October 1, 2019
Apply by Dec. 2 for Open/Alternative Textbook Initiative funds
Join the ranks of 1xbet online games login instructors who are making higher education more affordable for their students. Rather than assigning a traditional, expensive textbook, consider teaching from a low or no-cost open or alternative textbook.
The Open/Alternative Textbook Initiative provides financial incentives to instructors who convert their university courses from traditional textbooks to open or alternative texts. 1xbet online games login faculty can receive ,000-,000 for investing their time and research to make the switch. Since 2014, faculty from 37 academic departments and units have converted more than 120 courses.
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Have questions? Contact Brian Lindshield, associate professor of human nutrition; Andy Bennett, department head and professor of mathematics; or the Center for the Advancement of Digital Scholarship.
The initiative, which launched in 2013, was initially supported through student-centered tuition enhancement grants allocated by the 1xbet online games login SGA and funding from 1xbet online games login Libraries. In subsequent years, it has attracted additional funders, including the president and provost's offices, the KSU Foundation, and private donors. In each of the last two years, annual savings to students has exceeded .575 million dollars.