Campus Entities Most Active in Efforts Advancing OER:

• Library
• Teaching and Learning Center

Library Departments Active in Efforts Advancing OER:

• Scholarly Communication

Academic Subjects With Greatest OER Traction:

• Business and administration
• Chemistry
• Earth sciences
• Health (incl. medicine, nursing)
• Mathematics and statistics

Mechanisms to Support OER Included in the Following:

• Campus Store Policy
• Library Services
• New Faculty Orientation
• Professional Development

OER Staff Location:

• Library

Concerned about the high cost of commercial textbooks? Open textbooks are full, real textbooks, used by many faculty across the country, and licensed to be freely used, edited, reproduced, and distributed. Adopting an open textbook ensures that all students have immediate access to a zero-cost book and provides faculty 100% control over their learning materials. Attend this workshop to learn more about why open textbook adoption is on the rise, and hear from Gettysburg professors who made the switch after last year’s workshop.

After the workshop, participants will be invited to write a short review of an open textbook they might assign in a course (please note: open textbooks are not available for all subjects). Your review will be shared in the Open Textbook Library so it may benefit other faculty considering open textbooks. Eligible workshop participants who write a review will receive a $200.00 stipend, payable upon receipt of the review.

This workshop is generously supported by the Johnson Center for Creative Teaching & Learning, the Associate Provost for Faculty Development, and Friends of Musselman Library.

Date: March 4, 2020

Event Type:

• Workshop/Professional Development

Event themes:

• Open Education Week

Scope: OER (open course content)

Approximate Attendees: 11

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Slides

Invited, 15-minute resentation at a faculty meeting on textbook costs and actions that faculty members can take to improve equity and student learning

Date: Dec. 5, 2019 - Dec. 5, 2019

Event Type:

• Talk/Presentation

Event themes:

• Other

Scope: Affordable course content, including cost-free course content and OER

Approximate Attendees: 100

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Slides

We’ve all heard stories of students struggling with textbook costs, but how do our students cope when the price gets too high? Modeled after the Student Textbook and Course Materials Survey conducted by Florida Virtual Campus, Musselman Library’s course materials survey sought to uncover how textbook costs impact the success of Gettysburg College students. Results give insight into participants’ perceptions of how much money they spend, the strategies they use to reduce costs, and the effects of the cost of course materials on their academic success. Attendees will leave the presentation with a greater understanding of the whole Gettysburg College community and ideas for next steps.

Date: Feb. 28, 2020 - Feb. 28, 2020

Event Type:

• Talk/Presentation

Event themes:

• Open Education Week

Scope: Affordable course content, including cost-free course content and OER

Approximate Attendees: 39

Links:
Slides

Concerned about the high cost of commercial textbooks? Open textbooks are full, real textbooks, used by many faculty across the country, and licensed to be freely used, edited, reproduced, and distributed. Adopting an open textbook ensures that all students have immediate access to a zero-cost book and provides faculty 100% control over their learning materials. Attend this workshop to learn more about why open textbook adoption is on the rise, and hear from Gettysburg professors who made the switch after last year’s workshop.

After the workshop, participants will be invited to write a short review of an open textbook they might assign in a course (please note: open textbooks are not available for all subjects). Your review will be shared in the Open Textbook Library so it may benefit other faculty considering open textbooks. Eligible workshop participants who write a review will receive a $200.00 stipend, payable upon receipt of the review.

This workshop is generously supported by the Johnson Center for Creative Teaching & Learning, the Associate Provost for Faculty Development, and Friends of Musselman Library.

Date: March 3, 2020

Event Type:

• Workshop/Professional Development

Event themes:

• Open Education Week

Scope: OER (open course content)

Approximate Attendees: 13

Links:
Slides