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图书馆 resource program hits $2 million mark in student savings
Professor Andrew Conklin and Mary Denney '24
正规博彩十大网站 students have saved more than $2 million in the past seven years by foregoing many traditional—and expensive—textbooks and instead using open educational resources.
These resources range from single lessons and videos to full textbooks. They are written or modified to more closely reflect what is being taught and are available free of charge.
All nine Pacific schools and colleges now have open educational resources users. 这个项目, which includes stipends to help create resources, is led by the William Knox Holt Memorial 图书馆 and Learning Center on the 斯托克顿校区.
“I first started using this when I had a new class and there was not one good textbook,Ajna 里维拉说, associate professor of biology. “I received funding to write a short textbook, which I updated with case studies from students. I later used existing open educational resources to write another textbook. 这个项目 has become popular with faculty.”
Open educational resources started as a library pilot program in 2017 with funding provided by the Technology in Education Committee. Cumulatively, the university has awarded 121 stipends to 76 faculty. A total of 13,907 students have saved a combined $2.0600万年.
It took five years for the program to exceed the $1 million dollar mark, but the second million was saved in less than two years, 米歇尔·吉布尼说, head of Publishing and 奖学金 Support for the library.
“Faculty are enthusiastic since they know students have access to course materials, which are critical to their success,” said 教务长 and Vice President for Academic Affairs Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert. “Many textbooks are expensive and students may have to prioritize the course materials they purchase or even share books. They do not need to worry about that with OER.”
ASuop, 学生会, has joined the work by establishing the Faculty Open Education Resources Champion Award.
“ASuop’s OER Committee is focused on recognizing existing educational resources and faculty members,许悠悠说, 教务处处长. “These can be resources adapted by faculty members or they can be new creations. We have had submissions from many faculty.”
里维拉, 生物学教授, 梅格·罗萨斯科, a lecturer in the Department of Mathematics, were the first recipients of the award. 提名 are open for this year’s award.
Associate Professor of English Eric Sonstroem has made a profound impact through open educational resources with Core 2 classes, 每个学生必须选哪个. He received a stipend for a Core 2 textbook and students have saved $102,用他的文字, which is specifically tailored to the classes.
“This to me is a great Pacific story,” Sonstroem said. “This is a student-forward effort that has made a huge difference in Core 2 for both students and faculty. There are two things students really hate. One is if they must pay a lot of money for a textbook. And the other is if they buy a textbook that is not utilized very much in the class. 我们已经解决了这些问题.”
Niraj Chaudhary, 图书馆院长, is confident open educational resources—and savings—will continue their burgeoning growth.
“Surpassing $2 million in student savings through our OER program underscores our commitment to accessible and equitable education,他说. “And it's more than cost-saving; it's about breaking down knowledge barriers to guarantee every student has the resources required for success.”
Several professors who utilize open educational resources in their classrooms and laboratories will take part in a panel discussion Thursday, 3月21日, 从中午到下午一点.m. in the Yosemite Classroom (first floor of the library in Stockton) for “What’s My 研究?”
Joining the discussion are Andrew Conklin (Composition and Music Theory), 迈克尔·伦纳德(艺术), Media and Performance Design), Sonstroem (English) and Benjamin Zeitlin (Biomedical Sciences).
“My OER effort is a digital textbook I wrote that is an anthology of musical examples. It takes the place of a textbook that previously cost students about $100,康克林说, assistant professor and program director of music composition. “One element of my text is the ability to project music onto the wall or screens. I am focusing on both savings and an improved learning experience for students.”
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