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Open Educational Resources at Bucks Bill Hemmig Erin Niclaus Casey Kerins Technology Day 2019 At Bucks About half of our students do not Textbook costs add up to $65 purchase all required textbooks. per credit to the overall cost
purchase all required textbooks.
when choosing courses.
textbook sources but receive the books a week or more into the semester.
Textbook costs add up to $65 per credit to the overall cost
— The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
…and many other places!
The Open Educational Resources (OER) Institute is designed for full- and part-time Bucks faculty who are interested in replacing commercial resources in their classes with resources that are free to their students. The Institute will provide instruction in identifying, evaluating and adapting OER, in understanding Creative Commons licensing, in redesigning courses to accommodate open materials, and will promote open pedagogy.
Tech Days January 11, 2018 Erin Niclaus Faculty OER Advocate
course template using the open textbook,
Modified text from original.
you know how the material may be used, reused, adapted, and shared
Preparation for course
preparing themselves for the class. Retention of knowledge after course
refresh their memories or to further study the topics
and further develop their level of understanding in the area
https://training.instructure.com/courses/1276118/pages/what-are-the-benefits-in-using-oer
because they are less aware of other alternatives such as renting or used copies.
http://www.achievingthedream.org/sites/default/files/initiatives/launching_oer_degree_pathways.pdf
with the content from the textbook differently than the hard copy.
the textbook and an article. Students were able to use their books, phones, tablets, and laptops to access both the textbook and all the supplementary material.
student needs at a given moment, whether through videos and visuals, group activities, or opportunities to explore source documents, listen to lectures, or watch demonstrations.
ERIN.NICLAUS@BUCKS.EDU FACULTY OER ADVOCATE
COMM110 – Stacey Bennett,
COMP110—Sarah Bruck, who also has a template for COMP114 now.
COMP111—Elizabeth Luciano
HLTH103—Steve Coyne
HIST151—Jason Totten
MATH090—Janine Termine
MGMT100—Greg Luce/ Bruce Imber
PSYC110—Tanya Letourneau
SCIE102—Michael Babij /Cristina Ramacciotti
SOCI110– Erin Niclaus
VAFA193—Richard Gabriele
OER Courses Textbook Courses Mean Grade (Course GPA)
2.6 2.6
Successful Completion Rate*
76.4% 76.5%
Persistence Rate**
92.1% 93.4%
*Successful Completion is defined as earning a C or better in the course. **Persistence is defined as completing a course, and is calculated by dividing grades A-F by Grades A-F + Withdrawals.
“about the same” or “better” than the quality of the texts in their other courses
course section taught by the same professor, 65% of students stated they would enroll in the section with the OER textbook.
▫ 21% said they had no preference; only 14% of these students preferred the traditional textbook course section.
Themes of Access, Affordability, and Convenience
the most stress free way to get through this class.”
but with the added benefit of portability and cost.”
allowed me to save money and also was less of a hassle to have handy.”
this class.”