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Study Finds Ohio State Faculty, Students Pleased with Open Educational Resources

In the process of making learning affordable, how do we know we’re not sacrificing the quality of educational resources? Is there a way to get a general idea of how students perceive free or low-cost digital materials? A team of researchers at The Ohio State University wanted to find out.

Ohio State English Professor Breaks the Mold

For one professor, the shift from a physical textbook to digital content has the potential to save students approximately $5,500 a year, thanks to a grant from the Affordable Learning Exchange.

Utilizing Real-World Ideas to Improve Classroom Learning of Bias

Through this project, new learning materials will save students approximately $6,000 annually. Continue reading to learn more about one instructor’s experience developing openly licensed content for her class with the help of ALX.

Affordable Learning Exchange to Fund 20+ Projects in 2017-2018

The Affordable Learning Exchange (ALX) has selected more than 20 grant recipients that will complete projects during the 2017-2018 academic year. These projects are projected to save students between $900,000 and $1,200,000 annually!

Making textbooks affordable

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...

RN to BSN Program Eliminates All Textbook Costs

Students in the College of Nursing's Bachelors of Science in Nursing degree completion program now pay $0 towards learning materials. Faculty in the college worked with the Office of Distance Education and eLearning to replace expensive textbooks with home-grown learning materials. The story describes how this alternative content provides an improvement in quality as well as affordability.

Ohio State, Unizin Receives 2017 Campus Technology Impact Award

The Ohio State University and its fellow research institutions within the Unizin Consortium were awarded the 2017 Campus Technology Impact Award in the category of IT infrastructure and systems. By working together, Unizin members are improving the costs and benefits of the essential digital services that support learning.

Applying Real-World Scenarios to Coursework Material

College of Social Work’s Audrey Begun had not been happy with her course’s textbook, and she wanted to find a way to create course materials that were more relevant to her class. By receiving an Affordable Learning Exchange (ALX) grant, Begun now...

Bringing Columbus Professionals’ Advice to the Classroom

After talking with a former student about the Affordable Learning Exchange program, Communications professor Mary Sterenberg was interested in getting rid of the required book for her COMM 3334 class. With ALX’s help, Sterenberg replaced the...

Save Money and Transform Your Teaching with an ALX Grant

The Affordable Learning Exchange (ALX) is accepting 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 consideration–from small seminars to...

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