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LIB: Library Assessment: A&OER

A variety of assessment of Library services and resources including library research skills instruction, materials check out, open educational resources, etc.

Savings

Number of students and savings by academic year (Summer - Spring semesters)

Savings calculated if all students purchased the least expensive option from ECC's Bookstore or used free digital textbook if available.

Table includes ENG 101 students, this class changed to an OER textbook in Fall 2018, prior to Summer 2019 A&OER textbook incentive.

Academic Year

Number of Students

Savings Calculated (per semester)

Pre-pilot FA 18 & SP 19
(ENG 101 only)

820

$89,134.00

SU19 – SP20

2,570

$294,907.50

SU20 – SP21

4,465

$395,330.80

SU21 – SP22

4,566

$325,761.35

SU22 – SP23

3,330

$320,820.00

SU23 – SP24

 

Certifications and Trainings of Staff

Lisa Farrell, Director, Library Services

Regional Leader of Open Education Network Program (cccoer) - SP22

MOBIUS OER Systems Leader 2020-2022

Wisconsin OER Champion certificate - SU20

Open Education Network: Open Textbook Publishing Orientation 101 - SU20

Morgan Spangler, Emerging Technologies Librarian

Open Education Network: Open Textbook Publishing Orientation 101 – SU23

Creative Commons Certificate for Academic Librarians - SU22 (June 2022)

Regional Leader of Open Education Network Program (cccoer) - SP22

Presentations by ECC

"Affordable and Open Textbooks: Our AOER Journey" MCCA Convention - FA19
co-presented by Lisa Farrell, Shanee Haynes, John Hardecke, Rachel Howard

"Jump in the Boat: A&OER and an ocean of possiblities" - MOBIUS conference - SU20
co-presented by Lisa Farrell and Joe Askins

"A&OER at ECC: Looking back, moving foward" - MCCA Convention - FA20
co-presented by Lisa Farrell, Shanee Haynes, John Hardecke, Rachel Howard

"A&OER Textbooks and College Students"  - SLRLN TechExpo - SP21
presented by Lisa Farrell

"Gathering at the Table:How to build your team for A&OER Campus Success" - Missouri A&OER Symposium - SP21
co-presented by Lisa Farrell, Christina Virden, Megan Phifer-Davis, Kayla Reed

"A&OER at ECC" - ECC Fall Inservice - FA21
co-presented by Lisa Farrell and Morgan Spangler

"MOBIUS OER Panel: Developing Faculty Relationships" - FA21
co-presented by Lisa Farrell, Stephanie Hallam, Nancy Messina, Megan Phifer-Davis, Christina Virden

"Faculty Workshop: Make an Impact with OER" - SU22
co-presented by Lisa Farrell, Megan Phifer-Davis, Christina Virden

"One Million and Counting! OER Progress and Innovation at ECC" - MCCA Convention - FA22
co-presented by Lisa Farrell, John Hardecke, Morgan Spangler

"One Million and Counting! OER Progress and Innovation at ECC" - MOBIUS Conference - SU23
co-presented by Lisa Farrell, Morgan Spangler

Classes with OER Texts

Courses that qualify as OER have a zero cost textbook, usually in digital format.

COM 110 SU19 - present
BIO 101 FA19 - present
PSY 101 FA19 - present
SOC 101 FA19 - present
MUS 101 WI20 - present
ENG 222 SP20 - present
ENG 124 SU20 - present
ART 101 FA20  - present
COL 101 FA20 - present
HST 101
(Henderson only)
FA20 - present
HST 102
(Henderson only)
FA20 - present
REL 103 FA20 - present
CIS 110 SP21 - present
ENG 090 SP21 - present
ENG 104 SP21 - present
ENG 102
(Little only)
FA21 - present
ENG 217 FA21 - present
GRY 101  FA22 - present

Classes with Affordable Texts

Courses that qualify as Affordable have a textbook cost of $50 or less per ECC Bookstore used book pricing.

ENG 101 FA18 - present
BIO 111 SU19 - SU21
MTH 170 SU19 - SP20
MTH 171 SU19 - SP20
SOC 104 SU19- present
BIO 121 FA19 only
BIO 122 SP20 only
ECO101 SP20 - SP21
ECO102 SP20 - SP21
HST 101
(all but Henderson)
SU20 - present
HST 102
(all but Henderson)
SU20 - present
MTH 170 (changed text) SU20 only
MTH 171 (changed text) SU20 only
PHL 203 SU20 - present
ART 131/132 FA20 - present
MCM 111,112, 211 FA20 - present
PSY 250 FA20 - present
ENG 146 SP21 - present
HST 202 SP21 - present
REL 213 SU21 - present
ENG 145 SU23 - present