Reducing Costs and Improving Learning Outcomes Using OER

This session shares the experiences of a cross-functional team tasked with implementing a digital materials initiative designed to reduce the financial burden associated with rising textbook costs as part of a university-wide budget reduction response to significant state appropriation reductions. Team members will share an emerging model for an OER (open educational resources) implementation.

Outcomes: Identify potential stakeholders and collaborators for OER/affordable content initiatives on your campus * Identify unique roles and contributions various potential key campus partners can bring to OER/affordable content initiatives * Articulate one emerging model for implementing an OER/affordable content initiative on campus