Robert Butterfield Director, Instructional Resources Service University of Wisconsin-Stout

1. Robert Butterfield Director, Instructional Resources Service University of Wisconsin-Stout

2. UW-Stout • Located in Menomonie, WI • Part of the UW System • Wisconsin’s only four year polytechnic • 9000 students • Laptop campus

3. Rental Program • Textbook rental school for over 100 years • Undergraduate students pay about $6.00 per credit for most of their books • Graduate students pay about $8.00 • Very popular with both students and parents

4. Why move to digital course material?

5. Why e-textbooks? • Faculty Engagement Sessions

6. Why e-textbooks? • You Said…We Did • Replace aging print textbook rental system

7. Why e-textbooks? • You Said…We Did • Replace aging print textbook rental system • Provide content in support of Stout’s polytechnic • mission

8. Why e-textbooks? • You Said…We Did • Replace aging print textbook rental system • Provide content in support of Stout’s polytechnic • mission • Enhance course outcomes!

9. Improved Outcomes (Students) • Improve academic success • Flexible, current and engaging resource available on • the first day of class • No fines, damage fees, or long distribution or turn-in lines • Easily deliverable to distance education students • Reduces backpack weight

10. Improved Outcomes (Faculty) • Eliminates need for long adoption periods • Flexible classroom resource • Access to newer material • Ability to add and edit material

11. Improved Outcomes (Administration) • Enables rapid adjustment to course demands • Expedites distribution on and off campus • Provides a more flexible business plan • More potential for mitigating cost

12. Digital Resources Task Force Members of Administration Faculty Members • Associate Chancellor • Chief Information Officer • Student Senate Representative • Director, Learning Technology Services • Purchasing Coordinator • Dean of Students • Director, Stout Online • Disability Services Coordinator • Director, University Library • Bursar • Registrar • Instructional Resources (Operational Responsibility) • College of Management – 1 x faculty • College of Education – 1 x faculty • College of Arts and Humanities – 2 x faculty • College of STEM – 2 x faculty

13. University Textbook Transition (UTexT) Program

14. Program Goals 1. To provide a program that is efficient and cost effective that enhances student learning through the use of emerging technologies 2. To utilize innovations in technology to further our polytechnic designation 3. To support instructor’s ability to customize and modify course materials to meet learning outcomes 4. To provide an adaptable program that can continue to meet course content requirements well into the future, and that will meet the needs and expectations of students exposed to advanced learning technologies in the K-12 environment

15. University Textbook Transition (UTexT) Program Phase I • E-textbook pilot, fall 2012 • 5 courses, 8 sections, approximately 200 students • Instructor volunteers partnering with Courseload

16. University Textbook Transition (UTexT) Program Phase II • E-textbook pilot, spring 2013 • Approximately 36 courses, 50+ sections, about • 1000 students • Instructor volunteers partnering with Courseload

17. University Textbook Transition (UTexT) Program Phase III • Fall 2014, 57 courses with over 130 sections • Begin expansion of additional pilot offerings • Instructor volunteers partnering with Courseload and several other digital resource providers

18. University Textbook Transition (UTexT) Program Phase IV (Implementation) Spring 2014 • 102 Courses, 200+ sections, 73 instructors, and over 5000 students • Partnering with XX publishers and vendors • Elimination of textbook mailing program initiated • IRS restructure and business plan implementation

19. University Textbook Transition (UTexT) Program Phase IV + • 40%-60% program implementation by fall 2016 • Approximately 15% as of Spring 2014 • Minimum of 80% of DE courses by Fall 2015 • - Full program implementation as soon as practicable • - Continual evaluation for program effectiveness • - Adoption of procedures and techniques to keep program relevant

20. Consequences of change

21. Support Structure • Publisher Relations • Request and Acquisition of Material • Staffing/Workflows • Business Model • Phasing Out Old Material • Communication

22. Technology • Interaction With the Learning Management System • Device Interaction • Support to Acquisition and Sustainability • Technical Support

23. Communication

24. Training

28. Change in Learning

31. Instructor comments Less weight in their backpack Search and find features Note taking and highlighting More interesting to read Zoom Scrolling Mobile Use Needs Improvement Pros

32. Instructor Comments • Training and support is a must • Students use the online format to “ignore” the textbook • “Students’ questions [through the e-textbook] reflected deeper comprehension of the material… forcing them to interact with the text facilitated this learning” • Like the portability, particularly with mobile capabilities • E-text interactivity allowed instructors with online courses to incorporate more material like in an online course

33. Things we’ve learned • Training for instructors AND students • Incorporating using the e-textbook into one of the first assignments • A laptop may not be the best option to provide a digital resource • Students do not want integration with the LMS

34. Obstacles

35. Obstacles • Cost

36. Obstacles • Cost • Culture

37. Obstacles • Cost • Culture • Publishers

38. Obstacles • Cost • Culture • Publishers • Technology

39. Questions?

40. Contact For more information or to provide feedback: Bob Butterfield, butterfieldr@uwstout.edu, 715-232-2617 Meghan Thomason, burkettm@my.uwstout.edu or email etexthelp@uwstout.edu