Our key finding regarding student outcomes is that students benefit from affordable, high-quality course materials implemented with the support of an instructional designer. Read more…
Our key finding regarding student savings is that we almost doubled our projected student savings estimate! Read more…
Courses with the no-cost and low-cost designation in the schedule at 20 institutions are estimated to have saved 1 million students (by headcount) in 57,000 course sections $80M in two academic years. Read more…
OER review workshops have resulted in close to $22M in student savings since 2015, representing $71.19 in student savings per program dollar spent. Read more…
203 instructors who participated in the course redesign sprint since 2019 have saved 32,122 students an estimated $3.3M. Read more…
Oregon’s public community colleges and universities are making progress, and have room to improve, in communicating costs to students via the course schedule. Read more…
A new article shows that students are voting with their feet to find courses with lower-cost materials. This post shares recommendations for how institutions can proactively use this information in a way that mitigates impact on faculty, especially adjuncts. Read more…
One ton is a lot – 2,000 pounds – and that’s how much data we have on the impact of the statewide textbook affordability and open education program in Oregon. Read more…
The purpose of the on-time course materials adoption policy is to provide transparent cost information to students at the point of registration so they can plan their entire budget for the upcoming term. This report shows that Oregon’s public community colleges and universities are making progress in communicating costs to students. Read more…
171 instructors who participated in the course redesign sprint since 2019 have saved 18,677 students an estimated $1,995,637. Read more…