How did a small institution with limited seed funding get faculty buy-in with the OER and textbook affordability movement to the point of $1 million in student savings, two faculty-authored open textbooks (one written collaboratively with graduate students), and several open textbook reviews and adoptions, all within five semesters? OER momentum and awareness of textbook affordability issues is a growing concern in higher education. Learn how we structured an open textbook initiative to incentivize faculty and turn what began as an innovation grant into permanent sustainable funding for the Library Textbook Affordability Program
Investing in textbook affordability can have a huge payoff for students—just ask Assistant Professor...
In 2018 the Alabama Commission on Higher Education kicked off a statewide program to increase awaren...
Open textbooks can significantly reduce costs for students, while giving faculty greater control of ...
Through an internal grant, George Fox University embarked on a Textbook Affordability Program, joini...
A case study of how one regional comprehensive university leveraged its institutional repository inf...
As shown by a current $1.4 trillion in student loan debt (Experian, 2017), the affordability of a co...
The exorbitant costs of textbooks are hindering college student success. The open educational resour...
Concerned about the high cost of commercial textbooks? Open textbooks are full, real textbooks, used...
Are you curious about how a textbook choice can influence students’ sense of belonging and their aca...
Jeff Gallant provides an overview of the current textbook market, the benefits of open educational r...
Sarah Beaubien, Grand Valley State University (moderator) How and Why to Dramatically Decrease Textb...
Many have observed that completion and affordability are critical challenges for higher education to...
In 2018, the state higher education commission offered a series of informational programs to increas...
Higher Education stakeholders, including students, parents, faculty, administrators, legislators, st...
Incentivizing faculty adoption of Open Educational Resources (OER) as a method for reducing textbook...
Investing in textbook affordability can have a huge payoff for students—just ask Assistant Professor...
In 2018 the Alabama Commission on Higher Education kicked off a statewide program to increase awaren...
Open textbooks can significantly reduce costs for students, while giving faculty greater control of ...
Through an internal grant, George Fox University embarked on a Textbook Affordability Program, joini...
A case study of how one regional comprehensive university leveraged its institutional repository inf...
As shown by a current $1.4 trillion in student loan debt (Experian, 2017), the affordability of a co...
The exorbitant costs of textbooks are hindering college student success. The open educational resour...
Concerned about the high cost of commercial textbooks? Open textbooks are full, real textbooks, used...
Are you curious about how a textbook choice can influence students’ sense of belonging and their aca...
Jeff Gallant provides an overview of the current textbook market, the benefits of open educational r...
Sarah Beaubien, Grand Valley State University (moderator) How and Why to Dramatically Decrease Textb...
Many have observed that completion and affordability are critical challenges for higher education to...
In 2018, the state higher education commission offered a series of informational programs to increas...
Higher Education stakeholders, including students, parents, faculty, administrators, legislators, st...
Incentivizing faculty adoption of Open Educational Resources (OER) as a method for reducing textbook...
Investing in textbook affordability can have a huge payoff for students—just ask Assistant Professor...
In 2018 the Alabama Commission on Higher Education kicked off a statewide program to increase awaren...
Open textbooks can significantly reduce costs for students, while giving faculty greater control of ...