Affordable Learning Ohio: News and Updates

Textbook Affordability and Inclusive Access Immersion: Post-Conference Materials Now Available

The inaugural Textbook Affordability and Inclusive Access Immersion was a great success. Nearly 200 professionals from OhioLINK higher education institutions around the state joined us in Dublin, Ohio on September 28, 2018 for a series of presentations and roundtable sessions.  

As promised, we've made conference presentations and materials available post-event. Thank you again to our presenters, panelists, roundtable leads and attendees. We encourage you to download and share the below materials.

OhioLINK materials:

• Inclusive Access Immersion Program and Inclusive Access Primer The program for the September 28th Inclusive Access Immersion includes the agenda for the day as well as a primer on OhioLINK's inclusive access pricing agreements with publishers.
• State of Affordable Learning Keynote PDF The PDF version of OhioLINK Executive Director Gwen Evans's keynote, including PPT slides and notes.
• State of Affordable Learning Keynote with audio Watch the presentation slides timed with audio recorded by Executive Director Gwen Evans

Wright State University materials:

• Wright State Inclusive Access Presentation WSU's Sept. 28th presentation: Inclusive Courseware: Textbook Affordability and Delivery, in PDF format
• Wright State Inclusive Access Faculty Guide Serves as a sample guide for communicating inclusive access deadlines, timelines, and payment procedures to campus faculty.
• Wright State Inclusive Access Student FAQ  This document serves as an example on how to communicate inclusive access to your students.
• Wright State Inclusive Access Implementation Timeline This Excel sheet provides an implementation timeline that can be customized to your institution.

Roundtable materials:

• Reasons to Believe Roundtable: Blueprint Download this document to create your own "tour" of inclusive access using the blueprint method.
• Reasons to Believe Roundtable: Think, Feel, Do Download this document to fill out what you want each of your stakeholder audiences to think, feel and do in regards to inclusive access.