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OER Talk @ Providence College
This document discusses the high cost of textbooks for college students and introduces open educational resources (OER) as a solution. It notes that textbook costs average $1,230 annually and that this deters many students from purchasing required materials. The document then outlines how OER, which are free and openly licensed educational resources, can help address the cost crisis by providing no-cost or low-cost alternatives to traditional textbooks. Examples of OER initiatives and their positive impacts on student outcomes are also presented. The document concludes by suggesting actions institutions and individuals can take to support greater adoption of OER.
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- 1. @txtbks | sparcopen.org textbook costcrisis nicole allen SPARC theOER and solving Providence College | 1/23/17 | Providence, RI
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- 3. @txtbks | sparcopen.org CostFactors: Tuition and Fees Room and Board Transportation Books and Supplies Other Expenses
- 4. @txtbks | sparcopen.org AverageEstimated Undergraduate Budgets, 2016-17 Source: College Board Books & Supplies = $1,230
- 5. @txtbks | sparcopen.org “thestraw that broke the camel’s back”
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- 13. @txtbks | sparcopen.org 5major publishers hold nearly 90% of the market Source: Turning the Page by James Koch Near-Monopoly
- 14. @txtbks | sparcopen.org MixedMessages Source: NACS
- 15. @txtbks | sparcopen.org 2in 3 Students say they decided against buying a textbook because the cost is too high Source: Student PIRGs
- 16. @txtbks | sparcopen.org 1in 2 Students say they have at some point taken fewer courses due to the cost of textbooks Source: Florida Virtual Campus
- 17. @txtbks | sparcopen.org <1in 2 Students purchase a current edition of their textbook Source: Book Industry Study Group
- 18. @txtbks | sparcopen.org studentscannot learn from books they can’t afford
- 19. @txtbks | sparcopen.org wecan do better.
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- 24. @txtbks | sparcopen.org OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Free+ Reuse Rights • Retain • Reuse • Revise • Remix • Redistribute
- 25. @txtbks | sparcopen.org HewlettFoundation Definition: “OER are teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or are released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and repurposing by others”
- 26. @txtbks | sparcopen.org openlicensing system www.creativecommons.org
- 27. @txtbks | sparcopen.org tourof the OER space
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- 36. @txtbks | sparcopen.org examplesof OER impact
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- 39. @txtbks | sparcopen.org •Higher or equivalent grades • Higher average credit load • Higher or equivalent completion rates openedgroup.org
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- 43. @txtbks | sparcopen.org whatcan you do?
- 44. @txtbks | sparcopen.org (1)when you can share, do share
- 45. @txtbks | sparcopen.org (2)change the default: consider OER first, then other options
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- 47. @txtbks | sparcopen.org usingOER in 1 course per year could save US students $1.42 billion Source: Student PIRGs
- 48. @txtbks | sparcopen.org (3)support faculty to adopt, adapt, and create OER
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- 51. @txtbks | sparcopen.org (4)make “open” your mission
- 52. @txtbks | sparcopen.org TheMission of Providence College Providence College is a Catholic, Dominican, liberal arts institution of higher education and a community committed to academic excellence in pursuit of the truth, growth in virtue, and service of God and neighbor.
- 53. @txtbks | sparcopen.org NicoleAllen [email protected] @txtbks | @sparc_na www.sparcopen.org
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