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The Open Textbook Network: libraries working together to advance open textbooks
The document discusses the Open Textbook Network's initiative to promote open textbooks among faculty, emphasizing the barriers to adoption and the creation of a supportive community. It highlights resources available, including a catalog of openly licensed textbooks and the importance of faculty reviews in ensuring quality. The document also outlines strategies for enhancing open textbook programs and encourages collaboration and research to assess the impact of open textbooks on student learning.
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- 1. The Open TextbookNetwork: Libraries Working Together to Advance Open Textbooks Sarah Faye Cohen Managing Director Open Textbook Network Center for Open Education University of Minnesota
- 2. This morning… • Whatis the Open Textbook Library? • Why open textbooks? • Why a network? • Where are we headed?
- 3. What are thebarriers that keep faculty from adopting open textbooks?
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- 5. When it comesto OER, faculty: a) Don’t know where to find them, b) Don’t know if they are any good.
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- 7. 178 books 204 reviews open.umn.edu:a catalog of complete, openly licensed textbooks.
- 8. Textbooks that arereviewed by faculty, for faculty.
- 10. WHY ARE WETALKING ONLY ABOUT OPEN TEXTBOOKS AND NOT OER MORE GENERALLY?
- 11. Open textbooks areone type of OER that faculty understand. https://www.flickr.com/photos/timuiuc/4232485465
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- 14. 39% Adoption rate ofworkshop attendees (14% - 65%) + +
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- 16. Oregon Community College Distance Learning Association 20 members 76institutions …and growing.
- 17. What are thebarriers that keep faculty from adopting open textbooks? How can we help other institutions build local sustainable open textbook programs?
- 18. Oregon Community College Distance Learning Association Bring OTNinstitutions together to: 1. enhance open textbook program development across OTN members, 2. envision the future of OTN with our members, and 3. strengthen presentation capacity for future open textbook workshops. Open Textbook Network Summer Institute
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- 20. Focus on evidenceof impact https://www.flickr.com/photos/elsie/12996688414/
- 22. Open Textbook ResearchFellows • 5 faculty each year • 3 days working with the Open Ed Group (http://openedgroup.org) to design research to deepen our understanding of the efficacy of open textbooks. • Sample research questions might be: – What happens to student learning outcomes when open textbooks replace commercial textbooks? – What are the perceptions of professors and students regarding the OER utilized in their classrooms? – Does there seem to be any difference in student learning outcomes when professors actively exercise 5R permissions with the OER?
- 23. What can youdo? • Learn – About open textbooks. And what books are available for what disciplines. – #opentextbooks #textbookbroke or #OER on Twitter. • Share – Open Textbooks as an option for faculty – Suggestions for additions to the Open Textbook Library – What you learn with peers, partners, and colleagues. • Support – Exploration and adoption of open textbooks. – Interest in creating open textbooks or supplemental materials. • Join – sparc-liboer@arl.org to participate in discussions about libraries and OER – The Open Textbook Network
- 24. Thank you. sfcohen@umn.edu @thesheck Library: open.umn.edu Network:z.umn.edu/opentextbooks