Reducing Textbook Costs: Paths for Student Success

Jacquelyn Duke (Biology), Steve Gardner (Economics), Jodien Johnson (Sociology)

Friday, November 19

3:00-4:00pm

Textbook selection is serious business. We look for the textbooks we believe most suitably support the courses’ learning objectives, especially if they come with valuable ancillary materials. For many Baylor students, however, the cost of acquiring required textbooks often exceeds their financial means. Far too many start the semester without crucial resources or even go without for the entire class. Fortunately, this economic barrier is not insurmountable. In this seminar, we will hear from a panel of Baylor faculty who have successfully replaced expensive course materials with open textbooks and other zero- to low-cost alternatives.