1. Open Educational Resources billowsky@cccOnlineEd.org @DrBSI
Introduction to
Open Educational Resources
Barbara Illowsky, PhD
October 28, 2016
@DrBSI
Unless otherwise indicated, this presentation is licensed CC-BY 4.0

2. Education is a renewable resource
It can enrich both those who receive it and those who give it. It can be shared multiple times without being depleted. New generations can build on it and increase its value.

3. CCC Tuition and Fees $46/unit
Approximately $1500/year for full-time students

4. Source: http://www. nbcnews

5. 5 major publishers hold nearly 90% of the market
Market Failure
5 major publishers hold nearly 90% of the market
Koch, J. (2013). Turning the Page.
Source: Koch, J. (2013). Turning the Page.

6. Student Impact 1/2 take fewer or different classes
Survey of 2039 students at 156 campuses across 33 states
1/2 take fewer or different classes
2/3 choose to not buy textbook
9.5/10 concerned about grades
Source: Fixing the Broken Textbook Market, 2014

7. How to Provide? • Access to textbook on first day of class
Free online, low-
cost print option
Faculty control of content

8. The public should have full legal rights to customize, copy, and contextualize learning materials for which the public has paid.

9.
Updated: OER are teaching, learning, and research materials in any medium that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others.

10. Open Educational Resources (OER)

11. "Is copyright a little fuzzy
"Is copyright a little fuzzy?" by Elias Bizannes is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

12. Copyright
Public domain
Copyright
Some rights reserved
Public domain

13. Creative Commons www.creativecommons.org

14. CC licensed works around the world in 2015 = 1 B
CC licensed works online views in 2015
= 136 B

17. 1,473,299 results for CC

18. This photo is licensed CC-BY-NC
You are free to use, modify and distribute, except for commercial use
You must give attribution to Amy Goodman and Flikr

20. Comparison OpenStax College: Online & download: free
Hardcopy: < $30
Used at over 200 colleges; transfers to CSU & UC

21. One course, one OER text, one college*: Estimated student savings of
Savings over 9 years
One course, one OER text, one college*:
Estimated student savings of
≈ $3,000,000+
Elementary Statistics using Collaborative Statistics at De Anza College since academic year
Elementary Statistics using Introductory Statistics at De Anza College since January 2014

22. How do I find “decent” OER?
Librarians are your
BEST FRIENDS!
A few main repositories
Colleagues – both in and out of discipline
Conferences – both discipline and OER
Listservs – oerconsortium.org;
Reviewed content
Create content to supplement

23. Where to Find Peer Reviewed OER?
Difference between Referral Lists and Repositories of Open Textbooks. Curated content and peer reviews and ranking and ratings.

25.
The three State of California Higher Education Systems are working together to provide you easy access to quality FREE and OPEN eTextbooks that everyone and anyone can use for teaching and learning.

28. https://www.skillscommons.org/ Repository for TAACCCT grants:
Career focused

31. The Open Education Consortium is a worldwide community of hundreds of higher education institutions and associated organizations committed to advancing open education and its impact on global education.