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.
Amanda Hurford, PALNI 317-747-0507
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VICE CHAIR Beth Daniel Lindsay, Wabash College |
SECRETARY Micah Gjeltema, Ball State University |
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Natalie Bulick, Indiana State University |
Rusty Tryon, Saint Mary of the Woods College |
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Jon Bull, Valparaiso University |
Jan Woodall, Ivy Tech Community College - Indianapolis |
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David Dunham, Taylor University |
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The ongoing Open Chat series will be back in 2022! We meet via Zoom bi-monthly on the last Tuesday of the month @ 3 Eastern. The next chat is on 2/22/22. Email ALC Chair Amanda Hurford (amanda@palni.edu) for the invite.
PALSave 20/21 Year-in-Review: The Lilly-funded PALSave program recently wrapped up its second complete academic year. PALNI institutions saved students about $202,000 in 20/21, $361,000 to date, now project $1.5 million total savings at the end of the 5-year grant.
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.
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. Head on over to the Links and Resources Tab to check it out, and add your entry!