The impact of open textbook adoption on psychology students

Dept. of Psychology, Kwantlen Polytechnic UniversityOER Research Fellow, Open Education GroupFaculty Workshop Facilitator, Open Textbook NetworkRajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D.A Faculty PerspectiveOPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

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higher education shall be equally accessible to all

Source: Canadian Federation of Students, Funding for Post-Secondary Education (2013)

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Half of Bachelors degree graduates rely on student loansIn Sept. 2010 Federal student loan debt surpassed $15 billionAverage BC student debt in 2011 was $29,4973 years after graduating, only 34% are debt freeBC students now work 180% more hours than they did in 1975 to pay for PSEWhen debt reaches $10,000, program completion rates drop from 59% to 8%The cost of textbooks has risen by 1041% since 1977

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"Kids Giving you problems? Hire an Elephant"bypeasapis licensed underCC BY 2.0Half of Bachelors degree graduates rely on student loansIn Sept. 2010 Federal student loan debt surpassed $15 billionAverage BC student debt in 2011 was $29,4973 years after graduating, only 34% are debt freeBC students now work 180% more hours than they did in 1975 to pay for PSEWhen debt reaches $10,000, program completion rates drop from 59% to 8%The cost of textbooks has risen by 1041% since 1977

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Half of Bachelors degree graduates rely on student loansIn Sept. 2010 Federal student loan debt surpassed $15 billionAverage student debt in Canada is $28,4953 years after graduating, only 34% are debt freeBC students now work 180% more hours than they did in 1975 to pay for PSEWhen debt reaches $10,000, program completion rates drop from 59% to 8%The cost of textbooks has risen by 1041% since 1977Source: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

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Half of Bachelors degree graduates rely on student loansIn Sept. 2010 Federal student loan debt surpassed $15 billionAverage student debt in Canada is $28,4953 years after graduating, only 34% are debt freeBC students now work 180% more hours than they did in 1975 to pay for PSEWhen debt reaches $10,000, program completion rates drop from 59% to 8%The cost of textbooks has risen by 1041% since 1977

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Half of Bachelors degree graduates rely on student loansIn Sept. 2010 Federal student loan debt surpassed $15 billionAverage student debt in Canada is $28,4953 years after graduating, only 34% are debt freeBC Students now work 180% more hours than they did in 1975 to pay for PSEWhen debt reaches $10,000, program completion rates drop from 59% to 8%The cost of textbooks has risen by 1041% since 1977

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Half of Bachelors degree graduates rely on student loansIn Sept. 2010 Federal student loan debt surpassed $15 billionAverage student debt in Canada is $28,4953 years after graduating, only 34% are debt freeBC Students now work 180% more hours than they did in 1975 to pay for PSEWhen debt reaches $10,000, program completion rates drop from 59% to 8%The cost of textbooks has risen by 1041% since 1977

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Half of Bachelors degree graduates rely on student loansIn Sept. 2010 Federal student loan debt surpassed $15 billionAverage student debt in Canada is $28,4953 years after graduating, only 34% are debt freeBC Students now work 180% more hours than they did in 1975 to pay for PSEWhen debt reaches $10,000, program completion rates drop from 59% to 8%The cost of textbooks has risen by 1041% since 1977

Era of the $400 textbook. And I know what you are thinking.10

WTF!?

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Buy used (if possible)Buy onlineResell (if possible)RentShared purchase(Inter)library loansPhotocopyInternational editionOld edition

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University of Minnesota studentI figured French hadn't changed that much

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60% do not purchase textbooks at some point due to cost 39% illegally download textbooks due to cost35% take fewer courses due to textbook cost35% choose not to register for a course due to textbook cost22% have dropped a course due to textbook costSource: Jhangiani (2016)There is a direct relationship between textbook costs and student success

And so there is really no surprise that only 17% reported purchasing their textbooks at regular cost from the bookstore16

Source: David Wiley, http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/3221 March 5, 2014, CC-BY

open = free + permissions

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Source: Creative Commons, 2015 State of the Commons report

From Creative Commons (CC-BY)

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rijksmuseum.nl

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gutenberg.org

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open.umn.eduopen.umn.eduopen.umn.edu

open.bccampus.ca

open.bccampus.ca

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openstaxcollege.org

"Crazy Stunt"byRoss G. Strachanis licensed underCC BY-NC-ND 4.0

So why are faculty not all over this?Biggest factor is awareness.Time to look.In some cases there is no open textbook available.25

"circa 1890 - Hamlin's Wizard Oil"byclotho98is licensed underCC BY-NC 4.0

"'THAT WAS EASY!'"byjoepoppis licensed underCC BY-NC-ND 2.0

In other cases there are no ancillary resources.No marketing. No sweet deals.26

"Opening the Curriculum: Open Education Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2014"byI. Elaine Allen & Jeff Seaman, Babson Survey Research Groupis licensed underCC BY 4.0 80%75%

Perceived quality27

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 bookIt's free and it's a great money saver

We know that students like them.28

13 Peer Reviewed Studieshttp://openedgroup.org/

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65,350 Students

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Cost savingsAccessPortabilityCourse performanceAdapt, update, & remixEnrolmentStudent retentionProgram completion

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