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Welcome to the

CSU AL$ / COOL4Ed

Monthly Webinar

May 18, 2023

This PPT created by CSU AL$ is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 license.

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Today’s Agenda

(5 min) AL$ Updates
(20 min) Understanding low/no-cost and Immediate Access
(15 min) Q&A

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Leslie Kennedy

Asst Vice Chancellor, ATS

Barbra Bied Sperling

Proj Mgr, Web Team

Jeff Kahn

Consultant/Advisor

Erin Walker

Proj Mgr, AL$

THE CSU AL$ TEAM

Sandra Ehrhorn

Bookstore Liaison

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AL$ Updates

Reminders:

End of Year report was due on April 28th. Please submit ASAP if you have not done so already.
Faculty Showcases

https://www.cool4ed.org/faculty-showcase

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Low Cost Opportunities

And How to Reach the Candidates

Affordable Learning $olutions Webinar

May 18, 2023

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WE WANT TO GIVE A GIFT

NOT A BURDEN

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Strategies to Support our Students

Considerations:

Faculty choice / academic freedom
Zero cost is preferable, but not widely available
Low cost creates access to course materials than full cost materials

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LOW COST OPTIONS AVAILABLE

Rentals provide term-limited hard copy books and save 25% and up

Used books save 25% of new book cost

Buyback may provide 10% to 50% refund IF the title has been re-adopted

Store discounts for student employees save 10% to 100% (most of our stores employ hundreds of students annually for ‘rush’ work)

Price matching saves approximately 10% on quantity-available titles

Library reserve copies save 100% for limited number of students

Digital access I.A. adoptions and multi-format E.A. programs have high impact

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TWO PROGRAMS DOMINATE SAVINGS

IMMEDIATE ACCESS: traditional major publisher course materials digitally delivered, first day free access, opt out by add/drop date, dramatic discounts

I.A. programs are by class and are faculty choices not campus programs
Publishers agree to the lowest possible prices for the opportunity to have students experience the free trial period with an opt-out choice. Opt-in is 200 years old and publishers do not discount for this.

EQUITABLE ACCESS: is a flat fee program for all of each student’s required course materials for a term

Hundreds of colleges and universities across the country have implemented these programs to provide the lowest cost possible to students with many other advantages for equity and academic success.
This is usually a campus-wide program although pilots on our campuses can be by cohort or have an opt-out choice.

Both programs are available from our campus stores but there are various names for the programs. I.A. and E.A. are generic terms. Store can collaborate to identify and reach out to faculty candidates.

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IMMEDIATE/INCLUSIVE ACCESS

IMMEDIATE ACCESS: traditional major publisher course materials digitally delivered, first day free access, opt out by add/drop date, dramatic discounts

Students who cannot afford to pay all expenses have equal and immediate access and can pay later

Students report they learned how to use vibrant, interactive materials that adapt to their learning curve while they decide during the free trial

Faculty who do not want to abandon their quality choices keep them

The campus store takes the burden of negotiating prices

The campus store delivers so students on financial aids, scholarships, Veterans Affairs, CA State Rehab are not discriminated against

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SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS

SDSU Aztec Shops saved students $8.4 million with I.A. alone all in one academic year

Fresno now has over 80% of all students enrolled in an Immediate Access class

I.A. programs are the bulk of course materials savings across the nation

All of our 23 campus stores have I.A. programs available

Our top four campus I.A. programs (San Diego, Fresno, Northridge and Long Beach) save over $100 per FTE

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I.A. IMPACT DOCUMENTED

The Social Science Research Lab at SDSU surveyed students after 2016 pilot

84% felt they received sufficient information about program aspects including opt-out
97% of the students found value in the program
79% felt the price was a good value because it offered reduced rates
87% felt the program benefitted them academically
71% said it helped them get a better grade
SSRL is conducting new surveys to illustrate updated responses

2023 Study by University of New Hampshire research scientist Dr. Michael Moore

IA impact on success rate up 2.82 % (1.84% male and 4.59% female)
Retention rate in I.A. sections up 3%
Course completion rate up 15.58% (18.54% male and 13.30% female)

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EQUITABLE ACCESS

E.A. is a flat fee program for all of each student’s required course materials for a term

Flat fee programs have been around for many years but have become popular the past 15 years

ALL of the materials required by instructors are provided to each student for a low flat fee

Students do not choose the format and usually digital access is provided to keep costs down

Significant savings for students and one-stop acquisition via the LMS

Academic freedom for faculty who have the expertise to choose what is best

In California, U.C. Davis piloted E.A. three years ago; they have gone from a $199 per term charge to $169

SDSU launched E.A. for the 2022-23 academic year. They charge by unit enrolled.

CSUN and East Bay have conducted campus-funded E.A. for freshmen

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WHO ARE WE MISSING?

More than 50% of the faculty who select any (free or commercial) materials do NOT want to change their selections

These are the majority of full-time, tenure or tenure-track faculty who are the experts in their narrow discipline and know what they want

All of the major publishers have discounted programs available for their traditional hard copy titles

These discounts are dramatic and are based on opt-out

Faculty do NOT have to change their expert choice of content or publisher

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Please mark your calendars…

Next webinar: June 15th

Thank you for all you do to help our students. Keep up the great work!

Stay safe and take care!

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