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Curating Media for Textbooks

Working alongside her lab manager and undergraduate students, Dr. Elizabeth Kirby is in the process of compiling an Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience textbook. The previous textbook for this course was expensive, and Dr. Kirby’s media has already been able to save students more than $20,000.

Registration for Innovate 2022 is Now Open

Reserve your spot at this year’s virtual Innovate conference on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. Join us for an opportunity to connect with fellow educators, administrators and tech industry professionals as we discuss emerging trends in teaching and learning with technology.

Lending Libraries Support Student Success and Affordability in Department of Art

College tuition alone is expensive enough for students, in addition to other incidental costs like textbooks and supplemental materials. All the extras can be barriers to entry for budget-conscious students who want to take courses that will expand their...

Next Affordable Learning Exchange Cohort to Save Students Over $80,000

The Affordable Learning Exchange (ALX) has awarded grants to 21 instructors for 2022. This new cohort is planning to use those funds to support affordability and racial justice projects for courses at Columbus, Lima and Newark campuses. These projects cover a wide range of disciplines—from math to music, art and design to architecture, sociology to psychology. The hard work of these instructors over the next year will result in over $80,000 in direct savings to students!

Sébastien Proulx Uses Racial Justice Grant to Decolonize Design

Since 2018, Associate Professor Sébastien Proulx has been using Affordable Learning Exchange (ALX) grants to reimagine his courses in the Department of Design. Proulx is using his 2020 Racial Justice grant to add a course module around decolonizing design, a discipline that is traditionally Eurocentric. Proulx hopes to help make diversity and ethnic issues a normal part of the conversation and study of design, rather than an afterthought.

Apply Now for an ALX Grant

The Affordable Learning Exchange (ALX) is requesting proposals to participate in its next cohort.

ALX awards grants to instructors who want to transform their courses using open and affordable materials. Any course at The Ohio State University is eligible for...

Affordable Learning Exchange Grant RFP Opening Soon

The Affordable Learning Exchange (ALX) will be requesting proposals for their latest grant opportunity beginning September 10 . ALX awards grants to instructors who want to transform their courses using open and affordable course materials. A variety of grants will be available to meet the financial and support needs of a wide range of projects—from adopting existing open materials to re-imagining an entire course.

Instructor Uses Racial Justice Grant to Unite Students Through Music

Millar saw an ALX grant as a way to bring the online course materials for his MUSIC 1101 class to a higher standard, and to improve the experience for students of all majors to critically engage with and participate in music.

Students: Learn How to Save Money on Textbooks and Course Materials

Class is back in session, but have you thought about how you are going to pay for your textbooks this school year? Before you go running to the bookstore, check out the different services University Libraries has to offer.

Latest ALX Cohort to Save Students Over $350,000; Several Projects Also Address Racial Justice

The Affordable Learning Exchange (ALX) has awarded grants to 16 instructors in 2021. This new cohort is planning to use those funds for a wide range of projects, such as combining multiple sources into one free textbook, utilizing existing open resources, creating “lending libraries” of...

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