In line with Denison’s strategic plan to reduce financial burden for students, ITS and the Library are collaborating to launch the Affordable Content Pilot (ACP). This project is designed to explore various options to decrease the costs of textbooks and other course materials to low or no cost, as an institutional priority, for our students. Some examples of Affordable Content include existing online options through library databases; Creative Commons licensed content; and adopting, adapting, or creating Open Education Resources (OER- content shared openly with a vetting process).
The pilot will consist of teams of a faculty member with a librarian and/or edtech. Teams will meet monthly this spring to plan and develop a method for reducing costs for a fall course. A small budget is available for one-time purchases of materials, applications, training, or other needs for the ACP work.
If you are interested in one or more of your fall courses being considered for this pilot, please fill out a brief interest form by Friday Feb. 16th. |
