Keynote given by David Ernst from the US MoodleMoot 2015 on August 6, 2015.

1. Open Textbooks
Let Us Begin
David Ernst, PhD
University of Minnesota

5. –United Nations Universal Declaration of
Human Rights
“…higher education shall be
equally accessible to all…”

6. The cost barrier kept
2.4 million
low and moderate-income college-qualified high
school graduates from completing college in the
previous decade.
The Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED529499.pdf

7. $2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
$6,000
$7,000
$8,000
$9,000
1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013
US Higher Education Funding - $/FTE
State Funding Tuition Revenue
http://www.sheeo.org

8. $2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
$6,000
$7,000
$8,000
$9,000
$10,000
$11,000
1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013
Minnesota Higher Education Funding - $/FTE
State Funding Tuition Revenue
http://www.sheeo.org

9. 0
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1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
Hours@MinimumWage
Year
Affording Annual Tuition at the University of Minnesota

10. The average borrower owes more than
$29,400
in student loans (class of 2012).
Institute for College Access and Success http://projectonstudentdebt.org/files/pub/Student_Debt_and_the_Class_of_2012_NR.pdf

11. $400
$500
$600
$700
$800
$900
$1,000
$1,100
$1,200
$1,300
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
$Billions US Debt
Consumer Revolving Credit Student Loan Debt
Federal Reserve http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g19/Current/

12. What can we do?
Tuition and Fees
Room and Board
Books and Supplies
Personal Expenses
Transportation

13. What can we do?
Tuition and Fees
Room and Board
Books and Supplies
Personal Expenses
Transportation

14. 0%
100%
200%
300%
400%
500%
600%
700%
1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
%Increase Increase in Textbook Prices
Textbooks CPI
Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/cpi/

15. The average student can expect to pay
$1,225 - $1,328
on textbooks and course materials in 2014-15.
http://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/average-estimated-undergraduate-budgets-2014-15
http://financialaid.arizona.edu/undergraduate/estimated-cost-attendance

16. What do you think about the cost of
textbooks?

17. What do you think about the cost of
textbooks?
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18. The Academic Impact
Purchase an older edition of the textbook
Delay purchasing the textbook
Never purchase the textbook

19. –U of MN Student
"I figured French hadn't changed
that much.”

20. 59%
of students report that they have had to wait
for their financial aid check to purchase
textbooks.
Unpublished Minnesota State University Student Association survey

21. Have you ever delayed purchasing a textbook because
of cost?

22. Have you ever delayed purchasing a textbook because
of cost?
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23. 7/10
students surveyed hadn’t bought a required
textbook due to cost.
http://www.slideshare.net/txtbks/open-education-and-solving-the-textbook-cost-crisis

24. 63.6% Not purchase the required textbook
49.2% Take fewer courses
45.1% Not register for a specific course
33.9% Earn a poor grade
26.7% Drop a course
17.0% Fail a course
In your academic career, has the cost of
required textbooks caused you to:
http://www.openaccesstextbooks.org/pdf/2012_Florida_Student_Textbook_Survey.pdf

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30. Other models…

34. Where does the funding come
from?
Universities (SUNY, Purdue, Oregon
State)
Foundations (Hewlett Foundation)
Governments (California, British
Columbia)
Professional Organizations (CALI)

38. All Rights
Reserved
Some Rights
Reserved

41. Open Textbooks

42. Plus…

43. With Creative Commons licenses,
you are free to…
Copy Mix
Share Keep
Edit Use

49. open.umn.edu

51. Introductory, algebra-based, two-semester
college physics
1272 pages
Available in
PDF
ePub
Print
Web
Bookshare (accessible)
Instructor solution manual
Powerpoint slides

53. “All this will not be finished in the first 100 days.
Nor will it be finished in the first 1,000 days, nor
in the life of this Administration, nor even
perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us
begin.”
- John F. Kennedy
January 20, 1961

54. 0
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Visits
Open Textbook Library
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open.umn.edu

55. Open Textbook Reviews
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56. At University of Minnesota
In 3+ years, <20 faculty saved students
nearly$500,000.

58. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Cleveland State University
Colorado State University
Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young
University
Macalester College
Minnesota State College and Universities
(34)
North Dakota University System (11)
The Ohio State University
Oregon Community Colleges (17)
Oregon State University
Purdue University
Temple University
University of Arizona
University of Kansas
University of Massachusetts
Amherst
University of Minnesota
University of Northwestern St. Paul
University of Oklahoma
University of Washington
Virginia Tech
West Virginia University
Open Textbook Network

60. David Ernst
dernst@umn.edu
@dernst
Open Textbook Library: open.umn.edu
Open TextbookNetwork: z.umn.edu/opentextbooks
@open_textbooks