| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.56 |
| Liaison | Georgeann Moss |
| Submission Date | Dec. 22, 2021 |
Dallas College
IN-41: Textbook Affordability
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.50 / 0.50 |
Shawnda
Floyd Provost Academic Affairs |
Does the institution host a peer-to-peer textbook exchange program, textbook lending library, or alternate textbook project?:
A brief description of the textbook exchange program, textbook lending library, or alternate textbook project:
Dallas College’s IncludED program provides students access to the learning materials (Ebooks, textbooks, and some supplies depending on the course/program) at the start of each semester. The IncludED Program allows students to focus on their education as opposed to figuring out how to find and pay for their learning materials.
Through the IncludED program, the price of most required learning materials — including textbooks, online publisher content and certain course-specific supplies, will be included with the price of tuition cost of $237 for a three-hour course or $2,844 for a 12-hour load. In Texas, public university tuition for one semester starts at around $13,000 per semester.
Students enrolled in Early College and Dual Credit programs may also participate in the IncludED Program through their designated high school, provided that the high school has opted in. Through the IncludED program, the price of most required learning materials — including textbooks, online publisher content and some supplies (depends on course and/or program), will be included with the price of tuition.
Does the institution provide incentives for academic staff that explicitly encourage the authorship, peer review, and/or adoption of open access textbooks?:
A brief description of the incentives to encourage the authorship, peer review, and/or adoption of open access textbooks:
Dallas College Center for Teaching and Learning (CETL) is an academic training center to support faculty in their pursuit of excellence and innovation in teaching, student learning and the effective use of technology. CETL provides training and resources for all disciplines and programs, including Open Education Resources (OER).
Dallas College was designated as ______________________________________
According to the Texas Education Code, Section 51.451, OER “may include full course curricula, course materials, modules, textbooks, media, assessments, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques, whether digital or otherwise, used to support access to knowledge.” CETL encourages the use of the following OER libraries:
OERTX
The OERTX repository was created to facilitate the curation of OER materials and support their creation and customization at Texas institutions of higher education. All OERTX resources are free and available to any user. The repository was created by the Coordinating Board through a partnership with the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME) and funding through the legislature. OERTX supports the 60x30TX initiative. https://oertx.highered.texas.gov/
Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER)
CCCOER is a consortium of community and technical colleges committed to expanding access to education and increasing student success. The Find OER page links to many OER repositories and provides tips for searching for open content. https://www.cccoer.org/
MERLOT
MERLOT is a program of the California State University System. It provides a curated collection of materials that are free, open, and peer-reviewed. https://www.merlot.org/merlot/
Open Textbook Library
This library has hundreds of digital textbooks that you can download, edit, and distribute at no cost. https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks
OER Commons
The OER Commons has a growing collection of over 50,000 high-quality OER. Use the advanced search to search by subject area, educational level, material type, etc. https://www.oercommons.org/
Creative Commons
Explore over a billion Creative Commons Licensed resources, including literary works, videos, photos, audio, scientific research and more. https://creativecommons.org/
Website URL where information about the textbook affordability incentives is available:
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