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Sarah C Hutton

Selected Works

2012

Faculty grants

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Open Educational Resources As Learning Materials: Prospects And Strategies For University Libraries, Marilyn Billings, Sarah Hutton, Gerald (Jay) Schafer, Charles Schweik, Matthew Sheridan Aug 2012

Open Educational Resources As Learning Materials: Prospects And Strategies For University Libraries, Marilyn Billings, Sarah Hutton, Gerald (Jay) Schafer, Charles Schweik, Matthew Sheridan

Sarah C Hutton

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Umass-Amherst Open Education Initative: A Grant Incentive Program For Faculty To Create Free Textbooks, Matthew Sheridan, Sarah Hutton, Charles Schweik May 2012

Umass-Amherst Open Education Initative: A Grant Incentive Program For Faculty To Create Free Textbooks, Matthew Sheridan, Sarah Hutton, Charles Schweik

Sarah C Hutton

To combat the rising cost of textbooks, the University Libraries and Provost funded ten $1,000 grants for faculty who would replace their current textbook with one that would be openly accessible and free. The end result of this program will see nearly 700 students affected by these new textbooks for a recurring savings of over $72,000. In this session the challenges and opportunities of using open educational resources and library materials to replace traditional print textbooks will be discussed from a faculty point of view, as well as this program’s impact on the student learning experience. Librarians will also have …