This document profiles Rajiv Jhangiani, a psychology instructor and open education advocate. It provides information on his roles promoting open educational resources (OER) as a teaching fellow, senior open education advocacy fellow, and associate editor. It lists some of his publications and presentations on OER efficacy and adoption. The document highlights barriers to OER adoption but also cost savings, access, and opportunities for adaptation that OER provide. It discusses strategies for promoting OER awareness and use on campuses.
1. @thatpsychprof
University Teaching Fellow & Psychology Instructor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Senior Open Education Advocacy & Research Fellow, BCcampus
Associate Editor, Psychology Learning and Teaching
Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D.
Championing OER
from the library
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12. PLAN C
• Half of Bachelor’s degree
graduates rely on student loans
13. PLAN C
• Half of Bachelor’s degree
graduates rely on student loans
• In Sept. 2010 Federal student loan
debt surpassed $15 billion
• The cost of textbooks has risen by
1041% since 1977
14. PLAN C
• Half of Bachelor’s degree
graduates rely on student loans
• In Sept. 2010 Federal student loan
debt surpassed $15 billion
• Average student debt in Canada is
$28,495
• The cost of textbooks has risen by
1041% since 1977
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15. • Half of Bachelor’s degree
graduates rely on student loans
• In Sept. 2010 Federal student loan
debt surpassed $15 billion
• Average student debt in Canada is
$28,495
• 3 years after graduating, only 34%
are debt free
PLAN C
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16. PLAN C
• Half of Bachelor’s degree
graduates rely on student loans
• In Sept. 2010 Federal student loan
debt surpassed $15 billion
• Average student debt in Canada is
$28,495
• 3 years after graduating, only 34%
are debt free
• When debt reaches $10,000,
program completion rates drop
from 59% to 8%
• The cost of textbooks has risen by
1041% since 1977
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20. Buy used (if possible)
Resell (if possible)
Buy online
Rent
Shared purchase
(Inter)library loans
Photocopy
International edition
Old edition
PLAN E
21. – University of Minnesota student
“I figured French hadn't
changed that much”
22.
23. 46 15.5 22.7 7.8 8.1
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Not purchased the required textbook
Percentage of Respondents
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very Often
ACTUAL SPENDING ON TEXTBOOKS (PAST 12 MONTHS)
RANGE: $0-$3000; MEAN: $698; MEDIAN: $500
Jhangiani, R. S., & Jhangiani, S. (in press). Investigating the perceptions, use, and impact of open textbooks: A survey of
post-secondary students in British Columbia. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning.
PLAN F
24. 54% Not purchase the required textbook
30% Earn a poor grade
27% Take fewer courses
26% Not register for a specific course
17% Drop or withdraw from a course
Jhangiani, R. S., & Jhangiani, S. (in press). Investigating the perceptions, use, and impact of open textbooks: A survey of
post-secondary students in British Columbia. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning.
26. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Used interlibrary loan copies
Leased e-chapters
Rented e-textbooks
Rented print textbooks
Used library reserve copies
Leased e-textbook
Shared textbooks with classmates
Downloaded textbooks from the internet
Purchased used copies from the campus store
Sold used textbooks
Purchased textbooks from a source other than the campus store
Unaffected by the cost of textbooks
Jhangiani, R. S., & Jhangiani, S. (in press). Investigating the perceptions, use, and impact of open textbooks: A survey of
post-secondary students in British Columbia. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning.
51. 95% Same or Better Outcomes
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52. Fischer et al. (2015)
• Quasi-experimental design
• Propensity-score matched groups
• 16,727 students taking 15 courses at 10 institutions
• OER students:
• Lower withdrawal rates
• More likely to pass with a C- or better
• Higher course grades
• Enrolled in more courses (current & subsequent semesters)
Fischer, L., Hilton, J., Robinson T. J., & Wiley, D. (2015). A multi-institutional study of the
impact of open textbook adoption on the learning outcomes of post-secondary students.
Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 27(3), 159-172. doi:10.1007/s12528-015-9101-x
53. Jhangiani et al. (under review)
Jhangiani, R. S., Dastur, F., LeGrand, R., & Penner, K. (under review). As good or better than
commercial textbooks: Students’ perceptions and outcomes from using open digital and
open print textbooks.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Exam 1 Exam 2 Exam 3
PercentCorrect
Traditional
Open Print
Open Digital
p < 0.05 ns ns
71. 1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
Not aware Heard Aware Previously
used
Currently
use
3yearOERadoptionintention
Awareness of OER
Jhangiani, R. S., & Jhangiani, S. (2017). Factors that influence the selection of open (and commercial) educational resources.
Presentation at the 2017 Open Textbook Summit, Vancouver, Canada.
72. How often (per semester) do you receive queries
from students about whether they can use an older
edition?
7.4 17.7 40.6 25.7 8.6
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
If you had to guess, what percentage of your
students do you think go without purchasing a
required course textbook?
0 20 40 60 80 100
22.07%
Jhangiani, R. S., & Jhangiani, S. (2017). Factors that influence the selection of open (and commercial) educational resources.
Presentation at the 2017 Open Textbook Summit, Vancouver, Canada.
73. Require
access
code
Reliance on
ancillary
resources
Consider
cost to
studentsPerceived
impact of
textbook
costs
Emails
from
students
.15*
.28**
*
-.19*
.47***
* >.05
** >.01
*** >.001
.15*
-.16*
Jhangiani, R. S., & Jhangiani, S. (2017). Factors that influence the selection of open (and commercial) educational resources.
Presentation at the 2017 Open Textbook Summit, Vancouver, Canada.
74. Create a campus OER working group
Workshops/grant program/review program
Partner with the Teaching & Learning Centre
Point to peer adopters
Partner with student associations
Develop resources to address discoverability
75. Normalize use of OER on campus
Partner with the campus store
Conduct research
Lobby for supporting policy
Bring in external speakers
Partner with departments
Plan C: Student loan debt
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The 2015 survey involved 36 universities and over 18,000 graduating university students from across Canada.
Plan D: Make sacrifices to afford required materials
Plan E: Use suboptimal ways to get required materials
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Plan F: Do without some resources, do poorly, or make educational choices based on the cost of course materials
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Allen, G., Guzman-Alvarez, A., Molinaro, M., Larsen, D. (2015). Assessing the Impact and Efficacy of the Open-Access ChemWiki Textbook Project. Educause Learning Initiative Brief, January 2015. See also this newsletter. Bowen, W. G., Chingos, M. M., Lack, K. A., & Nygren, T. I. (2012). Interactive Learning Online at Public Universities: Evidence from Randomized Trials. Ithaka S+R. Bowen, W. G., Chingos, M. M., Lack, K. A., & Nygren, T. I. (2014). Interactive Learning Online at Public Universities: Evidence from a Six‐Campus Randomized Trial. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 33(1), 94-111. Feldstein, A., Martin, M., Hudson, A., Warren, K., Hilton, J., & Wiley, D. (2012). Open textbooks and increased student access and outcomes. European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning. Retrieved from http://www.eurodl.org/index.php?p=archives&year=2012&halfyear=2&article=533. Gil, P., Candelas, F., Jara, C., Garcia, G., Torres, F (2013). Web-based OERs in Computer Networks. International Journal of Engineering Education, 29(6), 1537-1550. (OA preprint) Hilton, J., Gaudet, D., Clark, P., Robinson, J., & Wiley, D. (2013). The adoption of open educational resources by one community college math department. The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 14(4), 37–50. Hilton, J., & Laman, C. (2012). One college’s use of an open psychology textbook. Open Learning: The Journal of Open and Distance Learning, 27(3), 201–217. Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02680513.2012.716657. (Open Repository Preprint). Lovett, M., Meyer, O., & Thille, C. (2008). The open learning initiative: Measuring the effectiveness of the OLI statistics course in accelerating student learning. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2008 (1). Pawlyshyn, Braddlee, Casper and Miller (2013). Adopting OER: A Case Study of Cross-Institutional Collaboration and Innovation. Educause Review. Robinson, T.J. (2015). Open Textbooks: The Effects of Open Educational Resource Adoption on Measures of Post-secondary Student Success (Doctoral dissertation). Robinson T. J., Fischer, L., Wiley, D. A., & Hilton, J. (2014). The impact of open textbooks on secondary science learning outcomes. Educational Researcher, 43(7): 341-351. Wiley, D., Hilton, J. Ellington, S., and Hall, T. (2012). “A preliminary examination of the cost savings and learning impacts of using open textbooks in middle and high school science classes.” International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning. 13 (3), pp. 261-276.
This also includes Fischer et al (2015), Wiley et al. (EPAA) (2016), and Hilton et al. (IRRODL) (in press)
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Source: David Wiley (CC-BY 4.0)
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