In this post we will explore various options for finding and creating affordable course materials for your students. In 2017, the Babson Survey Group published survey results from over 2,700 faculty representing all disciplines and institutions spanning two-year, four-year, public, and private institutions in every Carnegie classification. When asked which factors were important or very… Read more »
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Driving Student Success through Affordable Course Material Symposium
This is a guest post from Sarah Hare, IUB Scholarly Communication Librarian. Indiana University Bloomington undergraduate students are estimated to pay $1,034 for course materials each academic year. Said another way, students must work 142 hours at a minimum wage job to purchase their course materials each year. Thus, high course material costs directly impact… Read more »