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textbook cost crisis

nicole allen SPARC Except where otherwise noted...

the

OER and solving

University of Maryland | 10/25/16 | College Park, MD

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Cost Factors:

Tuition and Fees Room and Board Transportation Books and Supplies Other Expenses

Cost Factors:

Books and Supplies

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OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

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OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

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OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Free + Reuse Rights

•  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

least open

OER

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tour of the OER space

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@txtbks | sparcopen.org #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-talk-university-of-maryland-oaweek