Marilyn Billings Scholarly Communication Librarian University Libraries Sarah Hutton Head Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Services University Libraries The Open Education Initiative ID: 785715
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Curriculum Redesign Symposium | Shrewsbury, MAMarilyn Billings| Scholarly Communication Librarian, University LibrariesSarah Hutton | Head, Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Services, University Libraries
The Open Education Initiative @ UMass AmherstTaking a Bite Out of High-Cost Textbooks
Slide2The UMass-Amherst Open Education Initiative: Genesis
Slide3Workshop & Consultation ProcessTwo one-hour workshops reviewing available Open Educational Resources and library resourcesIndividual consulting sessions for faculty with Scholarly Communication librarians and subject liaisonsTopics covered: OER availability, copyright and licensing issues, accessibility concerns, creating a sustainable curriculum with OERs, managing resources in the LMS
Slide4Copyright resourcesOpen access images and videosGeneral OER information
Annotated list of available OERs
OER insight
from faculty
OERs for faculty and students; local examples
Slide5Slide6The Open Education Initiative: Round OneFaculty MemberCourse OfferedNumber of StudentsSavings for Each StudentMaria BotelhoEducation 61530$105Leda CooksComm. 620 & 69412 & 8$150 & 175
Carlos GradilAnimal Sciences 42130$80Sanjiv GuptaSociology 212
40
$90
Miliann Kang
Women’s Studies
187
300
$75
Shona Macdonald
Art 697
12
$50
Charlie Schweik
Env.
Conserv. 409 & 592
80 &
30
$50 & $50
Pam Trafford
Management 630
& 797
120& 40
$200 & $200
Slide7The Open Education Initiative: Round TwoFaculty MemberCourse OfferedNumber of StudentsSavings for Each StudentAllen BarkerPlant, Soil Sciences 53025$60Patricia BianconiChemistry 34245$235
Sergio BrenaCivil & Envir. Eng. 43380$120Briankle ChangCommunication 318 &491
35 & 45
$70 & $50
Elizabeth Chilton
Anthropology 396
35
$75
Lisa DePiano
Permaculture 197
15
$200
John Gerber
Plant, Soil Sciences 290
75
$122
Christine Hatch
Geoscience
297
58
$100
HK Hsieh
Statistics 501
45
$150
Laetitia La Follette
Art History
100 & 115
400
$175
Daiheng Ni
Civil & Envir. Eng. 520
21
$150
Nicholas Reich
Public Health 590
30
$130
Barbara Roche
Journalism 397
15
$100
Slide8The Open Education Initiative: Summary of Rounds One and TwoTotal investment of $26,000 $11,000 in Round One, $15,000 in Round TwoGrants awarded to 21 faculty members teaching 26 courses8 faculty, 11 courses in Round One; 13 faculty, 15 courses in Round Two Total of 1,616 students affectedAverage savings of ~ $127 per studentTotal recurring savings of $205,500
Slide9Next Steps for OEI at UMass Amherst