UNCW’s Open Initiative

Ashley Knox Digital Initiatives Librarian [email protected]

This work is a derivative of Open Education North Carolina by NC LIVE and a derivative of Open : Access, Affordability, and Academic Success by David Ernst, used under a CC-BY license. This work is licensed under a CC-BY license. “…higher education shall be equally accessible to all” 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 Student Financial Assistance http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED529499.pdf ~50% of community college students were food insecure 46% were housing insecure

12% were homeless

Source: 2018 Still Hungry and Homeless in College study Available at: http://wihopelab.com/publications/Wisconsin-HOPE-Lab-Still-Hungry-and-Homeless.pdf The average college graduate owes more than $28,950

in student loans (class of 2019).

North Carolina = $26,583 UNCW = $26,568 (class of 2019)

http://ticas.org/posd/map-state-data Cost of Attendance?

• Tuition and Fees • Room and Board • Books and Supplies • Personal Expenses • Transportation • Health Insurance What can we do?

•Tuition and Fees

•Room and Board

•Books and Supplies

•Personal Expenses

•Transportation Increase in % Textbook % %

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Bureau of Labor Statistics https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2016/college-tuition-and-fees-increase-63-percent-since-january-2006.htm / The average student should budget $1,240 for textbooks and course materials in 2020-21

https://research.collegeboard.org/pdf/trends-college-pricing-student-aid-2020.pdf Appalachian State University $700 UNC Chapel Hill $1,604

East Carolina University $1,280 UNC Charlotte $1,200 Elizabeth City State $362 UNC Greensboro $956 University Fayetteville State University $1,000 UNC Pembroke $1,505

North Carolina A&T State $1,400 UNC Wilmington $1,130 University North Carolina Central $1,500 UNC School of the $1,250 University Arts North Carolina State $1,082 Western Carolina $2,151 University University

UNC Asheville $1,200 Winston-Salem $1,300 State University

https://uncw.edu/Finaid/cost.html In your academic career, has the cost of required textbooks caused you to:

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

http://www.openaccesstextbooks.org/pdf/2012_Florida_Student_Textbook_Survey.pdf http://www.openaccesstextbooks.org/pdf/2016_Florida_Student_Textbook_Survey.pdf

Sample textbook Introductory, algebra-based, two- semester college physics

1272 pages

Available in PDF ePub Print Web Bookshare (accessible) Instructor solution manual Powerpoint slides Where does the funding come from?

Universities (SUNY, Umass Amherst, Portland State, …) Foundations (Hewlett, Gates…) Governments (state, federal) Institutional Consortia (CALI) Open Educational Resources Works with Your LMS

https://library.uncw.edu/guides/open_educational_resources

A textbook must meet all of the following criteria to be considered for the Open Textbook Library:

● Has an open license that allows for derivatives ● Is a complete book (not individual chapters) available as a portable file (e.g. PDF, ePUB) ● Is currently in use at multiple higher education institutions, or affiliated with a higher education institution, scholarly society, or professional organization ● Is an original textbook (not a derivative of another textbook) or is for an entirely new audience Open Textbooks Review Criteria

• Comprehensiveness - Does the text cover • Consistency - Is the text internally consistent all areas and ideas? in terms of terminology and framework?

• Content Accuracy - Is the content • Modularity - Is the text easily and readily accurate? divisible into smaller sections?

• Relevance Longevity- Is the content up-to- • Organization Structure Flow - Are the topics date, are updates easy to make? presented in a logical clear fashion?

• Clarity - Is the text written clearly and uses • Interface - Is the text free of interface issues? appropriate terminology ? Open Textbook Reviews Jared Robinson, T., Fischer, L., Wiley, D., & Hilton, J. (2014). The Impact of Open Textbooks on Secondary Science Learning (CC BY 3.0) Outcomes. Educational Researcher, 43(7), 341–351. https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X14550275 13 Peer Reviewed Studies of Efficacy

http://openedgroup.org/ 35% http://openedgroup.org/ Better 50% Same 15% Worse

http://openedgroup.org/

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With Creative Commons licenses, you are free to… Copy Mix Share Keep Edit Use Editing in Open Textbook PM4ID Open and Affordable Textbook Programs

• Open Education Initiative Joyner Library Alternative Textbook Program • Emory University • Alt-Textbook Project This program was developed to encourage faculty at • North Carolina State University East Carolina University to explore and use • Affordable Textbook Project alternative texts such as Open Access textbooks, • San Jose State University freely available articles and books, Open • Open Education Initiative Educational Resources and/or library-licensed • University of Massachusetts Amherst resources in lieu of assigning traditional textbooks. • Alternative Textbook Program • University of Kentucky • Open and Affordable Textbooks • Rutgers University • Open Textbook Grant Program • Fort Hays State University • Zero-to-Low Cost Course Project • University of Toronto • OER Program This slide, is a derivative of “Open Edcuational Resources: Free materials and their place in our • UNCG communities” https://bit.ly/2IW6qik by Heather Seibert , used by CC BY NC SA. This attributed slide licensed under CC BY NC SA by Ashley Knox and Beth Thompson.

Randall Library Mini-Grants

CC BY 2.0 by Aaron Alexander Randall Library Mini-Grants – What and Who?

• The library will be offering $1,000 for a number of mini- grants • Any UNCW teaching faculty can apply Randall Library Mini-Grants – Requirement?

• Change your required textbook and/or course materials for a single course to a no-cost option

"Textbook" by Amy is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0 Randall Library Mini-Grants - Resources?

• Resources you can use: • open textbooks • other open access scholarly resources • library-owned content • Links to resources for open education can be found on the Randall Library website • Open Education Resources guide Search for Open Educational Resources

Mason OER Metafinder (MOM) Search for Open Educational Resources

• Open Textbook Network • BCcampus Open Textbooks • Merlot • OER Commons • Open SUNY Textbooks • Openstax • Orange Grove Search Randall Library Website for Open Educational Resources • Find eBooks guide in the library catalog https://library.uncw.edu/ebooks Search Randall Library for OER

• Look in subject specific research guides

Library subscribed resource

Link to a free online resource Randall Library Mini-Grants – What?

• Funds go toward helping faculty with • updating their syllabus • adopting or creating OERs

"Gold Dollar Sign" by Rareclass is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Randall Library Mini-Grants – When?

• To be implemented Fall 2021 or Spring 2022

"A 2019 diary, opened to the yearly planner, depicting an individual planning their year ahead" by One Click Group UK is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Randall Library Mini-Grants – Application

• Applications will be judged by a panel of previous mini-grant winners and librarians • Greater consideration will be given to applications that provide a greater cost savings to students, or require creation or adaption of course material Randall Library Mini-Grants – Application

• Application can be found on the Randall Library website • Open Education Resources guide • Applications due March 31 • Award recipients will be notified in April Randall Library Mini-Grants – Questions?

If you need help with finding resources, please contact your liaison librarian Randall Library Mini-Grants – Questions?

• If you have any questions about the application process, please contact Ashley Knox – [email protected] Past Mini-Grant Winner

Dr. Vance Durrington Department of Instructional Technology, Foundations, and Secondary Education Thank you! Ashley Knox [email protected]

This is a derivative work of “Open Textbooks” by David Ernst and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.