Estimated 2017-18 Student Savings in No-Cost/Low-Cost Courses
What is the estimated student savings represented by the statewide no-cost/low-cost schedule designation? Read more…
Category Archives: Research
Archived Webinar: Estimating student savings from no-cost/low-cost course materials
This presentation shared tracking methods and spreadsheet templates for estimating student savings data as a result of your textbook affordability program. Read more…
Grant Project Update: ENVS 171 at Oregon Coast Community College
Matthew R. Fisher discusses his work to adapt a open textbook for environmental science at Oregon Coast Community College. His recently published research finds that students saved money and liked the book, while he enjoyed the ability to customize. Read more…
Evaluating Oregon’s Open Educational Resources Designation Requirement
No-cost/low-cost schedule designations are an important way for students to make informed choices at the point of registration. Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission requested a research report evaluating the effectiveness of different implementations at Oregon’s colleges and universities, as required by HB 2871, passed in 2015. The report was completed in June 2018 by Brooke Freed, Amber Friedman, Sarah… Read More »
Estimating student savings from no-cost/low-cost course materials
Spring is here – does that make anyone else think about collecting data? Read more…
Archived webinar: Two years and a big difference: Transfer degree course materials costs are down at Oregon’s community colleges
Over two years, estimated costs have fallen as textbook affordability initiatives in Oregon’s colleges have grown. This webinar will cover the research design, results, and lessons learned in collecting this unique data set. Read more…
Two years and a big difference: Transfer degree course materials costs are down at Oregon’s community colleges
Over two years, estimated course materials costs have fallen as textbook affordability initiatives in Oregon’s community colleges have grown. Read more…
Librarians as Open Education Leaders: Responsibilities and Possibilities
Librarians as Open Education Leaders released a new research report exploring collaborations on open courses between librarians and disciplinary faculty members. Read more…
Open Textbook Workshop Report 2.5
Open Textbook Review Workshops have resulted in an estimated $607,700 in student savings to date. Read more…
Opening the framework: Connecting open education practices and information literacy
Librarians have much more to offer the open education movement than just resources. This post identifies areas of productive overlap between open education practices and the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education.