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…
Open Oregon Educational Resources sponsored three presentations at the 2024 Student Success and Retention Conference. Read more…
Courses with the no-cost and low-cost designation in the schedule at 20 institutions are estimated to have saved 900,000 students (by headcount) in 50,000 course sections $70 million in two academic years. Read more…
Courses with the no-cost and low-cost designation in the schedule at 18 institutions are estimated to have saved over 600,000 students (by headcount) in 32,000 course sections almost $50 million in two academic years. Read more…
Heather White recently published a case study on Mt Hood Community College’s implementation of the No Cost and Low Cost course labels required by HB 2871. Read more…
Courses with the no-cost and low-cost designation in the schedule at 19 institutions are estimated to have saved over 375,000 students (by headcount) in 21,000 course sections approximately $34 million in two academic years. Read more…
There isn’t an agreed-upon method for calculating student savings resulting from the use of no-cost or low-cost course materials. How, then, to answer the question: What is the estimated student savings represented by the statewide no-cost/low-cost schedule designation? Read more…