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Affordable Learning Committee: Affordable Learning Summit 2025

Information and Resources from the Affordable Learning Committee of the Academic Libraries of Indiana (ALI)

Agenda

Academic Libraries of Indiana

Affordable Learning Summit

May 29, 2025

Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University

 

9:00 AM - 9:50 AM Breakfast (Great Hall, Room 136)

 

10:00 AM Welcome (Auditorium)

 

10:10 AM - 10:50 AM Plenary

  • Finding OER Resources for a course, and Open Pedagogy using LibreTexts, Justin Shorb, LibreTexts (Auditorium/ZOOM Room 1)

Navigating the 500+ textbooks in the LibreTexts Libraries and over 300,000 questions in the ADAPT Homework Question Bank can be daunting, but it is rewarding. A selection of faculty will present three perspectives of using the OER resources: (1) Finding Course Materials, (2) Writing Materials, and (3) Open Pedagogy tools for co-authoring with students while addressing the use of AI with writing analytics.

 

11:00 AM - 11:50 PM Session 1

  • Hitting the Right Note: Using Openly Licensed Materials in the Classroom, Lois DeHoff, Ivy Tech Community College (Auditorium/ZOOM Room 1)

Have you ever realized you’ve been singing the wrong lyrics to a song for years? The same happens with copyrighted materials—many educators unknowingly misuse them in the classroom. Let’s get in tune with best practices for using and sharing Open Educational Resources (OER).

  • OER Champions as Catalysts for Change, Victoria Peters, DePauw University and Amanda Hurford, PALNI (Conference Room 135/ZOOM Room 2)

The PALSave program empowers campus champions to advance textbook affordability through OER advocacy and faculty grants. These leaders drive change by promoting open education and inspiring peers. This session features DePauw’s Victoria Peters and PALNI’s Amanda Hurford on fostering collaboration, reducing costs, and enhancing student success with consortial program support.

 

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM Lunch (Great Hall, Room 136)

 

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM Session 2

  • The Connected Classroom: Exploring Open Pedagogy through High-Impact Practices and UDL, Andrea Bearman, PALNI and Purdue University Fort Wayne (Auditorium/ZOOM Room 1)

This session explores how Open Pedagogy intersects with High-Impact Practices and Universal Design for Learning to develop connected, student-centered learning experiences that extend beyond the classroom into communities. The interactive session will demonstrate how Open Pedagogy is a high-impact and inclusive learning strategy.

  • Test Flight: Piloting an open pedagogy assignment in an mixed-level German course, Wendy Westphal and Caitlin Balgeman , Marian University (Conference Room 135/ZOOM Room 2)

This presentation will showcase the cultural research projects and posters that students in “The German-Speaking World Today” class created as their main course project. We will outline the project goals and share successes and challenges as well as opportunities for growth in future iterations of the project.

 

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM Session 3 (Round Tables)

  • Round Table #1: AI and Open Licensing (virtual only into random breakout rooms) (ZOOM Room 1)
  • Round Table #2: AI and Open Licensing (Conference Room 135)
  • Round Table #3: Choose a topic (Great Hall, Room 136)
  • Share Out

 

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Networking time (optional)

  • Optional Tours:
    • Prindle Institute for Ethics/DePauw Nature Park
    • Roy O. West Library (on main campus)

Information from Prindle Institute for Ethics

Named for distinguished alumna Janet Prindle (‘58) and dedicated in 2008, the Prindle Institute for Ethics is nestled in the heart of DePauw’s Nature Park near the main DePauw University campus in Greencastle, IN. The innovative, sustainable design of the Institute provides a quiet space for students, faculty, and other members of our community to get away from their busy lives to think and talk about the things that matter.

 

The Prindle Institute for Ethics is located at:

2961 W County Road 225 S
Greencastle, IN 46135
765.658.5857

 

Prindle Institute Floor Plan

We will be conducting our sessions in ZOOM (Room 1 and Room 2 links), the Auditorium, Conference Room 135, the Great Hall, Room 136. Breakfast and Lunch will be in the Great Hall (Room 136).

 

Parking

Public parking is freely available, and access gates to the campus from the parking area are open during business hours every day.

 

Wi-Fi

The network to use for wi-fi is the "DePauw Guest Network" and should be open to use without a password.