2018 Teaching, Learning & Student Development Conference

Since 2003, Roxbury Community College (RCC) has required a three-credit college experience course (ACS) in all of its degree and certificate programs.  The course is designed to provide students the tools for improving course work in all subject areas.  As important as the course is for student retention, the cost of the textbook has risen over the last decade. For many students, the inability to purchase textbooks can be a deterrent to their success. The Massachusetts Community College Go Open Statewide Initiative provided grant funding to faculty across the state to create or adapt an Open Education Resources (OER) for use in the classroom. This session describes how four faculty from RCC adapted the ACS textbook as an OER as a cost saving measure to support student learning.