Affordable Learning Solutions for HBCUs: Sharing Practices, Tools, and Resources

Audience Level: 
All
Institutional Level: 
Higher Ed
Streamed: 
Streamed
Special Session: 
HBCU
Abstract: 

Welcome to the 6th Annual Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$) for HBCUs workshop where HBCU faculty, staff, and administrators share their practices for supporting faculty changing to no-cost and low-cost digital course materials, including OER, and saving students thousands of dollars. The workshop will include demonstrations and practice using MERLOT and SkillsCommons to support adopting no-cost course materials as well guidelines for planning your own AL$ program for your own campus.

Outline of Activities

Morning Session:

  • What is Affordable Learning Solutions and what difference can it make at your campus?
  • Institutional showcases of AL$ programs
  • Lessons learned and recommended requirements
  • Participants discussing and identifying opportunities for developing their AL$ plans

Afternoon Session:

  • More institutional showcases
  • Measuring the impact of your program:  Dollars saved
  • Building your institutional capacities for AL$
  • More lessons learned and recommended requirements
  • Participants draft their AL$ plans for their campus
Extended Abstract: 

     

Conference Session: 
Pre-Conference Workshop Session 1
Conference Track: 
Leadership and Advocacy
Session Type: 
Workshop
Intended Audience: 
Administrators
Faculty