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Scholarworks Procedures And Policies, Maura Valentino Dec 2020

Scholarworks Procedures And Policies, Maura Valentino

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No Textbook Cost General Education Pathway: An Effort To Increase Retention At Central Washington University, Maura Valentino, Geri Hopkins Nov 2020

No Textbook Cost General Education Pathway: An Effort To Increase Retention At Central Washington University, Maura Valentino, Geri Hopkins

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Purpose

This study aims to describe a project that aims to give students a choice to complete their general education requirements without purchasing a textbook.

Design/methodology/approach

In total, 26 faculty, teaching in the new general education curriculum, at Central Washington University were given stipends to eliminate expensive textbooks and use free to the student resources such as open educational resources (OER) or library resources. The data was collected on student savings and student and faculty satisfaction with the program.

Findings

Many paths were created through the general education curriculum, so a student may easily finish these requirements without purchasing a …


Scholarly Communications Committee 2019-2020, Maura Valentino Jul 2020

Scholarly Communications Committee 2019-2020, Maura Valentino

ScholarWorks Reports

Annual report from the committee to work on Scholarly Communication and ScholarWorks.


Digital Initiatives Report 2019-2020, Maura Valentino Jul 2020

Digital Initiatives Report 2019-2020, Maura Valentino

ScholarWorks Reports

Annual report with ScholarWorks statistics for the academic year.