Slide 1 : Susie Henderson, Associate Executive Director, Florida Distance Learning Consortium
Robin Donaldson, Project Manager, The Orange Grove Digital Repository Open Resources and Open Textbooks in Florida www.theorangegrove.org
What does The Orange Grove achieve? : What does The Orange Grove achieve? Provides stable, persistent archiving of content
Provides access for educators to high quality resources
Distribution vehicle for grants products and state-owned or state-licensed content
Can avoid duplication of development effort to save costs
Can federate with and harvest other repositories
Integrates into learning management systems for single sign-on
Open textbook distribution
Equella Repository Software : Equella Repository Software Perpetual license for Florida higher education
Only requires “maintenance fee” annually
Updates and upgrades at no additional cost
Supports technical and metadata standards
Flexible platform that supports customization
Integrates with major commercial and open source learning management systems for single sign-on
www.equella.com
Cost of Textbooks and Supplies As a Percentage of College Tuition Cost : Cost of Textbooks and Supplies As a Percentage of College Tuition Cost 72% 26% 8% Source: GAO % cost of textbooks and supplies compared to tuition costs
SPIRG Student Textbook Survey: Delivery Method Comparison 2008 : SPIRG Student Textbook Survey: Delivery Method Comparison 2008 Course Correction, How Digital Textbooks are Off Track and How to Set Them Straight, a 2008 study by Nicole Allen, the Student PIRGS (www.studentpirgs.org)
SPIRG Student Textbook Survey: : SPIRG Student Textbook Survey: freely available online with few or no copyright restrictions
Licenses permit customization -- to better meet local teaching and learning needs
Students prefer Open Access textbooks when available
Help solve these problems:
high cost of textbooks
book shortages
access to textbooks anytime/anywhere for anyone! Delivery Method Comparison 2008
Open Texts and eBooks: What’s the difference? : Open Texts and eBooks: What’s the difference? Can be viewed/read for no cost online
Are permanently available in a repository or as a download
Can be printed for a low cost
Can usually be modified or customized have restrictive licenses (e.g. no modifications)
are only accessible for a limited time period
usually have restrictions on the amount of material students can print out Open Textbooks eBooks (Publisher)
Why Open Textbooks? : Why Open Textbooks? freely available online with few or no copyright restrictions
Licenses permit customization -- to better meet local teaching and learning needs
Students prefer Open Access textbooks when available
Help solve these problems:
high cost of textbooks
book shortages
access to textbooks anytime/anywhere for anyone!
Orange Grove Texts Plus (OGT+) : Orange Grove Texts Plus (OGT+) Goal -make open textbooks available for postsecondary general education courses
UPF - official publisher of Florida’s postsecondary system
Integrated Book Technology- on-demand printer ..a partnership between The Orange Grove Repository and the University Press of Florida (UPF)
Open Textbooks : Open Textbooks NO COST
View or read online
Download the textbook to your computer
Print all or part on your own printer
Often customize or modify the book for your course LOW COST
Order a black and white text book
Order a color textbook
Benefits to Faculty : Benefits to Faculty The textbooks are all free to examine and download online, at www.theorangegrove.org.
Wide dissemination of scholarship
Most books on the site are peer reviewed.
OGT+ textbooks can be inserted into any LMS.
Searchability for scholarly research, which should increase a work’s visibility.
Allows instructors to create, update or adapt materials for the “best” fit for their students.
OGT+ texts can be ordered by bookstores for course adoptions, if so desired.
Benefits to Students : Benefits to Students Electronic versions of all OGT+ textbooks are available at no cost, saving cash-strapped students a significant amount of money.
Portability: once downloaded, the textbooks can be accessed on any type of computer, e-reader, or PDA.
Flexibility: students can choose to have the free e-book, print out select portions, or purchase a paperback copy for a fraction of the cost of traditional textbooks.
Use as needed - no time limits or restrictions.
Collaborations : Collaborations Class testing of Statistics and College Algebra this summer at 5 schools.
WebAssign– on–line homework, testing, and tutorials for math, science and behavioral sciences. WebAssign is working directly with OGT+ on Algebra, Statistics, and Calculus.
UF create texts for Calculus 2311, 2312, 2313 ($100 savings for each student)
Physics
On-line course offerings with Lon-Capa, a free modular course system.
Status : Status Collaborative Statistics reviewed by Florida faculty for STA 2023
College Algebra – need paid reviewers
UPF will continue to add more of its older titles, extending the life of these books and making many of them available in paperback for the first time.
Ten campus workshops have been conducted during Oct 2009 through March 2010.
Three workshops conducted in partnership with Hewlett Foundation for faculty on how to adapt, use and advocate for open access textbooks.
How to get involved : How to get involved Select an OGT+ text for your next class – log on or call UPF at 352-392-1351
Submit a text for submission and peer review to John Byram at John@upf.com
Serve as a class tester for selected texts in OGT+
Create supplemental materials to accompany an OGT+ text.
Adapt an existing OGT+ text for your classroom needs – contact John Byram for details
Serve as peer reviewer for OGT+ GenEd texts
Your Questions? : Your Questions? Susie Henderson shenderson@distancelearn.org 850-922-3359
Robin Donaldson rdonaldson@distancelearn.org 850-922-3107 Contact Information
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