Open Educational Resources Christina Hillesheim Mississippi State University

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Open Educational Resources Christina Hillesheim, Mississippi State University Student Body President Carrie Cooper, Dean

Open Educational Resources Christina Hillesheim, Mississippi State University Student Body President Carrie Cooper, Dean of University Libraries The College of William & Mary MSU Scholarly Communication Initiative

82% of students felt they would do significantly better in a course if the

82% of students felt they would do significantly better in a course if the textbook was available for free. US PIRG Report, 2014 http: //www. uspirg. org/reports/usp/fix ing-broken-textbook-market MSU Scholarly Communication Initiative

Student Newspaper Quotes Cable Green “We find when [open textbook courses are marked]; the

Student Newspaper Quotes Cable Green “We find when [open textbook courses are marked]; the institution moves quickly to OER, ” Green said. “And to be totally honest, the reason why that happens is students vote with their feet. If there’s three sections of English composition one, and every faculty [member] is fabulous, because you’re at William and Mary, and one offers open textbooks, students are going to sign up for that one. ” Flat Hat Article, Swem Hosts Forum on Textbook Affordability http: //flathatnews. com/2015/11/09/textbook-forum-affordability-costs-swem/ MSU Scholarly Communication Initiative

Credit: Untitled. Kathleen De. Laurenti, CC BY 4. 0 MSU Scholarly Communication Initiative

Credit: Untitled. Kathleen De. Laurenti, CC BY 4. 0 MSU Scholarly Communication Initiative

Cost to Students Permissions to Faculty and Students Expensive Restrictive Library Resources Free Restrictive

Cost to Students Permissions to Faculty and Students Expensive Restrictive Library Resources Free Restrictive Open Educational Resources Free 5 Rs* Commercial Textbooks *reuse, revise, remix, and redistribute and retain MSU Scholarly Communication Initiative

SEC Resolution • A joint resolution supporting the investigation of open educational resources and

SEC Resolution • A joint resolution supporting the investigation of open educational resources and their application at universities in the SEC • Initiated by Ole Miss undergrad rep • At least half of the schools have passed MSU Scholarly Communication Initiative

Ways libraries can help • Incentives to review textbooks – Faculty - Reviewing fund,

Ways libraries can help • Incentives to review textbooks – Faculty - Reviewing fund, etc. – Graduate Students - Free printing, etc. • Reduced cost for printing OER resources for students • Create OER webpage on library site • OER workshops for faculty and students • OER committee with library faculty and student representatives – Allows for additional perspectives and collaboration MSU Scholarly Communication Initiative

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