This document summarizes an event where 20 academics gathered in Chilliwack, British Columbia to create test questions for open textbooks as part of the Open Textbook Project. They aimed to make educational history by developing a large bank of high-quality questions. A study is mentioned that found students using open textbooks performed as well or better than those using commercial textbooks on exams, with open digital textbooks showing no significant difference in scores compared to commercial textbooks. The event aimed to build institutional capacity for open educational resources through workshops, grants, and impact research on open textbooks and open educational practices.

1. @thatpsychprof

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6. Dr. Takashi Sato, Physics
Students: 60
Previous Textbook: $187
OpenStax Textbook: $0
Student savings: $11,200/term

8. “KPU Open Studies will act as a liaison to key
partnerships involving open educational
resources such as the BC Campus Open
Textbook project, and the Open Education
Resource universitas (OERu).”

9. open.bccampus.ca

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13. Building Institutional Capacity
Talks, workshops, booths, press releases
Paid educational leave
Existing internal grants
New internal grants
External funding
Impact research
Development of a Z degree
Institutional policy

16. I would not have bought the text book for
this course because it's an elective. I
would have possibly walked away with a
C, now I might actually get an A-
It is easily accessible and convenient.
Material is easy to understand and follow
I personally really like the convenience of having the
complete set of chapters on my computer and even
accessible from my phone if I need it. I like that I don't
have to lug around another text book
It's free and it's a great money saver

17. The Great Psychology Testbank Sprint

18. Academics aim for educational history in Chilliwack
By Chilliwack Times
Published: July 23, 2014 02:00 PM
Updated: July 23, 2014 02:362 PM
Tucked in a corner of the Cheam Mountain Golf Course clubhouse, twenty academics pored over textbooks and tapped
away on laptops Saturday in an effort to make educational history.
The participants, who all have doctorates in psychology, gathered from around British Columbia to create a body of
high-quality test questions for the Open Textbook Project.

19. Jhangiani et al. (under review)
Jhangiani, R., 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.
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20. Commercial vs. OER
Hilton et al. (in press)

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