Spotlight on Innovation: Attacking High Text Costs While Improving Outcomes

Spotlight On Innovation: Attacking High Text Costs While Improving Outcomes

Date: Monday, April 11th, 2011 Time: 3:30 pm ET / 12:30 pm PT Duration: 50 minutes followed by a live Q&A session As the high cost of college texts negatively impacts student retention and outcomes, what actions can faculty and institutions take to reverse this trend? Register now for this webinar to learn about three of the most exciting initiatives aimed at driving costs down while enhancing innovation and outcomes. Moderated by Eric Frank, President and Co-Founder of Flat World Knowledge, this panel will begin with an overview of what open texts are and how they've emerged as a force in past years, and then spotlight the innovative work of the University System of Ohio, Washington Open Course Library Project, and Virginia State University. Join us on April 11th. Click below to register.

Featured Speakers: THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF OHIO Darlene McCoy Associate Vice Chancellor, Affordability and Efficiency Dr. Steve Acker Research Director, EText Ohio Project; Emeritus Professor, The Ohio State University WASHINGTON STATE OPEN COURSE LIBRARY PROJECT Dr. Cable Green Project Director of eLearning and Open Education, WA State Board for Comm. and Tech. Colleges VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY Dr. Mirta Martin Dean, Reginald F. Lewis School of Business Dr. Andrew Feldstein Assistant Professor

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