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Nicole Allen (@txtbks) Director of Open Education
www.sparc.arl.org • @SPARC_NA
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Libraries & OER
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Barriers for OER • Awareness of OER as an option • Discovery of appropriate OER • Evaluating the quality of OER • Logistics of adopting OER • Sustainable publishing of OER
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How libraries are leading the way on OER
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Adoption Support
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http://guides.library.umass.edu/content.php?pid=87648&sid=4778777
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Open Education Initiative
• Call for applications from faculty for mini-grants
• Two one-hour workshops reviewing OER and other low-cost resources
• Consultation sessions with librarians and library partners
• Adoption of OER & low cost materials
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Open Education Initiative
• 30 faculty participants • 44 courses • $46,000 invested, $700,000+ saved
by 5000+ students • Faculty said 4.36 on a scale of 5
“Student performance improved compared to past semesters when a traditional textbook was used”
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Similar Projects • Temple University • UCLA • Kansas State University • University of Oklahoma • Tacoma Community College • More…
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Coursepacks
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Digital Coursepack Pilot • Began to support an iPad project and
specific classes/instructors (Fall 2012). • Expanded to include campus partners
(Copyright Permissions, Bookstore). • Includes a variety of content types. • Integrated into Moodle (CMS) environment. • Support services developing around open
content and other digital content.
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Digital Coursepack Pilot
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Content Search
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Publishing
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http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archives/2014/feb/osu-open-textbook-initiative-aims-reduce-student-costs-enhance-learning
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http://opensuny.org
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“Libraries transformed the conversation about access to
research, they can do the same for #OER” @txtbks #oer2014
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