Post on 21-Feb-2017
Nicole Allen
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textbook costs are out of control
Consumer Prices 2006 – 2016U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Textbooks
Tuition & Fees
All Items
Average Estimated Undergraduate Budgets, 2016-17
Source: College Board
Books & Supplies = $1,200+
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“the straw that broke the camel’s back”
6 months
DONE READING?
GOOD
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but why?
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Captive Market
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5 major publishers hold nearly 90% of the
market
Source: Turning the Page by James Koch
Near-Monopoly
Data Source: NACS
Mixed MessagesStudent Spending on Textbooks
Prices
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2 in 3Students say they decided against buying a textbook
because the cost is too high
Source: Student PIRGs
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<1 in 2Students purchase a current
edition of their textbook
Source: Book Industry Study Group
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students cannot learn from books they can’t afford
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OPEN EDUCATIONALRESOURCES
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OPEN EDUCATION
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OPEN EDUCATIONALRESOURCES
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OPEN EDUCATIONALRESOURCES
OPEN Free + Permissions
RetainReuseReviseRemixRedistribute
5Rs
open licensing systemwww.creativecommons.org
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tour of the OER space
oerworldmap.org
ocw.mit.edu
oercommons.org
openstax.org
openstax.org
openstax.org
openstax.org
plos.org
phet.colorado.edu
oli.cmu.edu
• Higher or equivalent grades• Higher average credit load• Higher or equivalent completion
ratesopenedgroup.org
skillscommons.org
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what can you do?
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(1) when you can share, do share
Award winning statistics text
pm4id.org
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(2) change the default:consider OER
first, then other options
open.umn.edu
using OER in 1 course per year could save US students
$1.42 billion
Source: Student PIRGs
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(3) support faculty toadopt, adapt,
andcreate OER
achievingthedream.org
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(4)use “open” toachieve yourmission
“Bryant takes justifiable pride in the quality of its faculty. Bryant’s focus is on the learning experience. Professors make a special effort to turn the classroom into a forum for the presentation and exchange of ideas. Teaching extends beyond the classroom when students and professors meet or use technology to exchange ideas or discuss matters of mutual interest.”
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