Presentation on March 8, 2017 at the Open Education Global Conference in Cape Town, South Africa #OEglobal

1. Pragmatism vs. Idealism
The identity crisis of OER advocacy
Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D.
Open Studies Teaching Fellow & Psychology Instructor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Senior Open Education Advocacy & Research Fellow, BCcampus
Faculty Workshop Facilitator, Open Textbook Network
(Unless otherwisenoted)

3. OER Adoption Estimates
(US Higher Ed)
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Cengage
Babson
ICBA
OnCampus Research
% of Faculty
% of Courses

5. Free vs.
Freedom

6. Revise Remix
Retain Redistribute
Reuse

7. Free
+ Permissions

8. Free
(+ Permissions)

10. 66.5% Not purchase the required textbook
47.6% Take fewer courses
45.5% Not register for a specific course
37.6% Earn a poor grade
26.1% Drop a course
19.8% Fail a course
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11. Allen, I. E. & Seaman, J. (2014). Opening the curriculum: Open educational resources in U.S. higher education.

13. “If cost savings were the only goal, then OERs are
not the only answer. Materialscould be made free,
or subsidized, which are not openly licensed.
The intention behind the OER approach is that it
has other benefitsalso, in that educatorsadapt
their material, and it is also an efficientway to
achieve the goal of cost savings, because others
will adapt the materialwith the intention of
improving its quality, relevanceor currency.

14. Evolution vs. Revolution

16. If open educational practices
are a game changer, why are
OER advocates playing by
the rules of the commercial
textbook industry?

17. Textbook Costs and
Opportunity Lost:
What price-driven decisions are costing students
Improving Access, Affordability, and Achievement with Digital Delivery
Shifting to digital delivery of course materials can help students avoid these opportunity costs by
providing digital, day-one access to required course materials to every student at a more affordable price.
Learn more at PearsonEd.com/digital-delivery.
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Feldstein, A., Martin, M., Hudson, A., Warren, K., Hilton III, J., & Wiley, D. (2012).
Open textbooks and increased student access and outcomes. European Journal
of Open, Distance and E-Learning.
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Paulsen, M. B., & St John, E. P. (2002). Social class and college costs: Examining
the financial nexus between college choice and persistence. The Journal of Higher
Education, 73(2), 189–236.
Research has shown a positive correlation between access to course
materials and completion rates and grades.1–5
And yet, one survey of
more than 22,000 college students found, as many as
As the survey uncovered, the decisions students make in light of the
price of textbooks may cost them opportunity in the long run.6
of students opt out of buying required
course materials for the first day of class.64%
report
dropping
a course
27%
of students 1
report taking
fewer courses
per semester
49%
of students
report not
registering
for a course
45%
of students
1
2
3
4
report failing
a course
17%
of students

19. “Fundamentally, I don’t want to be
part of a movement that is focused
on replacing static, over-priced
textbooks with static, free textbooks

20. Resources vs. Practices

23. “When faculty ask themselves ‘what
else can I do because of these
permissions?’, we’ve come within
striking distance of realizing the
full power of open.

24. Erikson’s
theory of
psychosocial
development

25. Trust vs. Mistrust
Infancy
Autonomy vs. Shame
Early Childhood
Initiative vs. Guilt
Play Age
Industry vs. Inferiority
School Age
Identity vs. Role Confusion
Adolescence
Intimacy vs. Isolation
Young Adulthood
Generativity vs. Stagnation
Adulthood
Integrity vs. Despair
Late Adulthood

26. Pragmatism vs. Idealism

27. A toolkit for
different conditions

29. OER active
OER as facilitator
OER consumers

30. The next phase(s)

31. “Education is the most powerful weapon
which you can use to change the world

32. rajiv@kpu.ca
@thatpsychprof
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