The second lecture hosted by the University of Arizona Libraries during its celebration of Open Access Week.
28 October 2011
University of Arizona Open Access Week
Tucson, AZ
ICT Role in 21st Century Education & its Challenges.pptx
2011-10-28 Fantasy or Reality: Affordable and Open Access Textbooks (U of Arizona OA Week, Oct 2011)
1. Fantasy or Reality: Affordable and Open Access Textbooks Open Access Week 2011 University of Arizona Nicole Allen The Student PIRGs www.maketextbooksaffordable.org [email_address] @txtbks
29. Open Textbooks HTML: $0.00 PDF: $24.95 ePub: $24.95 B&W Book: $34.95 Color Book: $89.95 Study Aids: $14.95
30. Open Textbooks • Table of contents, chapters, exercises • Written by experts • Edited and reviewed to be high-quality 1. Like regular textbooks: Open Textbooks
31. Open Textbooks • Available free online to everyone • Downloadable and printable at cost • Hard copies cost$20-30 2. Except affordable: Open Textbooks
32. Open Textbooks • Open license • Instructors can customize by adding, editing or removing. • Update faster and only when needed 3. And flexible: Open Textbooks
37. Open Textbooks Savings from switching to open textbooks. $10,114 $75,000 401(k) after 40 years $20,115 Down Payment On First Home $24,575 4 Years Tuition At Iowa State 401(k) Economics 90 Students Calculus 150 Students Physics 185 Students
44. Models • Personal motivation • Sabbatical projects or grant funding • Count toward faculty tenure? Individual authors Robert Beezer “ The world doesn ’ t need another linear algebra book. It needs a free one. ” linear.ups.edu
45. Models • Work with other institutions or states with similar needs. • Two ideas: split up the work or pool resources. Consortia Community College Consortium for OER More than 200 colleges working to review, create and promote OER. oerconsortium.org
46. Models • Hewlett, Soros, Gates... • Grants to existing projects. • Request proposals for specific books. Charitable Grants Customizable “ flex books ” that meet state standards. “ It simply makes more sense. ” ck12.org
47. Models • Redirect existing funds (NSF, FIPSE). • Invest new funds (state and federal). Gov ’ t Funding WA state project to create a library of 81 open courses. “ The return on our investment is going to be extraordinary. ”
48. Models • Lots of room for improvement over traditional model. • Two ideas: sell ancillary products or licensing fees. Publishers Commercial open textbook publisher Revenue (including royalties) from selling optional print copies, study aids. flatworldknowledge.com
54. “ Open Access (OA) is the free, immediate, unrestricted availability of high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship over the Internet – combined with the rights to use this information to its fullest possible extent.”
• Open textbooks are like traditional textbooks in many ways. • They are written by experts and reviewed, same kind of material. • Hard copies are even sold in bookstores.
• The savings really do add up. • Here are some examples of classes and how much students would save using an open textbook rather than the average traditional textbook in each subject. • Point out one. “For example, switching to an open textbook in a 185-student physics class would save students the equivalent of four years tuition at a state university.”
• We ’re asking supportive professors to sign onto a statement saying they would consider using open textbooks. That will help us demonstrate to Congress and other potential funders of open textbooks that there is a market for them. • There is a list of open textbooks on our website, and we urge you to go check them out for one that might be a fit for your class. Follow this link. • Also, please help get the word out by letting colleagues know about open textbooks, especially if you see a book that might work for one of their classes.
• We ’re asking supportive professors to sign onto a statement saying they would consider using open textbooks. That will help us demonstrate to Congress and other potential funders of open textbooks that there is a market for them. • There is a list of open textbooks on our website, and we urge you to go check them out for one that might be a fit for your class. Follow this link. • Also, please help get the word out by letting colleagues know about open textbooks, especially if you see a book that might work for one of their classes.
• We ’re asking supportive professors to sign onto a statement saying they would consider using open textbooks. That will help us demonstrate to Congress and other potential funders of open textbooks that there is a market for them. • There is a list of open textbooks on our website, and we urge you to go check them out for one that might be a fit for your class. Follow this link. • Also, please help get the word out by letting colleagues know about open textbooks, especially if you see a book that might work for one of their classes.
• We ’re asking supportive professors to sign onto a statement saying they would consider using open textbooks. That will help us demonstrate to Congress and other potential funders of open textbooks that there is a market for them. • There is a list of open textbooks on our website, and we urge you to go check them out for one that might be a fit for your class. Follow this link. • Also, please help get the word out by letting colleagues know about open textbooks, especially if you see a book that might work for one of their classes.
• We ’re asking supportive professors to sign onto a statement saying they would consider using open textbooks. That will help us demonstrate to Congress and other potential funders of open textbooks that there is a market for them. • There is a list of open textbooks on our website, and we urge you to go check them out for one that might be a fit for your class. Follow this link. • Also, please help get the word out by letting colleagues know about open textbooks, especially if you see a book that might work for one of their classes.