1. eText Delivery and “All Student Access” “ASA” Model
Pat Burns
VP for IT & Dean of Libraries
UTFAB Meeting
Nov. 4, 2015
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2. Future Projections
More and more eTexts from more and more publishers and more Open (free) Textbooks
Faculty choice, of course
The remainder of this presentations pertains only to eTexts
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3. An Educational Paradigm Shift
Less about content/textbooks
But, more adaptive learning via workbooks, e.g. ALEKS
More interactivity/engagement
In-depth Learning Analytics
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4. Unizin Services for Content, Platform(s), Analytics
Integrated Software Platform Blend of Open Source, Licensed, &
Developed
Datasets
Policies
Models
Assessment
Expert Staff Consulting
Analytics Service
Rights management for free and for-fee sharing
Repository for Lessons, videos, lectures, modules, quizzes, etc.
Courses via (Common Cartridge)
Owned Content System(s)
LMS/Flipped, Distance Ed, Badges, & MOOCs
Next three slides provide greater detail
University Member Owners COLT Community
Capitalize, Own, Set Direction, and Buy Services
Receive Integrated Content, Platform, and Analytics Services
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5. Unizin Purchased Courseload eText Delivery Platform
Engage
Rebranding
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6. Unizin CourseLoad/Engage
Integrates with Canvas
Content delivered to students in course sections
PDF or EPUB formats
Faculty can annotate the eText
Faculty have visibility into
What students read (page by page)
What students annotate
What students highlight
Faculty-student interactivity (Q&A)
We capture data about student usage, interactivity, etc. for Learning Analytics
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7. Visible by Instructor:
External
Databases
Workbooks
(e.g. ALEKS + 17 others)
Instructor
Engage
Canvas
eTexts
CSU/Unizin LA
Database
Students:
Single Sign-on
Integration if “All In”:
- Publsiher eTexts (~90 publishers)
- Free eTexts (OpenSTAX)
- Free content (e.g. Lumen Learning)
Visible by Instructor:
- Reading
- Highlighting
- Annotating
- Interactivity
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8. Desirable To Adopt a Single Platform for eText Delivery
For ease of use by both faculty & students
To capture the data in one place for sophisticated Learning Analytics
Not many disparate places in the “cloud”
Try to push everything through Engage
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9. Visible by Instructor:
External
Database
Workbook
(e.g. ALEKS)
Instructor
Engage
Canvas
eTexts
CSU/Unizin LA
Database
Students
Integration if “All In”:
- Publsiher eTexts (~90 publishers)
- Free eTexts (OpenSTAX)
- Free content (e.g. Lumen Learning)
Visible by Instructor:
- Reading
- Highlighting
- Annotating
- Interactivity
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10. ASA – “All Student Access” The “Wholesale” Course Fee Model
Faculty opt in
Unizin negotiates contracts as “opt in” (~90 publishers)
Or free content
Integrated with Canvas/Engage: single sign-on
Lowest price at highest, guaranteed volume
The entire class is subscribed via a course fee
Access and fee are finalized at census
All students have access, on day 1
To content
To interactivity with instructor
Persistent access (graduation + 90 days)
Inexpensive “opt in” for purchasing a print copy
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11. From David Ernst, Univ. Minn.
59%
of students reported that they have had to wait for their financial aid check to purchase textbooks.
7/10
students surveyed hadn’t bought a required textbook due to cost.
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12. “Retail” Model: No Guarantees Fpr
The content
The interactivity
The Learning Analytics data
The “single” platform
An affordable print copy
Students who do not opt in may be at a disadvantage educationally
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13. Next 4 slides from Indiana University, used with permission
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14. Number of IU Course Sections Adopting eTexts
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15. Number of IU Students Using eTexts
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16. Research on eTexts Adoption of e-textbooks in higher education
(DeNoyelles , Raible, & Seilhamer, 2015; Nicholas & Lewis, 2009; Parsons, 2014)
Learning effects of e-textbooks
Self-reported learning gains (Giacomini et al., 2013; Ji et al., 2014; Rockinson-Szapkiw et al., 2013)
Test score (Daniel & Woody, 2013; Siebenbruner, 2011)
Course grade (Shepperd et al., 2008; Terpend et al., 2014)
Federal bipartisan legislation introduced
Unlikely to pass in this 114th Congress
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17. https://uits.iu.edu/etexts/benefits
"Through the IU eText program, participating faculty have enabled IU students to access their required eTexts before the first day of class—with a cumulative savings of more than $9.8 million off of retail prices since summer Brad Wheeler, IU vice president for IT and CIO, discussed the university’s strategy to address these costs in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s ’Fixing the high price of textbooks.’ ”
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18. CSU Provisions for Data Usage
“De minimus” access – employees must access only the amount of information required to do their job
Sensitive (private & restricted) student data are highly secured
Ethical use is paramount, and privacy is strictly enforced
CSU is strongly “data informed,” and uses student data internally to improve learning
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20. Faculty Visibility Into Student Data “Confidential” vs. “Anonymous”
No visibility
Aggregate visibility
Full Visibility
What responsibility do faculty have for your success?
What “rights” do faculty have to ensure your success?
This creeps me out,
And I do not at all support
Such access.
If you have such data,
And can use it to improve
Learning, lower the cost of my
Education, and shorten my
Time to graduation, by all
Means use it, but carefully
And respectfully.
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21. Open Texts and materials
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22. Open (“Free?”) eTexts & Content
Engage fee (currently)
$5/student-course section
Free eTextbooks from OpenSTAX
Open source content from Lumen Learning for $5/student-course section
Subject matter experts (faculty) bundle the content
Research indicates pedagogical benefits
Reuse, refactor, remix
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23. openstax college: “Free” eTexts
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24. Proposal
To introduce the structure of ASA course fees for delivery of eTexts in “wholesale” mode
Does not fit within the current “course fee” model that is course specific
Ask for Board approval to institute “wholesale” ASA course fees in “opt in” mode when and where faculty choose to do so?
Work with CSU Bookstore to assess their participation
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25. Discussion?
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