Textbook costs are on everyone's mind – faculty, students, administrators, parents, and legislators. By plugging a "mini-workshop" into your next academic division/department meeting, you will equip faculty with information they can use to take immediate steps to help reduce the cost of textbooks. And it's not the same old "get your book orders in earlier" routine. We promise. Topics covered are: - How we reached the $200 textbook: a look at the root causes
- The impact of high prices on students including data on course completion rates
- A survey of emerging solutions with a focus on open textbooks
Join the conversation about Textbook Affordability: "The textbook affordability issue is absolutely critical. Bringing this discussion to division and department level meetings is a great way to move beyond talking about the problem and to innovative solutions right now." --Dr. Charles M. Cook
Vice Chancellor for Instruction, Houston Community College
| "Less than 50% of our students buy textbooks because they can't afford them. For us, that was a wake-up call for change."
--Dr. Mirta Martin
Dean, Virginia State University, School of Business
| "By addressing this issue with free and affordable texts, we significantly improved our student retention rate with a positive impact on student success and attitudes as well."
--Dr. Bob Livingston
Cerritos College | The Details - Here's what you can expect:
- Workshops are done primarily via live webcast, or you can show a pre-recorded presentation (preview available)
- Workshop presentation is generally about 20 minutes and typically followed with Q&A as your schedule allows
- If interested, we can reimburse the cost of refreshment for up to $5/attendee or $10/attendee for lunch
- For virtual presentations, please designate a person responsible for a brief set-up check in advance and for submitting confirmed attendee list afterwards
- For workshops using recorded presentation, if shown during a division/ department meeting, refreshments reimbursement is also available on request.
Want to contact us instead? Email us at outreach@flatworldknowledge.com or call Kelly at 201-306-5121. | Get started now!
Schedule now or simply request more information. Worshops are done primarily via live or recorded webcast. Arrangements can also be made for an in-person presentation, in select cases.
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