The terrifying and libera0ng process of disrup0ng higher educa0on AN OPENNESS TO OPENNESS Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. @thatpsychprof Faculty Fellow, BC Open Textbook Project Dept. of Psychology, Kwantlen Polytechnic University Open Learning Faculty Member, Thompson Rivers University Except where otherwise noted, this presentaJon is licensed under a CreaJve Commons ALribuJonNonCommercial 4.0 InternaJonal License Credit: Simon Vogt, Ge1y Images Source: h1p://i.huffpost.com/gen/2308966/images/oTEXTBOOKSfacebook.jpg
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The terrifying and libera0ng process of disrup0ng higher educa0on
AN OPENNESS TO OPENNESS
Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. @thatpsychprof
Faculty Fellow, BC Open Textbook Project Dept. of Psychology, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Open Learning Faculty Member, Thompson Rivers University
Except where otherwise noted, this presentaJon is licensed under a CreaJve Commons ALribuJon-‐NonCommercial 4.0 InternaJonal License
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• Half of Bachelor’s degree graduates rely on student loans
• In Sept. 2010 Federal student loan debt surpassed $15 billion
• Average BC student debt in 2011 was $29,497
• 3 years a^er gradua_ng, only 34% are debt free
• BC students now work 180% more hours than they did in 1975 to pay for PSE
• When debt reaches $10,000, program comple_on rates drop from 59% to 8%
• The cost of textbooks has increased by 812% over 30 years
• Half of Bachelor’s degree graduates rely on student loans
• In Sept. 2010 Federal student loan debt surpassed $15 billion
• Average BC student debt in 2011 was $29,497
• 3 years a^er gradua_ng, only 34% are debt free
• BC students now work 180% more hours than they did in 1975 to pay for PSE
• When debt reaches $10,000, program comple_on rates drop from 59% to 8%
• The cost of textbooks has increased by 812% over 30 years
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60%+ do not purchase textbooks at some point due to cost
35% take fewer courses due to textbook cost
31% choose not to register for a course due to textbook cost
23% regularly go without textbooks due to cost
14% have dropped a course due to textbook cost
10% have withdrawn from a course due to textbook cost
Source: 2012 student survey by Florida Virtual Campus
There is a direct rela0onship between textbook costs and student success
Retain Redistribute
Revise Remix
Reuse
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Those who have adopted OER rate the quality of OER as significantly higher: F(1, 35) = 7.88, p = .008, = 0.18 (Jhangiani et al., 2015)
I like how the theories are explained in more understandable ways compared to other textbooks where the author tends to talk in circles before explaining what is being talked about
I would not have bought the text book for this course because it's an elec0ve. I would have possibly walked away with a C, now I might actually get an A-‐
It is easily accessible and convenient. Material is easy to understand and follow
I personally really like the convenience of having the complete set of chapters on my computer and even accessible from my phone if I need it. I like that I don't have to lug around another text book
It's free and it's a great money saver
Hilton & Laman (2012)
• 7 psychology faculty • Houston Community College • 23 sec_ons (690 students)
Tradi0onal textbook (Spring 2011)
Open textbook (Fall 2012)
GPA 1.6 2.0
Withdrawal rate (%) 14 7.1
Final examina0on (%) 67.6 71.1
Hilton, J., & Laman, C. (2012). One college’s use of an open psychology textbook. Open Learning, 27(3), 265-‐272. h1p://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02680513.2012.716657
Robinson et al. (2014)
• Quasi-‐experimental design • Propensity-‐score matched groups • OT students scored slightly higher on end-‐of-‐year standardized science tests
• Significant gains in chemistry • No differences in physics or earth systems
Robinson T. J., Fischer, L., Wiley, D. A., & Hilton, J. (2014). The impact of open textbooks on secondary science learning outcomes. EducaJonal Researcher, 43(7), 341-‐351. doi: 10.3102/0013189X14550275
Jhangiani et al. (in progress)
• 8 sec_ons of introductory psychology • Tradi_onal vs. open textbook • Digital open textbook vs. print open textbook • Measures of course performance, study habits, personality factors, demographic factors, etc.
Access Cost savings Portability
Course performance Adapt, update, & remix
Enrolment Student reten0on
Program comple0on
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The Great Psychology Testbank Sprint
The Great Psychology Testbank Sprint
The Great Psychology Testbank Sprint
Academics aim for educational history in Chilliwack
By Chilliwack TimesPublished: July 23, 2014 02:00 PMUpdated: July 23, 2014 02:362 PM
Tucked in a corner of the Cheam Mountain Golf Course clubhouse, twenty academics pored over textbooks and tappedaway on laptops Saturday in an effort to make educational history.
The participants, who all have doctorates in psychology, gathered from around British Columbia to create a body ofhigh-quality test questions for the Open Textbook Project.
“These are freely licensed textbooks that are available for faculty to use and to replace publisher’s content—which canoften cost $250 for a textbook for a course,” said Clint LaLonde. “We’re trying to lower the cost of education forstudents.”
LaLonde is the manager of open education at BCcampus, a publicly-funded organization committed to developing andpromoting more transparent and accessible education resources.
After two days of collaboration, the group wrote 851 questions covering 15 different subject areas for the first-yearpsychology test bank. The event was dubbed a “sprint” because of the speed with which such a large amount ofmaterial was created.
LaLonde said their work will be shared with an open textbook project in the U.S. called NOBA project, distributing thebenefits around North America.
Building a Culture
• 280 students collec_vely saved $46,000
Psychology
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Foster a textbook
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