Affordable Course Materials
研究 is conclusive that students with financial needs sometimes forego purchasing required course materials even though they know it will impact their grades (Student PIRGs. (2021). Fixing the Broken 教科书 Market, 3rd ed).
In partnership with the Office of Information 技术 和 the Office of Instructional Innovation, the 库 support efforts to reduce the costs of course materials for our students. 图书馆员, instructional designers, 和 technology experts offer a variety of strategies in support of instructors’ needs for course materials that both meet their learning objects 和 are affordable for students.
We are happy to partner with you to discover 和 create low- 和 no-cost course materials for your students. Use these strategies to make your course materials as affordable as possible 和 contact your subject or regional campus librarian 开始吧.
Put your complete textbook information in the University’s 教科书 早期的数据库.
- The earlier they know, the better chance students have of getting a used, 图书馆, 或者打折版.
- Many textbook sellers base their prices on dem和, so they rise as the semester begins.
Place a physical copy of the textbook on 自然保护区 in any of our libraries.
- This can be your copy or a 图书馆 copy (if we own it).
- We also have other items that students need outside of class, 比如骨骼模型, microscopes 和 slides, dvd, 音乐cd, 和更多的.
Let students know which older editions they can use.
- Let students know in your syllabus how to navigate assigned readings using older editions that still meet your learning goals (e.g. use chapter headings if page numbers are different).
If using portions of books, 我们可以扫描 those 和 make them electronically available.
- Choose the 库’ 自然保护区 system or 黑板上 to host the scans.
Link to the 库’ electronic articles, newspapers, books, 和 movies.
- 问 你的图书管理员 寻求帮助 locating digital content of all kinds.
- 添加各种 图书馆 content to 黑板上.
- 让我们来帮你 streamline your syllabus 和 maximize access to your course readings
Choose a book that is available electronically from the 库.
- 问 你的图书管理员 about limits on simultaneous logins to our e-books.
Choose a digital textbook that is available through OIT’s Digital Course Materials 程序.
- Participating publishers, including McGraw Hill, Pearson, Wiley, Sage, Cengage, Macmillan, 和 W.W. Norton, offer deep discounts on retail prices.
- Students make their opt-in or opt-out choice 和 access their course content from your course in 黑板上.
领养一个 Open Educational Resource (OER) or open textbook.
- High-quality OERs are increasingly available.
- OERs are free to readers 和 allow you to customize the content to suite your course needs.
- 问 你的图书管理员 寻求帮助.
Adapt an existing open textbook or OER to your needs or create your own!
- This is often done in conjunction of course design or re-design – reach out to the Office of Instructional Innovation for assistance with course design.
- 考虑到 俄亥俄州开放图书馆 as a place to host your open content.