Affordable Learning $olutions:
Webinar Series for Sharing
Campus Initiatives and
Vendor Services:
Cal Poly Pomona & Cengage Learning
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AL$ Webinar #2 Agenda
 Welcome and AL$ Overview
(Hanley, 15 mins)
 AL$ Efforts and Outcomes @ Pomona
(Gibson, 15 mins)
 Vendor Presentation, Cengage Learning
(Bach, 15 mins)
 Joys and Concerns About Your AL$ efforts
(Hanley, 10 mins)
 Summary and Next Meeting’s Agenda
(Hanley, 5 mins)
http://als.csuprojects.org
Making It Easier To Find
 Alternative Content
 Tools
 Technologies
 Policies
 Marketing &
deployment strategies
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CSU Provides System Access to
No- and Low-Cost Textbook Alternatives
 Open Textbooks: Over 2,200 FREE online textbooks
are available through the AL$ website & MORE…
 CSU Library eBooks: CSU systemwide electronic
library collections provide students FREE access to
eBooks
 Faculty-Authored Materials: Published and
distributed in a variety of ways
 Lower Cost Publisher eTextbooks: Digital rentals in
the CSU
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About Digital Textbooks in the CSU
 Digital textbooks cost 45%-55% less
than new print textbook prices
 33% of CSU students prefer digital
textbooks
 1% of all titles sold in CSU
bookstores are digital textbooks
There is an unmet demand in the
marketplace
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Digital Rentals: Here’s the Deal
Agreement on 4 key areas:
 Choice: Faculty have a wide choice of publishers and
Students can choose a digital rental or not
 Price: 60% off new print textbook prices and publishers
choose the titles they will offer
 Marketing: CSU and vendors will collaborate on raising
awareness, comfort, and competencies in using digital
textbooks
 Accessibility: Vendors will provide the CSU a roadmap
for improving the accessibility of their eReaders
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Digital Rentals: Who’s Playing?
Vendors Serve all CSU Campuses
 CourseSmart: Independent bookstores
 Café Scribe: Follett bookstores
 NookStudy: Barnes & Noble bookstores
 Cengage Learning: 27% of higher ed market
Today’s Partner Presenting:
 Cengage Learning
 Presenter: Dave Bach
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Digital Rentals: What’s the Schedule?
Spring-Summer-Fall 2012: Faculty/Staff-focused activities
 “Kick-off” March 6-7 Workshop at Chancellor’s Office
 Join the AL$ Online Community for info and support
http://voices.merlot.org/group/affordablelearning-solutions-community
 Monthly webinars by CO, CSU campuses & vendors
 Support for Campus AL$ Initiatives
 More Hands-On Workshops
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Fall 2012:
Student-focused
activities
 Campus Outreach:
Student awareness
of choice
 Cal State Student
Association
communication
program
 CSU Public Affairs
program
Digital Rentals: Student Savings
If 1/3 of CSU students choose
1 digital rental per semester
instead of a new $100 print
textbook…..
 CSU students will save about
$17 Million in 2012-13
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Affordable Learning Solutions
Enabling
Ecosystems
with policies, leadership,
business models
Developing Demand
with communications,
training, professional
development
Creating Capabilities
with convenient & affordable access to
content (CSU Digital Marketplace)
Leveraging Content Providers
Publishers--Libraries-- Academic Authors--Open
Education Resources (CSU-MERLOT)
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AL$ Efforts and Outcomes
@Cal Poly Pomona
Presented by: Emma C. Gibson
Dept. Chair/Head of Public Services
AL$ Efforts and Outcomes
@ Cal Poly Pomona
 Our beginnings…
 Where we are now…
 Plans for the future…
AL$ Efforts and Outcomes
@ Cal Poly Pomona
 Our beginnings - How we got started
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Better understanding of AL$ and the HEOA
Recruit folks for the working committee
Identify the goals/charge of the group
Obtain buy-in from campus constituencies
Get our website up and running
Get faculty to participate
ALI Efforts and Outcomes
@ Cal Poly Pomona
 Our beginnings… continued
– Shared information about ALI with faculty and
showcased various ways they can participate
– Contacted faculty who were already utilizing the ALI
principles (providing high quality, affordable course
materials to students) and inviting them to join our
“featured faculty”
– Helped faculty to locate high quality, affordable
course materials for upcoming courses
– Contacted Deans and Department Chairs with praise
for their faculty participation
ALI Efforts and Outcomes
@ Cal Poly Pomona
 Where we are now – What we’ve accomplished
– Website went live as planned on September 13, 2011
– Over 65 faculty participating in our “featured faculty”
program where their efforts are showcased
– A couple of faculty has contacted us to ask if they can
become a “featured faculty”
– Congratulations emails sent to deans and department
chairs regarding their faculty participation in ALI
ALI Efforts and Outcomes
@ Cal Poly Pomona
 Where we are now… continued
– Reorganized faculty and students pages on ALI
website
– Request librarians to remind their faculty of ALI
services/program
– Organized reception for ALI “featured faculty”
– Recognized participating faculty with a slideshow
and certificates of appreciation
Faculty Comments
Dr. Bonny Burns-Whitmore is
assisting her students in the struggle to
find affordable texts. How? By using an
ebook for her graduate class and taking
advantage of Blackboard to post lab
manuals for her undergraduate classes.
Human Nutrition
& Food Science
Not only is Dr. Burns-Whitmore helping
her students save money on the cost of
textbooks, but her approach is also increasing
their success in learning.
Faculty Comments
Political
Science
Dr. Renford Reese states, “This is exactly
what I do for my students, provide them with
“Affordable Learning Solutions”. I do this primarily
through giving them access to ebooks, creating
class packs, and guiding them to external internet
links.
I also provide an array of alternative
learning materials on my website…My aim is to give
students access to a wealth of free academic content. In
this day of shrinking budgets and increased tuition,
students desperately need “Affordable Learning
Solutions.”
Faculty Comments
Dr. Richard Hyslop looks for
ways to help his students deal with
the high cost of textbooks.
Geography
&
Anthropology
He uses an ebook that is
completely free and is provided by
FEMA. Dr. Hyslop explains how his
“students will not have to pay a cent for
texts next quarter.”
Faculty Comments
Technology
&
Operations
Management
Dr. Henry Co has gone out of his
way to provide his students with more
access to affordable texts. He has
connected his students to websites where
they can legally download free textbooks.
“The students are happy” says Dr. Co.
A Few Faces of Our “Featured Faculty”
ALI Efforts and Outcomes
@ Cal Poly Pomona
 Plans for the future
– Update email templates to publicize the services
– Prepare timeline/work plan for activities
– Provide opportunities for faculty to
showcase/share what they are doing
– Provide workshops/training sessions about
available services
– Increase participation in “featured faculty” program
with self-nomination available online
ALI Efforts and Outcomes
@ Cal Poly Pomona
 Important things to remember
– A large part of this program is to make faculty aware
of the various services available to help them find or
developed high quality and affordable course
materials
– We’re here to facilitate what many of them are
already doing
– We’re offering a gift not a burden
– There’s plenty of help out there
– Have fun and continue to build great relationships!
Questions or Comments
Regarding ALI @ Pomona
ecgibson@csupomona.edu
Emma Gibson
Joys & Concerns
About Your AL$ Activities
Joys & Concerns
About Your AL$ Activities
Sharing your experiences of what’s working and
not working is very helpful for all of us so we can
continuously improve our AL$ services
 What activities are bringing joy to you, your faculty, your
students, your students’ parents, and/or your staff?
 What activities are creating problems for you, your
faculty, your students, your students’ parents, and/or
your staff?
Next CSU AL$ webinar
 July-August, 2012 - Date/Time TBD
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Campus feature: San Jose State University
Vendor feature: Barnes and Noble- NOOKStudy
More updates regarding CSU AL$ support
Further dialog regarding your needs toward making
a CSU education more affordable
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http://voices.merlot.org/group/affordable-learningsolutions-community
THANK YOU!
JOIN THE CSU AL$ ONLINE COMMUNITY AT
http://voices.merlot.org/group/affordablelearning-solutions-community