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The Role of Librarians in Supporting Textbook Affordability Initiatives at Theological Colleges Regina Gong, OER & Student Success Librarian Michigan State University ATLA 2020 Annual Online Conference June 17, 2020 This presentation is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY) International License.
This presentation is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY) International License. https://www.slideshare.net/ReginaGong/presentations
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash
What we’ll talk about today  Contextualizing open education  Brief overview of OER and Creative Commons Licenses  Textbook affordability issue  Role of libraries and librarians  OER in Religion
Open education Open resources Open Educational Resources
Contextualizing open education “open education encompasses resources, tools and practices that employ a framework of open sharing to improve educational access and effectiveness worldwide." (Open Education Consortium) “open education is not limited to just open educational resources. It also draws upon open technologies that facilitate collaborative, flexible learning and the open sharing of teaching practices that empower educators to benefit from the best ideas of their colleagues.” (The Cape Town Open Education Declaration, 2007, para. 4).
The Role of Librarians in Supporting Textbook Affordability Initiatives at Theological Colleges
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Open Educational Resources (OER) Teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or are released under an intellectual property license that permits their no-cost access, use, adaptation and redistribution by others with no or limited restrictions. https://www.hewlett.org/strategy/open-educational-resources/
Open Educational Resources • Free and unfettered access • Perpetual, irrevocable 5R permissions
Open Educational Resources Any kind of teaching materials – open textbooks, syllabi, lesson plans, videos, readings, exams, images, simulations, full courses, games, lectures, etc.
• Download and keep your own copyRetain • Use the original, revised, or remixed copy of the resource publiclyReuse • Edit, adapt, and modify a copy of the resourceRevise • Combine the original or revised copy of the resource with other existing material to create something newRemix • Share copies of the original, revised, or remixed copy of the resource with othersRedistribute The 5R David Wiley http://opencontent.org/definition/
The Role of Librarians in Supporting Textbook Affordability Initiatives at Theological Colleges
OER = Free + Permissions
puts the “open” in OER with total number of CC licensed works now at 1.2 billion in 2016 Data from the State of the Commons report https://stateof.creativecommons.org/
The Role of Librarians in Supporting Textbook Affordability Initiatives at Theological Colleges
The Role of Librarians in Supporting Textbook Affordability Initiatives at Theological Colleges
• AffordabilityBenefits of OER
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Student Watch™: Attitudes and Behaviors toward Course Materials: 2018-2019 Report
2018 Florida Virtual Campus Student Textbook & Course Materials Survey
Inflection Point: Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2019
Image source: https://unsplash.com/search/money?photo=OCrPJce
• Affordability • Access • Agency • Student success Benefits of OER
Why should libraries advocate for OER?  Commitment to access and sharing knowledge  We work closely with faculty and students  We support the teaching, learning, research, outreach missions of our institutions  Our collections support academic programs, courses, and curriculum  Libraries are trusted
Role of Theological Librarians in OER Initiatives  Facilitate the discovery, curation, evaluation of OER
Inflection Point: Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2019
Inflection Point: Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2019
For theological libraries, searching for only OER can be a challenge. Consider other “free” resources such as library-subscribed materials and resources in the public domain. Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash
Dale Cannon, Western Oregon University Copyright Year: 1996 Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company Language: English https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/542
Editors: Nijay K. Gupta, Portland Seminary Jonah M. Sandford, Portland Seminary Copyright Year: 2018 Publisher: George Fox University Library Language: English https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/592
Editor: John Bunzl Copyright Year: 2004 Publisher: University Press of Florida Language: English https://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/01/16/71/00001 /Bunzl_9781616101084.pdf
Editors: Agustín Fuentes and Celia Deane- Drummond, University of Notre Dame Copyright Year: 2004 Publisher: Center for Theology, Science, and Human Flourishing Language: English https://ctshf.pressbooks.com/
Other Sources  Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology -- has a chapter on Religion  OpenStax Introduction to Sociology -- has a chapter on Religion  Libretexts: Religious Studies --Three open textbooks from Libretexts Humanities Library
Repositories, Open Courses, Supplemental Materials  Religion Commons™ by The Digital Commons Network™  Theological Commons by Princeton Theological Seminary  Wabash Center  New Testament Reading Room by Tyndale Seminary  Old Testament Reading Room by Tyndale Seminary  Introduction to the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) - Open Yale Courses by Professor Christine Hayes  Introduction to the New Testament History and Literature - Open Yale Courses by Professor Dale B. Martin
https://atla.libguides.com/wor
Role of Theological Librarians in OER Initiatives  Facilitate the discovery, curation, evaluation of OER  Provide training to faculty and staff  OER 101  Open access, Creative Commons licensing, Fair Use and copyright
Inflection Point: Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2019
Role of Theological Librarians in OER Initiatives  Provide training to faculty and staff  Open textbook publishing  OER efficacy research  Facilitate and/or manage OER grant programs
https://openbooks.lib.msu.edu/
https://libguides.lib.msu.edu/oer
Photo by Devi Puspita Amartha Yahya on Unsplash
Photo by Deva Darshan on Unsplash Strategies that Work • Meet faculty individually or as a group. • Continued, ongoing professional development. • Encourage and turn OER believers into OER champions. • Track your adoptions and communicate success college-wide. • Pursue partnerships and collaborations within & outside of your institution.
Image by Benoit Hamann from Pixabay
Photo by Bruno van der Kraan on Unsplash Be clear about your goals and vision for the OER initiative
https://lib.msu.edu/oer/
https://lib.msu.edu/oer/
Photo by Perry Grone on Unsplash
Questions? Regina Gong gongregi@msu.edu @drgong

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The Role of Librarians in Supporting Textbook Affordability Initiatives at Theological Colleges

  • 1. The Role of Librarians in Supporting Textbook Affordability Initiatives at Theological Colleges Regina Gong, OER & Student Success Librarian Michigan State University ATLA 2020 Annual Online Conference June 17, 2020 This presentation is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY) International License.
  • 2. This presentation is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY) International License. https://www.slideshare.net/ReginaGong/presentations
  • 3. Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash
  • 4. What we’ll talk about today  Contextualizing open education  Brief overview of OER and Creative Commons Licenses  Textbook affordability issue  Role of libraries and librarians  OER in Religion
  • 5. Open education Open resources Open Educational Resources
  • 6. Contextualizing open education “open education encompasses resources, tools and practices that employ a framework of open sharing to improve educational access and effectiveness worldwide." (Open Education Consortium) “open education is not limited to just open educational resources. It also draws upon open technologies that facilitate collaborative, flexible learning and the open sharing of teaching practices that empower educators to benefit from the best ideas of their colleagues.” (The Cape Town Open Education Declaration, 2007, para. 4).
  • 9. Open Educational Resources (OER) Teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or are released under an intellectual property license that permits their no-cost access, use, adaptation and redistribution by others with no or limited restrictions. https://www.hewlett.org/strategy/open-educational-resources/
  • 10. Open Educational Resources • Free and unfettered access • Perpetual, irrevocable 5R permissions
  • 11. Open Educational Resources Any kind of teaching materials – open textbooks, syllabi, lesson plans, videos, readings, exams, images, simulations, full courses, games, lectures, etc.
  • 12. • Download and keep your own copyRetain • Use the original, revised, or remixed copy of the resource publiclyReuse • Edit, adapt, and modify a copy of the resourceRevise • Combine the original or revised copy of the resource with other existing material to create something newRemix • Share copies of the original, revised, or remixed copy of the resource with othersRedistribute The 5R David Wiley http://opencontent.org/definition/
  • 14. OER = Free + Permissions
  • 15. puts the “open” in OER with total number of CC licensed works now at 1.2 billion in 2016 Data from the State of the Commons report https://stateof.creativecommons.org/
  • 19. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • 20. Student Watch™: Attitudes and Behaviors toward Course Materials: 2018-2019 Report
  • 21. 2018 Florida Virtual Campus Student Textbook & Course Materials Survey
  • 22. Inflection Point: Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2019
  • 24. • Affordability • Access • Agency • Student success Benefits of OER
  • 25. Why should libraries advocate for OER?  Commitment to access and sharing knowledge  We work closely with faculty and students  We support the teaching, learning, research, outreach missions of our institutions  Our collections support academic programs, courses, and curriculum  Libraries are trusted
  • 26. Role of Theological Librarians in OER Initiatives  Facilitate the discovery, curation, evaluation of OER
  • 27. Inflection Point: Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2019
  • 28. Inflection Point: Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2019
  • 29. For theological libraries, searching for only OER can be a challenge. Consider other “free” resources such as library-subscribed materials and resources in the public domain. Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash
  • 30. Dale Cannon, Western Oregon University Copyright Year: 1996 Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company Language: English https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/542
  • 31. Editors: Nijay K. Gupta, Portland Seminary Jonah M. Sandford, Portland Seminary Copyright Year: 2018 Publisher: George Fox University Library Language: English https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/592
  • 32. Editor: John Bunzl Copyright Year: 2004 Publisher: University Press of Florida Language: English https://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/01/16/71/00001 /Bunzl_9781616101084.pdf
  • 33. Editors: Agustín Fuentes and Celia Deane- Drummond, University of Notre Dame Copyright Year: 2004 Publisher: Center for Theology, Science, and Human Flourishing Language: English https://ctshf.pressbooks.com/
  • 34. Other Sources  Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology -- has a chapter on Religion  OpenStax Introduction to Sociology -- has a chapter on Religion  Libretexts: Religious Studies --Three open textbooks from Libretexts Humanities Library
  • 35. Repositories, Open Courses, Supplemental Materials  Religion Commons™ by The Digital Commons Network™  Theological Commons by Princeton Theological Seminary  Wabash Center  New Testament Reading Room by Tyndale Seminary  Old Testament Reading Room by Tyndale Seminary  Introduction to the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) - Open Yale Courses by Professor Christine Hayes  Introduction to the New Testament History and Literature - Open Yale Courses by Professor Dale B. Martin
  • 37. Role of Theological Librarians in OER Initiatives  Facilitate the discovery, curation, evaluation of OER  Provide training to faculty and staff  OER 101  Open access, Creative Commons licensing, Fair Use and copyright
  • 38. Inflection Point: Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2019
  • 39. Role of Theological Librarians in OER Initiatives  Provide training to faculty and staff  Open textbook publishing  OER efficacy research  Facilitate and/or manage OER grant programs
  • 42. Photo by Devi Puspita Amartha Yahya on Unsplash
  • 43. Photo by Deva Darshan on Unsplash Strategies that Work • Meet faculty individually or as a group. • Continued, ongoing professional development. • Encourage and turn OER believers into OER champions. • Track your adoptions and communicate success college-wide. • Pursue partnerships and collaborations within & outside of your institution.
  • 44. Image by Benoit Hamann from Pixabay
  • 45. Photo by Bruno van der Kraan on Unsplash Be clear about your goals and vision for the OER initiative
  • 48. Photo by Perry Grone on Unsplash