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 Justin Kani, IUPUI	SECRETARY David Dunham, Taylor University
Jon Bull, Valparaiso University	Susan Frey, Indiana State University
Micah Gjeltema, Ball State University	Beth Daniel Lindsay, Wabash College
Magen Melton, Vincennes University	Jan Woodall, Ivy Tech Community College - Indianapolis

News & Updates

Affordable Learning Open Chats
The ongoing Open Chat series is back on for 2021! We meet via Zoom bi-monthly on the last Tuesday of the month @ 3 Eastern. Upcoming open chats will be held 2/23/21, 4/27/21, and 6/29/21.
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.
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.