The Affordable Learning Exchange (ALX) announced the 13 projects that received its 2016-17 grants. These projects, which span many academic areas, are estimated to save students nearly $400,000 on course materials.
Are you interested in open educational resources or OER? Curious about how to reduce textbook costs for your students? Perplexed by copyright and creative commons licensing? If you said yes to any of these questions, the ALX Discovery...
The issue? Textbooks are expensive. The solution? Replacing textbooks and other course materials with quality open and low-cost alternatives. Last year we introduced you to David Ernst and the Open Textbook Library . Now, meet the first participants...
If you had to choose between having food for an entire semester or buying required course materials, what would you do? As dramatic as that may sound, 81% of students on the Columbus campus apply for some form of federal student aid, and many who receive this aid find that these funds are exhausted...
Coming to a new college campus can be overwhelming. A new place, with all new faces, and intimidating academic challenges ahead. Now add on a different culture, another language, and seven thousand miles between you and your family.
Big data is everywhere. We are using it to identify business trends and get ahead of the competition, understand how people learn and make decisions, and track health patterns to anticipate epidemics earlier. The ability to use, create and manipulate databases has become a necessary and...
With the opportunity to be a land-grant university for the world, international students play a critical role in Ohio State's success. To be successful, educating these students must be done well, and in a way that bridges the language and culture gap in the U.S. Leading the charge to provide...
