Southern University Law Center Affordable Learning Initiative
Southern University Law Center Affordable Learning Initiative aims to address the rising textbook costs through digital solutions like e-Textbooks. The non-OER model adopted by University of California, Davis ensures equitable access to educational resources. The SULC e-Textbook Initiative collaborates with key vendors for cost-effective solutions. Publishers offer e-Textbooks with printing capabilities and enhancements for disabled users, along with technical support. Various platforms like West Academic, Wolters Kluwer, Vandeplas Publishing, and LexisNexis provide searchable resources and study aids. The final proposal includes a flat fee to cover expenses for first-year law students.
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Southern University Law Center Affordable Learning Initiative. Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at noon EST Southern University Law Center--Affordable Learning Initiative
Rising Textbook Cost Affordability Problem Digital Solution (e-Textbooks)
NON-OER MODEL University of California, Davis: Equitable Access Program Campus-wide deals with publishers Cost spread uniformly across student body They call it a health insurance model insurance company negotiates pricing with providers and drug companies, users pay flat rates.
SULC e-Textbook Initiative Established meetings with key administrators Reach out to vendors Wolters Kluwer West Academic Vandeplas Publishing LexisNexis
E-Textbooks Each publisher has provided quotes as well as incentives to encourage the implementation of this project. Key requirements: Capability of printing Enhancement for those with a disability Technical support
West Academic Print on Demand Versions of the book Note taking, highlighting and searching capabilities Access to assessment questions
Wolters Kluwer CasebookConnect.com Searchable Practice questions tied to study aids Highlighting and notetaking Bookshelf.Vitalsource.com Searchable Notetaking and highlighting capabilities Audio
Vandeplas Publishing Vitalsource via Bridge Searchable Notetaking and highlighting capabilities Audio
LexisNexis Unlimited Access Access to Digital Study Aids
Final Proposal Included only new first year law students. Assessed a flat fee of $750 to cover Fall and Spring. Additional funds covered by SULC by Chancellor.
Branding Authentication Technical Setup MARC records and other links Technical support and staff training Bandwidth concerns Communication
LexisNexis Digital Library Worked with the representatives to determine the best way to make resources available to students. Conference calls prior to the semester. IT was involved in talks with the representatives.
Lexis Digital Library Welcome Screen Students and faculty sign in with campus secure credentials
Lexis Digital Library Home Screen Curated collections can be customized
Casebook Connect Start Screen Platform used by WoltersKluwer
Casebook Connect Home Screen My bookshelf contains booklists corresponding to my classes
Troubleshooting at the Circulation Desk Getting Started-Registering Reading the initial email and following directions Redeeming codes 1L Anxiety
Troubleshooting at the Circulation Desk Printing Concerns No laptops nor tablets allowed in classes. Enough available funds on student printing accounts.
Troubleshooting at the Circulation Desk Glitches in Software Real and Imagined Working with vendors
Troubleshooting at the Circulation Desk Professor and Student Buy-In
Training West Academic Two days of training for faculty and students. Vandeplas-One day of training for faculty and students. LexisNexis--Arranging
Marketing Materials from vendors Emails from staff
Assessment of the Initiative West Academic 171 students used the platform and redeemed 316 quizzes Professors set up 7 different courses in which students results were tracked.
Assessment of the Initiative Wolters Kluwer 239 students accessed codes 58.5 % participants were actively logging into Connected Casebook in the last month. In March and April, 81.2% of SULC user logged into CC.
Assessment of the Initiative Vandeplas Overall Online Desktop Mobile Page Views 62829 46796 4128 11905 Students with Activity 184 173 15 39 Study Sessions 9015 6839 686 1577 Average Session Length 00:11 00:09:53 00:15:33 00:14:35
Assessment of the Initiative 1L Evening Division representative surveyed the evening students about the e-Textbook Initiative.
Assessment of the Initiative-Students In the digital materials section of the survey, students were asked to rate their experience with the program on a scale of 1-5. Students responded as follows: 0% 3% 3% 55% 39% 1 -not satisfied 2 -somewhat satisfied 3 -satisfied 4 -very satisfied 5 -extremely satisfied
Assessment of the Initiative-Students The next question asked if students would be willing to attend an informational seminar regarding use of electronic books and study materials. The students responded as follows: 74% YES 26% NO
Additional Resources Anderson, Rick. UC Davis Experiments with a New Textbook Model: An Interview with Jason Lorgan, Scholarly Kitchen (Sep. 4, 2019) https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2019/09/04/uc-davis-experiments-with-a-new- textbook-model-an-interview-with-jason-lorgan/ Blumenstyk, Goldie. Can a Health-Insurance Model Bring Equitable Access to the Textbook Market?, Chronicle of Higher Education (Jun. 18, 2019) https://www.chronicle.com/article/Can-a-Health-Insurance-Model/246513 DeNoyelles, Aimee & Raible, John. Exploring the Use of E-Textbooks in Higher Education: A Multiyear Study, EDUCAUSE (Oct. 9, 2017). https://er.educause.edu/articles/2017/10/exploring-the-use-of-e-textbooks-in-higher- education-a-multiyear-study
