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What’s Next for Open Education at Ohio State

We have enjoyed participating in Open Education Week, and sharing our grant winners’ successes with you, and hearing your questions and ideas! ALX is laying the foundation for faculty at Ohio State to incorporate open and affordable materials in their classrooms.

Let’s keep the...

The Student Perspective on Open Education

Open education is a worldwide movement that comes with shared successes and challenges. Positive student experiences and innovative pedagogical practices come with the use of OERs and affordable course materials, but communicating the value of this work isn’t always straightforward, especially...

Getting to Know OER and the Affordable Learning Exchange

Today kicks off Open Education Week, a weeklong celebration of open education and its impact around the world.

Open education “combines the traditions of knowledge sharing and creation, with 21st century technology to create a vast pool of openly-shared educational resources,” according...

Celebrate Open Education Week with ALX, March 27-31

Open Education Week is a celebration of the global open education movement, and its impact on teaching and learning. The Affordable Learning Exchange invites you to join in on commemorating this worldwide movement, which is Monday, March 27 through Friday, March 31. Here's how you can...

ALX Projects Pair Excellence with Affordability

According to the Ohio Task Force on Affordability and Efficiency in Higher Education , the average university student spends about $1,200 per year on textbooks. Often, students are on the hook to cover much of...

Thirteen Projects Greenlit Through the Affordable Learning Exchange Grants

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.

ALX is a cross-campus...

Deadline Extended to Submit for ALX Grants

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...

Deadline Extended to Submit for ALX Grants

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...

Turning Real-World Experiences into Classroom Resources

Communications 2321 instructor Jasmine Roberts wanted to take a more practical approach to her teaching than she could using traditional course materials. With the ALX Exploration Grant, Roberts had the chance to create her own content...

Making College More Affordable for Ohio State Students

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.

Let’s change that.

The Affordable Learning Exchange ,...

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