1. Presented by Rachel Arteaga, Librarian Butte College
OER Basics I
Presented by Rachel Arteaga, Librarian Butte College
What are Open Educational Resources?; what are the benefits to teachers and students?; What is the difference between free and open; Introduction to creative commons licenses
Adapted, in part, from a presentation by Suzanne Wakim for ASCCC OER Basics 2018

2. What are Open Educational Resources?
“OER are teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or are released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and repurposing by others”
-- Hewlett Foundation

3. The 5R Permissions of OER
Make and own copies
Retain
Use in a wide range of ways
Reuse
Adapt, modify, and improve
Revise
Combine two or more
Remix
Share with others
Redistribute
The framework, which will be freely available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license (CC BY), was designed by Lumen Learning as the 5Rs

4. Why does it matter?
In general; students; faculty

5. Textbook Costs Rise 6% Annually
Why does Open matter?
Textbook Costs Rise 6% Annually

6. Student Textbook Survey
Butte Community College 2016
Has the cost of required textbooks ever caused you to do any of the following?
31%
Take fewer classes
27%
Do not register for a specific course
16%
Drop or withdraw from a course
40%
Not purchase textbook
76%
Purchase books elsewhere
22%
Use Reserves in Library
32%
Share Books with friends or classmate
Other: Go into debt, Illegally download copy

7. It’s not just textbooks

8. Why does it matter to students?
Saves money
Students own the book
Online versions are updated
Book is accessible at the start of class

9. Students have access to the book right away
My textbook is…
…back-ordered
…in the mail
…out of stock
…the wrong edition
…on hold until my student loan arrives
…not needed until I decide I want this course

10. Why does it matter to faculty?
Customizable - you don’t have to rely on textbook company to create content
Content can better serve your particular student population
Opportunities to collaborate with others in your discipline
Open pedagogy - students can help you create content

11. Customizable - Revise, Remix, Reuse, Retain, Redistribute
Openstax lets instructors build, revise, edit, redistribute course content.

12. Opportunity for greater representation and inclusion

13. Opportunities for collaboration
Curating a book with others
Adding resources to what’s available
BC Open Campus

14. Open Pedagogy - New opportunities for learning

15. What about...

16. Exam Performance: BC Campus
Traditional vs. Open Print vs. Open Digital
p < 0.05 ns ns
No differences in pre-test, more study time for Trad, more courses taken for Trad, fewer courses taking for Trad

17. Traditional Print costs $100+
Open Print
Open Digital
Overall, how would you rate the quality of your textbook?
3.54
TRADITIONAL
p < .05
3.90
OPEN PRINT
3.73
OPEN DIGITAL 1
Very Poor 2
Below Average 3
Average 4
Above Average 5
Excellent
What do you think would be a fair price for your textbook?
Traditional:
$53.51
Note:
Traditional Print costs $100+
Open Print:
$49.90 ns
Open Digital:
$47.68
Loose leaf: $ taxes
50% reported not purchasing a required textbook at least once. (17% rarely, 21% sometimes, 12% often)
Question is really what would you be comfortable spending for this.
BC Campus Presentation during CCCOER May 11 Webinar: 3 Faculty Perpectives on OER Adoption License: CC Attribution License

18. Survey of Students in OER Classes
Butte Community College 2016
OER text
Other text
2 -3 times per week
47%
27%
Once per week or never
24%
81 – 94% agree that the textbook
met student expectation
helped them learn
was well organized
was readable
had good graphics

19. OPEN VS. FREE Virginia Library Association Annual Conference
© SpiderWeb-MarketingSystems A Banner for Advertising CC BY SA
© FraserElliot Yes, We’re Open CC BY NC
Virginia Library Association Annual Conference
This work is licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution Only License 4.0, unless otherwise noted. Excludes images, illustrations, and logos.

20. More than just free Fair Use ZTC
Magician by GraphicMama-team from Pixabay, CCO
Free v. Open by Designers for Learning: Gain Experience for Good, Jennifer Maddrell, Director (CC, BY, NC, SA)

21. Creative Commons
Licenses works within existing copyright laws but are more “open” - they will tell you which of the 5R’s apply
About the licenses
License and share your own work
Downloads - logos, cheatsheets, etc.

22. Creative Commons Licenses by D'Arcy Hutchings is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
All Ygraph.com content and data are available under the CCA 3.0 license.

23. Where to get more information
Your local librarian or campus expert.