Amid the concerns about the costs of higher education are the escalating prices of textbooks. According to the Census Bureau, the costs of college textbooks have risen 812% from 1978 to 2012. To alleviate students’ financial burdens, some educators have switched to library resources and/or openly licensed peer-reviewed materials (open educational resources, OER) in place of traditional textbooks. In addition to being free of charge to students, OER allow instructors to customize the content to suit their pedagogical needs and provide students with up-to-date information on the subject. In fact, the past few years have witnessed a rise in the use of OER in higher education. Studies demonstrate that OER have helped students save thousands of dollars in the course of their university careers. As a result, students can spend the savings on enrolling in more courses and complete their programs.
To celebrate Open Access Week 2016 (October 24-30), the University of Kentucky Libraries hosted a panel discussion about the use and impact of OER:
Open in Action: Open Educational Resources Contribute to Student Success
9:30-11:00 am, Thursday, October 27, 2016
UK Athletics Auditorium, William T. Young Library
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| Thursday, October 27th | ||
| 9:35 AM |
Open in Action: Welcome Remarks Adrian K. Ho, University of Kentucky 9:35 AM |
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| 9:40 AM |
Open Educational Resources: Faculty, Libraries, Publishers, and Students Working Together Leila W. Salisbury, University Press of Kentucky 9:40 AM |
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| 9:55 AM |
Jeff Gallant, Affordable Learning Georgia 9:55 AM |
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| 10:30 AM |
Allison Soult, University of Kentucky 10:30 AM |
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| 10:50 AM |
Open in Action: Moderated Q-and-A Session Leila W. Salisbury, University Press of Kentucky 10:50 AM |
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