Textbook Tales: Have You Ever had a Professor Assign a Free Open Textbook?
Channel: ISU Libraries
Date: 2021-02-18

To learn more about open educational resources (OER) at ISU:

Students can visit our library Student Advocacy guide
https://bit.ly/GetInvolvedOER

Faculty can visit our library Open Educational Resources subject guide
https://isu.libguides.com/OER

This video features four Idaho State University students sharing how textbook costs have affected them. It was created in February 2021 as part of the ISU Open Education Week awareness campaign around Open Educational Resources (OER).

References
Clinton, V., & Khan, S. (2019). Efficacy of Open Textbook Adoption on Learning Performance and Course Withdrawal Rates: A Meta-Analysis. AERA Open, 5(3), 2332858419872212.
https://doi.org/10.1177/2332858419872212 

Florida Virtual Campus Office of Distance Learning & Student Services. (2019). 2018 Student Textbook and Course Materials Survey. 
https://dlss.flvc.org/documents/210036/1314923/2018+Student+Textbook+and+Course+Materials+Survey+Report+--+FINAL+VERSION+--+20190308.pdf/07478d85-89c2-3742-209a-9cc5df8cd7ea 

Goldrick-Rab, S., Baker-Smith, C., Coca V., Looker, E., & Williams, T. (2019). College and University Basic Needs Insecurity: A National #RealCollege Survey Report.
https://hope4college.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/HOPE_realcollege_National_report_digital.pdf

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