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Exploring Affordable Course Content
The University of Minnesota Libraries Partnership for Affordable Content Project
Shane Nackerud
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Kristi Jensen
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Keywords: affordable content, grant, open textbooks, library materials
Abstract
The cost of textbooks and course materials continues to rise and has created financial hardships for many students. In response to this dilemma, the University of Minnesota Libraries created the Partnership for Affordable Content, a competitive grant to help faculty find and use alternative, high-quality, low- or no-cost materials for their courses. The Partnership provides faculty with the opportunity to explore innovative course content options from Open Textbooks to student created course content. Customized teams including library subject and technology specialists and other campus partners focused on teaching and learning will support the creation of innovative, alternative course content. This session will discuss the initiative including goals, project design, proposals received and reviewed, library team development, and next steps.
Related URL: https://www.lib.umn.edu/elearning/partnership
Author Biography
Shane Nackerud, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Shane Nackerud works at the University of Minnesota as Technology Lead for Library Initiatives. He is working on new ways of integrating library content, open content, and resources into courses/curricula, and helping faculty publish open scholarly content using library publishing tools/services.
