Presentation at #OER19 by Nicole Allen

1. HOLDING THE LINE ON
OPEN IN AN EVOLVING
LANDSCAPE
NICOLE ALLEN | #OER19 | 4/11/19
GALWAY, IRELAND

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3. WHERE WE STARTED

4. THE LAST 10 YEARS

5. 150%
125%
100%
75%
50%
25%
0%
Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
CONSUMER PRICES
COLLEGE
TEXTBOOKS
ALL ITEMS

7. 5 major
publishers
hold nearly
90% of the
market
Source: Turning the Page by James Koch
NEAR-MONOPOLY

8. 2 in 3
Students say they decided
against buying a textbook
because the cost is too high
Source: Student PIRGs

17. WHERE WE ARE NOW

18. onlinelearningsurvey.com/oer

24. STATE OER POLICIES

29. WE’RE WINNING… RIGHT?

31. OPEN
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37. https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2018/04/13/top-hat-makes-access-oer-free

38. COMING FULL CIRCLE

39. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/11/07/inclusive-access-takes-model-college-textbook-sales

43. “The only thing worse than
an expensive textbook is an
expensive textbook that
disappears every
semester.”
- Part-time Arts & Literature
Faculty
onlinelearningsurvey.com/oer

44. http://affordablelearning.ohiolink.edu/ld.php?content_id=40728436

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57. HOLDING THE LINE

58. https://wapo.st/2qyav0F

59. “We are at a critical
juncture where there is
a pressing need for the
academic community –
individually and
collectively – to make
thoughtful and
deliberate decisions
about what and whom
to support, and under
what terms and
conditions.”

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63. ALIGNING OUR
PRACTICES WITH
OUR VALUES

64. KEEPING CONTROL
OF ACADEMIC
INFRASTRUCTURE

65. ALWAYS PUT
STUDENTS FIRST

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