Friday, December 6, 2024 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Watch the “Trends in OER Awareness and Adoption: National and California-Specific Trends” recording
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Digital classroom materials have become ubiquitous across higher education courses. Faculty regularly use digital versions of textbooks, homework, quizzes, and more, and the use levels are high even for fully in-person courses. OER have become a major source for many digital materials, especially textbooks. In this presentation Julia and Jeff Seaman of Bay View Analytics will examine the level of awareness of OER demonstrated by faculty and administrators based in the U.S., using data collected from national surveys conducted from 2012 through 2024. The presentation will review both the factors associated with the growth of OER awareness and the respondents’ sentiments. California specific results and trends on digital use and OER awareness will be presented for the most recent years. This ongoing tracking of OER awareness and adoption is supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. The responses come from multiple years of nationally representative samples of higher Education administrators and faculty from all fifty states conducted by Bay View Analytics. More information and reports are available on the Bay View Analytics website.