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1 Million Dollars

(and that’s not all!)

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Sara Proffitt (sproffitt4@ivytech.edu)

Director of Instructional Design Services

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James Boldman (jboldman3@ivytech.edu)

Associate Professor / Chair of Communication and Foreign Languages

The Story of OER in Year Three at Ivy Tech Community College

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What we will discuss...

  • Some history/background of the institution and our OER initiative
  • Lessons learned
  • Efficacy outcomes
  • Next steps

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Ivy Tech Community College at a Glance...

  • The only Community College in the state of Indiana
  • 19 campuses statewide
  • 150 programs offered from seven Schools
  • 16 fully online degree programs, over 1,000 online courses
  • Offer workforce and transfer pathways
  • Student population of approximately 79,000

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Student Population at a Glance...

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History of the OER initiative at Ivy Tech

  • 2012
    • POLS 101 – Introduction to American Government & Politics

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  • Lumina grant – Student Success courses
    • Business TSAP and Transfer Gen. Ed. Core

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  • Creation of OER Cross-Discipline Team

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OER is free like a puppy is free...

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  • $15 OMSF
    • Funds the future of OER development and maintenance

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21 current OER course offerings

BIOL 101 - Intro Biology IVYT 111 - Student Success for Transfer

BUSN 101 - Intro Business IVYT 112 - Student Success for Healthcare

BUSN 230 - Business Stats IVYT 113 - Student Success for Technology

COMM 101 - Public Speaking IVYT 114 - Student Success for Business

ECON 201 - Macroeconomics IVYT 115 - Student Success for Computing & Informatics

ECON 202 - Microeconomics IVYT 116 - Student Success for Public Service

ENGL 111 - English Composition MATH 136 - College Algebra

ENGL 112 - Exposition and Persuasion MKTG 101 - Principles of Marketing

ENGL 206 - Intro to Literature POLS 101 - Intro to American Government & Politics

INFM 109 - Informatics Fundamentals PSYC 101 - Intro to Psych

SCIN 111 - Physical Science

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In Development this fall: HIST 101 - Survey of American History I, MATH 135 - Finite Math,

BOAT 216 - Business Communication, BUSN 105 - Business Law

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Cost Savings

  • Fall 2017 term: 12,160 students
    • At the average price of $100 per textbook, minus the $10 fee for the OER course, savings for students in one term at Ivy
    • Tech were $1,094,400!
  • Spring 2018 term: 9,250 students
    • Cost savings were $832,500

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Impact of OER on Student Success

Comparing OER users to users of traditionally copyrighted materials, we see:

  • no difference in final grade (on scale of 0 - 4)
  • a small effect on the “C or better” rate
  • a small effect on the drop rate
  • a small effect on the course throughput rate

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Statistical Analyses

  • Two statistical tests have been used throughout.

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  • T-test is a simple comparison of average values - does one average differ from another in a statistically significant manner?

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  • Multiple regression estimates the impact of OER use in the context of other factors, including prior GPA, age, gender, ethnicity, Pell eligibility, etc.

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Final Grade

Average final grades in GPA units:

  • OER users: 2.24
  • Others: 2.21
  • Difference of 0.03 GPA units

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T-test: No significant difference Regression: No significant difference

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C or Better

Percentage of students who earned a C or better grade:

  • OER users: 62.3%
  • Others: 60.3%
  • Difference of 2 points

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T-test: Significant difference Regression: Significant difference

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Drop Rates

Percentage of students who dropped the course:

  • OER users: 9.1%
  • Others: 10.3%
  • Difference of 1.2%

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T-test: Significant difference Regression: Significant difference

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Course Throughput Rate (CTR)

Percentage of students originally enrolled in the course who received a C or better final grade. This measure combines:

  • Drop rates
  • Withdraw rates
  • C or Better rates

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Course Throughput Rate

Course Throughput Rates for the courses:

  • OER users: 50.9%
  • Others: 47.9%
  • Difference of 3 points

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Z test of proportions: Significant difference

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Do OER Erase the “Pell Penalty”?

C or better rates among:

  • Pell-eligible OER users: 56.4%
  • Not Pell-eligible who did not use OER: 66.5%
  • Difference of 10.1 points

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T-test: Significant difference Regression: No significant difference

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Successes and Growth Areas

Successes

  • OER Cross-Discipline Team fosters collaboration
  • Advocacy and champions across campuses, programs, and departments
  • Recognition of our efforts

Growth Areas

  • More involvement from library directors is crucial
  • The need for sound OER policy
  • The need for more information sharing with our community of partners

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Where we are headed...

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  • Leadership Institute action learning project in OER policy
  • Future development of OER
  • Continued growth and professional development opportunities
  • DOE Grant opportunities
  • OER course designation in student registration view
  • The need for ITCC OER Playbook (Champions summit)

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Questions?

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Sara Proffitt - sproffitt4@ivytech.edu

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James Boldman - jboldman3@ivytech.edu

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