LibGuides: Affordable Learning Committee: About Us

What We Do

The charge of the Affordable Learning Committee is to provide the communication structure needed to build awareness and share resources about alternatives to traditional course materials, such as open educational resources (OER) and library-licensed content, among ALI members; to facilitate educational opportunities about techniques and best practices for implementation, focusing on the library’s role; and to research and recommend further collaboration-based opportunities to the Board.

Meet Our Team

CHAIR

Amanda Hurford, PALNI 317-747-0507

VICE CHAIR Andrea Wright, University of Southern Indiana	SECRETARY Justin Kani, IUPUI
Magen Melton, Vincennes University	Susan Frey, Indiana State University
Micah Gjeltema, Ball State University	Sarah Hare, Indiana University
Jan Woodall, Ivy Tech Community College - Indianapolis	Jon Bull, Valparaiso University
David Dunham, Taylor University

News & Updates

Increase in OpenStax Use and Production
OpenStax, a prominent publisher of open textbooks, has seen a 217 percent increase in use of its materials since the start of the pandemic. Now they plan to develop dozens of new free texts, doubling the current catalog of 42 textbooks.
Affordable Learning Open Chats
The ongoing Open Chat series will meet via Zoom the last Tuesday of each month @ 3 Eastern (except August and December). No registration is required. This call is meant for anyone working in Indiana libraries interested in making learning materials more affordable. Email ALI ALC Chair Amanda Hurford (amanda@palni.edu) for connection details.
ALI Affordable Learning Network Map
The committee created the ALI Affordable Learning Network Map to geographically illustrate the state of OER and other textbook savings activities in Indiana, and to gather contacts to build a network around this topic.