1. Open
Textbooks
Access,
Affordability,
and
Academic
Success
Rajiv
Jhangiani,
Ph.D.
Kwantlen
Polytechnic
University
@thatpsychprof
By
David
Ernst.
This
work
is
licensed
under
the
Creative
Commons
Attribution
4.0
International
License.
3. The
cost
barrier
kept
2.4
million
low
and
moderate-‐income
college-‐qualified
high
school
graduates
from
completing
college
in
the
previous
decade.
The Advisory Committee on StudentFinancial Assistance http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED529499.pdf
7. The
average
borrower
owes
more
than
$28,950
in
student
loans
(class
of
2014).
http://ticas.org/posd/map-state-data-2015
University
of
Northern
Iowa
=
$23,163
13. The
average
student
should
budget
$1,249
-‐ $1,364
for
textbooks
and
course
materials
in
2015-‐16.
http://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/average-estimated-undergraduate-budgets-2015-16
http://miamioh.edu/onestop/your-money/tuition-fees/oxford-tuition-fees/index.html
University
of
Northern
Iowa
=
$900
14. What
do
you
think
about
the
cost
of
textbooks?
15. Coping
with
the
Cost
• Purchase
an
older
edition
of
the
textbook
• Delay
purchasing
the
textbook
• Never
purchase
the
textbook
• Share
the
textbook
with
other
students
16. –U
of
MN
Student
"I
figured
French
hadn't
changed
that
much.”
17. 59%
of
students
report
that
they
have
had
to
wait
for
their
financial
aid
check
to
purchase
textbooks.
UnpublishedMinnesota State University Student Association survey
18. Have
you
ever
delayed
purchasing
a
textbook
because
of
cost?
19. 7/10
students
surveyed
hadn’t
bought
a
required
textbook
due
to
cost.
http://www.slideshare.net/txtbks/open-education-and-solving-the-textbook-cost-crisis
20. 2012 2016
63.6% 66.5%
Not
purchase
the
required
textbook
49.2% 47.6% Take
fewer
courses
45.1% 45.5% Not
register
for
a
specific
course
33.9% 37.6% Earn
a
poor
grade
26.7% 26.1% Drop
a
course
17.0% 19.8% Fail
a
course
In
your
academic
career,
has
the
cost
of
required
textbooks
caused
you
to:
20
48. All
books
in
the
Open
Textbook
Library:
1. Must
have
an
open
license.
2. Must
be
a
complete
textbook
(no
chapters
or
partial
textbooks).
3. Must
be
available
as
a
portable
file
(e.g.
PDF,
ePub).
4. Must
be
currently
in
use
at
multiple
higher
education
institutions,
or
affiliated
with
a
higher
education
institution,
scholarly
society,
or
professional
organization.
Open
Textbook
Library 48
49. • 250+
books
• 500+
reviews
by
faculty
at
OTN
schools
• 950,000
visits
from
every
country
in
the
world
(except
North
Korea)
• Books
produced
at
Rice
University,
SUNY,
University
of
Texas
at
Austin,
NOBA,
University
of
Minnesota,
Portland
State,
Grand
Valley
State,
…
Open
Textbook
Library 49
57. • Introductory,
algebra-‐based,
two-‐semester
college
physics
• 1272
pages
• Available
in:
-‐PDF
-‐Print
-‐Web
-‐Bookshare
(accessible)
Complete
-‐ openly
licensed
-‐ freely
available.
Open
Textbook
Library 57
58. • Instructor
solution
manual
• Extensive
supplemental
resources
for
students
and
faculty
• PowerPoint
slides
• 10
reviews
in
the
Open
Textbook
Library
Complete
-‐ openly
licensed
-‐ freely
available.
Open
Textbook
Library 58
67. What
can
we
do?
• Take
a
look!
• Write
a
review!
• Adopt
if
a
book
meets
the
needs
of
you
and
your
students
• Raise
awareness
-‐ talk
with
colleagues
in
your
program
and
department
68. Writing
a
Review
Is
there
is
a
textbook
in
the
Open
Textbook
Library
that
fits
your
class
and/or
expertise?
Stipend
will
be
paid
for:
1. attending
this
workshop,
and
2. reviewing
a
textbook
in
the
Open
Textbook
Library
69. Writing
a
Review
1. You
will
receive
an
email
with
a
link
to
the
online
review
form.
2. Complete
a
concise
review
by December
2,
2016.
3. The
review
will
be
posted
on
the
Open
Textbook
Library
under
an
open
license.
4. Stipend
will
be
paid.