Students benefit from multiple initiatives underway that offset textbook prices, which have risen at three times the level of inflation over the past three decades. To improve the affordability of higher education, we are partnering with faculty to curate or create free course content to reduce...
Learning evangelist Steven Anderson once tweeted , “Alone we are smart but together we are brilliant. We can use the collective wisdom to do great things.”
That concept is one of the reasons why The Ohio State...
Did you know that the cost of textbooks has skyrocketed 1,041 percent since 1977? In fact, a typical Ohio State student spends an average of $1,000 on course materials each year.
Let's change that.
There are ways to incorporate affordable course content into your courses,...
The Affordable Learning Exchange funds and supports instructors who want to replace conventional course materials with open educational resources or low-cost alternatives.
The deadline to submit has been extended to Monday, Oct. 3 for...
Communications 2321 instructor Jasmine Roberts wanted to take a more practical approach to her teaching than she could using traditional course materials. With the Affordable Learning Exchange (ALX) Exploration Grant, Roberts had the chance to...
Did you know that the cost of textbooks has risen by 1,041 percent since 1977? In fact, a typical Ohio State student spends an average of $1,000 on course materials each year.
The Affordable Learning Exchange (ALX) works to lower costs for Ohio State students by helping instructors replace conventional textbooks with open and affordable materials.
Dr. Craig Burd and Dr. Christin Burd, assistant professors in the Department of Molecular Genetics, received the...
The Affordable Learning Exchange (ALX) gives faculty the support they need to adopt, adapt and create open, affordable materials for their course. Support comes in the form of expertise from ALX and its partners, resources to help guide faculty...
Ohio State has frozen tuition, halted growth of other fees, and cut administrative costs, all for the cause of making higher education more affordable for our students. Still, we are finding new avenues to alleviate the financial burden students face. The Affordable Learning Exchange replaces...
Some courses build upon essential skills. For a student to do well in an assignment, they shouldn't even need to think much about using those essential skills as building blocks. But sometimes, it just so happens that your student never properly learned how to do that essential thing. The...