COTP Research Meeting – October 18, 2010 Clare Middleton-Detzner, Institute for the Study of

1. Implications of Open Textbook Use on Teaching, Learning, and Institutional Policy COTP Research Meeting – October 18, 2010 Clare Middleton-Detzner, Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education ISKME:

2. Introduction and Methodology

3. Overview of ISKME’s OER Research Trajectory 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 • FHSST • Teachers’ Domain • Training Commons • Travel Well EUN • SEP • CurriculumNet • Curriki • 0 • OER Arts & SJ • Siyavula • Online Learningin Dev Ed • Cyberlearning in Community Colleges • CNX Timeline and Projects • OER Commons • MITE • Ongoing Projects • Community College Open Textbook Project • OER PD • Ways that OER supports teaching and learning • Emergent practices/perceptions aligned to OER • Types of and ways knowledge is shared through OER • OER communities of practice • Creation, use and reuse behaviors • Challenges and supports for OER Major ResearchIssues Studied • Incentives and interest to participate in online resources • Existing behaviors to support use of online resources and OER • What makes resources usable and reusable for teachers and learners

4. CCOTC Research and Evaluation Methodology • CCOTP/CCCOER Participant Obs. of Meetings • What institutional policies are needed to support adoption and use of open textbooks? • How and to what extent are open textbooks being created, shared, and used? • How does the use of open textbooks support teaching and learning? • Identification of factors influencing open textbook adoption and what obstacles exist to their use • Insight into ways that open textbook use enhances teaching and learning • Identification of benefits and challenges of open textbook adoption in terms of teaching, learning, and institutional policy • CCOTP/CCCOER Interviews • Administrator Interviews • Bookstore Mgr. Interviews • Student Focus Groups • Faculty Interviews Research Questions Data Collection Methods

5. FindingsFaculty Interviews and Student Focus Groups

6. Factors Influencing Faculty’s Adoption of Open Textbooks • Financial savings for students • Word of mouth • Authorship • Perceived quality • Peer review • Department-wide adoption “I adopted the textbook because an old colleague of mine wrote the book and I agreed with his [pedagogical] approach.” –Faculty Participant

7. Benefits of Open Textbooks Adaptability, Interactivity, and Consistency of Open Textbooks Supports Faculty in Curriculum Development “I didn’t know or think about this before I adopted the book... I’ve changed around the book so it’s in the order I like. I’ve added material to it. I like making it fit to the way I want to teach the course.” --Faculty Interview Participant

8. Benefits of Open Textbooks Interactivity of Content Supports New Teaching and Learning Approaches “I’m now offering students the ability to interact with information and their interaction is what leads the classroom. It’s not just the method of information that’s being changed, it provides the opportunity for students to access more original material in a way that promotes interactive learning.” – Faculty Participant

9. Benefits of Open Textbooks Interactive, Multi-Media Features Support New Study Habits For Students “Now I send emails to my students with a URL link to the chapter they’re supposed to read. It helps keep them on track with where we are in the course.” – Faculty Participant “It’s easier to stay focused on homework when I have the homework assignment open and the textbook open at the same time, on the same screen.” –Student Participant

10. Benefits of Open TextbooksOpen Textbook Use Aligned to New, Collaborative Teaching Practices “My colleagues and I collaborated to integrate the book with our existing syllabi and course curriculum…now we meet regularly to talk about lesson plans.” – Faculty Participant

11. Benefits Across Academic Disciplines

12. Challenges to Open Textbook Use for Faculty and Students Perceptions about the quality of open textbooks Lack of professional development and technology in schools to support OER use Lack of student access to technology Open textbook adoption and use Lack of knowledge on impact of OER on teaching & learning

13. Building on our Findings: Future Directions for Open Textbook Research • Further exploration into the ways that OER use serves as a mechanism for faculty professional development and ehanced pedagogy • Further exploration of the role that open textbooks play in enhanced student learning • Examination of how open textbook adoption can be embedded into existing institutional processes, such as curriculum and program review

14. Moving Forward with Analysis and Dissemination • Submitted article to the peer-reviewed journal, Open Learning • Completing interviews with faculty bookstore managers, administrators, and COTP project partners • Conducting final analysis of data • Writing final report • Vetting journals and conferences for near-future submission

15. Clare Middleton-DetznerInstitute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Educationclare@iskme.org