OER
and solving
the
textbook
cost crisis
nicole allen SPARC
University of Maryland | 10/25/16 | College Park, MD
Except where otherwise
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Data Source: Bureau of
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Statistics
Cost Factors:
Tuition and Fees
Room and Board
Transportation
Books and Supplies
Other Expenses
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OPEN
EDUCATIONAL
RESOURCES
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OPEN
EDUCATIONAL
RESOURCES
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OPEN
EDUCATIONAL
Free
+ Reuse Rights
RESOURCES
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Retain
Reuse
Revise
Remix
Redistribute
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Hewlett Foundation Definition:
“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”
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open licensing system
www.creativecommons.org
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use © to enable
free
& open use
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most
open
OER
least
open
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tour of the
OER space
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oercommons.org
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openstax.org
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openbookpublishers.org
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plos.org
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oli.cmu.edu
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skillscommons.org
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#GoOpen >> open.oet.ed.gov
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examples of
OER impact
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what can
you do?
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(1)
make sharing easy
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open licensing system
www.creativecommons.org
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(2)
consider OER
before traditional
materials
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using OER in 1 course per year could
save US students
$1.42
billion
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(3)
support faculty to
adopt, adapt, and
create OER
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For the full presentation, see
http://www.slideshare.net/txtbks/oer-talkuniversity-of-maryland-oaweek
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