Christina Hendricks Department of Philosophy Rajiv Jhangiani Department of Psychology Colin Madland Coord. Edu Technologies Experiences, Perceptions & Outcomes of Using Open Textbooks: Research from the BC OER Research Fellows Festival of Learning, June 2016

William & Flora Hewlett Foundation 23 Fellows CostOutcomes Usage Perceptions COUP OER Research Fellowships

Open Textbook Student Survey Physics 100 (UBC) Christina Hendricks Sr. Instructor, Philosophy Co-Investigators: Stefan Reinsberg & Georg Rieger, Physics & Astronomy, UBC Data will be made open soon

PHYSICS 100 AT UBC Physics 100 CC BY-SA 4.0 CTLT, UBC Fall 2015, approx. 800 students OpenStax College Physics Completed survey responses: 134

PHYSICS 100 AT UBC First year: 89% Second year: 8% Female: 72% Male: 28%

PHYSICS 100 AT UBC How much do you typically spend on txtbks in a year?

PHYSICS 100 AT UBC Which actions have you taken to reduce book costs?

PHYSICS 100 AT UBC How often taken following actions b/c of txtbk costs?

PHYSICS 100 AT UBC How did you access the open textbook?

PHYSICS 100 AT UBC How important are the following features of your OT?

PHYSICS 100 AT UBC How rate quality of your open textbook compared to traditional? Would have preferred to buy traditional textbook?

OPEN TEXTBOOKS A SURVEY OF BC POST-SECONDARY STUDENT Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Department of Psychology

THE SAMPLE 315 STUDENTS FROM 12 POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS RECRUITED VIA KNOWN FACULTY ADOPTERS ONLINE SURVEY

69% EMPLOYED 63% WORK >15 HRS/WEEK 62% EARN <$250/WEEK

ACTUAL SPENDING ON TEXTBOOKS (PAST 12 MONTHS) RANGE: $0-$3000; MEAN: $702

MODAL STUDENT: ENROLLED IN 3 COURSES; 7-9 COURSES (PAST YEAR) COMPLETED >30 CREDITS OVERALL

HOW DO YOU ACCESS YOUR OPEN TEXTBOOK? 79% Chapters as needed

HOW IMPORTANT TO YOU ARE THE FOLLOWING FEATURES OF YOUR OPEN TEXTBOOK?

HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE QUALITY OF YOUR OPEN TEXTBOOK? WOULD YOU HAVE PREFERRED A TRADITIONAL TEXTBOOK? FAIR PRICE: ~$60

Exploring the Remix Hypothesis Colin Madland Coordinator for Educational Technologies, OER Research Fellow

21 Remix Hypothesis "changes in students outcomes occurring in conjunction with OER adoption correlate positively with faculty remixing activities.” ~Wiley Wiley, D. (2015). The Remix Hypothesis. Retrieved from THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | Festival of Learning

22 Level 1 – Realign – Minimal Impact Level 2 – Rethink – Modest to Large Impact Level 0 – Replace – 0 Impact THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | Festival of Learning

23 In which of these ways, if any, have you used or created Open Educational Resources? THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | Festival of Learning

24 Faculty (N=4) Administrators (N=8)Instructional Designers (N=5) Students (N=29) N% Used450 Adapted225 Created225 N% Used450 Adapted225 Created225 N% Used4100 Adapted4100 Created375 N% Used2080 Adapted728 Created416 THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | Festival of Learning

25 For a typical course, how often do you use the required texts? THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | Festival of Learning

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27 How often did you use the textbooks for this course? THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | Festival of Learning

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29 In relation to textbooks used in other courses, how would you rate the quality of the textbook used for this course? THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | Festival of Learning

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31 For which of the following purposes have you used OER in the context of studying at TRU? THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | Festival of Learning

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34 My experience has been very good. I do not have a lot of experience, mainly just using the BC open textbook for my course. Using this resource has saved me a lot of time and money, allowing me to help pay for insurance for my car. [The] open textbook has been nice because it saved me money, only drawback is not being able to highlight text while studying I have enjoyed it. It helps me explore my lectures further, and really helps with my understanding of the topic. THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | Festival of Learning

35 The use of OER in the classroom leads to improved grades. THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | Festival of Learning

36 Faculty (N=4) Administrators (N=8)Instructional Designers (N=5) Students (N=29) N% A or SA00 Neutral7100 D or SD00 N% A or SA458 Neutral342 D or SD00 N% A or SA133 Neutral134 D or SD133 N% A or SA1456 Neutral936 D or SD14 THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | #Festival of Learning

37 What does adoption COST? THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | #Festival of Learning

NOTHING MONEY TIME 38 Faculty AdministratorsInstructional Designers Students THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY | June 2016 | #Festival of Learning EFFORT

Didn’t buy textbook for a course: rarely to very often Christina: 95% Christina: 56% Quality of OT same or better than traditional textbooks Would have preferred traditional textbook: slightly to strongly agree Rajiv: 55% Christina: 16% Rajiv: 18% Colin: 96% Rajiv: 97%

Contact & Slides Christina Rajiv Colin Slides: Underscores!