New ZTC Degree Web Presence

Student Feedback

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ZTC Feedback

Anyone taking ZTC classes this semester? Did you know it was ztc before registering or find out when you attended class? How do you feel about ztc?

Feedback from Students

• One didn’t know before enrolling, one did and it’s why the class was picked class
• Some worry about the quality of a free textbook (Andi tried to explain that free doesn’t equal bad quality especially in the context of Open Educational Resources.) Resources for students to explore:
• BayView Analytics Report: Open Educational Resources: Becoming Mainstream
• Examples of OER Textbooks: OpenStax Library

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ZTC option:

The Zero Textbook Costs designation and logo are added to any course that provides free access to all required instructional materials. These are typically shared with students through Canvas. Courses that are designated as ZTC may still require students to purchase supplemental materials such as lab coats, a calculator, art supplies, etc. See full definitions and searching tips on the Zero Textbook Costs page of the college website.

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At least one course section of the course is offered with zero textbook costs. If it is a GE area class, there may be several ZTC offerings to fulfill this requirement. Use the Free Textbook filter to find these courses. Learn more on the ZTC page of the college website.

Option One: Z subscript

ZTC option:

The Zero Textbook Costs designation and logo are added to any course that provides free access to all required instructional materials. These are typically shared with students through Canvas. Courses that are designated as ZTC may still require students to purchase supplemental materials such as lab coats, a calculator, art supplies, etc. See full definitions and searching tips on the Zero Textbook Costs page of the college website.

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At least one course section of the course is offered with zero textbook costs. If it is a GE area class, there may be several ZTC offerings to fulfill this requirement. Use the Free Textbook filter to find these courses. Learn more on the ZTC page of the college website.

Option Two: ZTC subscript

Program Map Feedback

Location: Program Map Section of CRC Website

Feedback from Students

• Definitions are clear
• Z with notation at the bottom along with the symbol on the class schedule is sufficient explanation
• Some felt ZTC is more distracting than a single letter, others liked the full ZTC subscript

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At least one section of this course is offered with zero textbook costs. Use the Free Textbook filter to find these courses. Learn more on the ZTC page of the college website.

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Option One: Z subscript

At least one section of this course is offered with zero textbook costs. Use the Free Textbook filter to find these courses. Learn more on the ZTC page of the college website.

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Option Two: ZTC subscript

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Degree/Transfer Requirement Display Feedback

Location: Associate Degree for Transfer (same for CSU/IGETC)

Feedback from Students

• Seeing the clutter of ZTC in this example caused those in favor of ZTC on previous slide (program maps) to be more in favor of just the Z. All agreed it should be consistent on the two areas

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New Page: A subpage of Enroll in Classes

Zero Textbook Cost Degree & Certificate Pathways

The following Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) degree and certificate pathways are available at Cosumnes River College. This means at least one course in the major and GE sequence is available as ZTC. (organized with accordion menus for each CAC and then alphabetically)

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Learn more about graduation requirements and ZTC classes including how to find them in the class schedule and eServices from these resources:

• Zero Textbook Costs
• Associate Degree Graduation Requirements
• California State University General Education Requirements
• IGETC Requirements

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Note: This is a hypothetical example. Analysis of ZTC degrees is ongoing.

Note: These links would go to the program maps described in previous section.

New ZTC Degree Page Feedback

Location: New subpage under Enrollment (not yet created, this will be a new page)

Feedback from Students

• Organized well, liked the layout

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