all  our  faculty  in  a  collecQve   approach  to  compile  very  nice  addiQonal  resources.”     “I  am  able  to  think  a  li[le  more  creaQvely  of  what  new   experiences  I  can  design  for  my  students  using  resources  in   the  text  or  other  online  resources.  I  think  the  text  is  a  great   foundaQon,  but  I  don’t  feel  constrained  to  shy  away  from   employing  other  teaching  tools  for  fear  they  might  ask:   “Well,  if  you  were  going  to  have  us  watch  this  video  or  do   this  online  tutorial  –  why  did  we  have  to  pay  $250  for  the   textbook?”   “I  create  more  collecQons  of  images  to  build  presentaQon,  rather   than  going  straight  from  the  book.”  
  • 24. As  a  result  of  using  OpenStax  College  textbooks…     •  96.1%  of  educators  who  use  OSC  textbooks  are  more   likely  to  recommend  OpenStax  College  textbooks  to   fellow  educators/teachers  (n=73)   •  80.0%  of  respondents  who  use  OSC  textbooks  are   more  likely  to  discuss  using  OpenStax  College   textbooks  with  their  insQtuQon’s  administrators   (n=60)   •  Nearly  80%  of  respondents  who  use  OSC  textbooks   are  more  likely  to  use  OER  for  teaching  (79.5%,  n=58)    
  • 26. 1.  What’s the catch or obligation? 2.  “I don’t like X or you don’t have y” 3. May I adapt and distribute without permission? 4. Do you have comp copies? 5. Can my bookstore order physical copies?   FAQs  
  • 28. “My students shouldn’t have to choose between buying textbooks and buying groceries.” Binnur Ercem Professor, Sociology Middlesex Community College Access. The future of education. OpenStaxCollege.org Free, high-quality textbooks. No compromises. OpenStax College is the only publisher that provides free professionally written and peer-reviewed textbooks. So you don’t have to compromise on quality to make college more affordable for your students. Our current texts include Sociology and (# TBD) other core college courses, with more available all the time. And they’re easily customized to include up-to-the-minute information. Students can download or print texts, plus access interactive functionality like animated infographics, homework problems, and more. Adopt, adapt, and recommend our texts at OpenStaxCollege.org.
  • 29. Are You a Textbook Hero? •  Be involved in a movement •  We want 1000 adoptions by 2015 – we need your help!