J. Jacob Jenkins

“61% of #firstgen students didn’t buy a book due to cost, & later felt it hurt their performance.” - #openCI White Paper. With results like this, textbook costs have clearly become a social justice issue. #OER #studentequity #realcollege #textbookbroke csuci.edu/tli/openci/ope…

Year after year, the CSU remains one of the most affordable university systems in the nation, with about half of its students graduating with 0⃣ loan debt. In fact, 80% of students receive some type of financial aid. Learn about financial aid options: bit.ly/3N6zu40

Nothing like waking up in #Cali at 3am to present virtually at a #London conference. (The moderator broke for lunch following our presentation.) 🙃 Maybe one of these years, COVID will let us actually meet in person, #OER22. Until then: Well done, @JaimeHannans & @TomClobes!

Students are choosing @WHCLemoore due to the success of their #OER centered #ZTC program. 65% of their courses have Zero Textbook Costs! As the @CalCommColleges expand ZTC, West Hills Lemoore continues to set an excellent example hubs.li/Q018Rkv-0

So thankful for this conversation with @JJacobJenkins, Director of @CAopenEd, to discuss the award-winning textbook affordability research at @csuci, the benefits of #OER, and #firstgen students' navigational capitol hubs.li/Q018p40V0

@jsecker @CityUniLEaD Hey, I want to see that too. :) Following!

Yesterday someone tweeted a table about how to make your curriculum more diverse, equal, inclusive - it was really helpful, but I can't find it now. Anyone got any idea what I saw? #EdDev #EdTech @CityUniLEaD

Exciting #OER news!! @AACU, with @iskme and @openstax, is seeking applications for the 2022-2023 Institute on Open Educational Resources - "designed for educators seeking to launch, expand, or hasten campus adoption of" OER. aacu.org/event/2022-202… #IOER #highered #open

In addition to saving #students $$$, #OER addresses “the urgent issue of #basicneeds… grants equal #access… helps #retention & course #completion… [and] affords [faculty] the freedom to create culturally relevant & community-based #learningmaterials...” insidehighered.com/views/2021/10/…

.@BoiseState, @BSULibrary, @OpenBoiseState, @Kelly_Arispe, @MarleneTromp, @OERCommons, @Pressbooks, @IdahoSDE, @ArbiterOnline #OER #GoOpen #OpenEd #HigherEd #StudentEquity #EducationalEquity #TextbookBroke #SleepforDinner arbiteronline.com/2022/03/14/wor…

We have some ☕️(tea) for the #OER world. We are excited to announce some big changes at OER & Beyond today. We are launching a journal! The Journal of Open Educational Resources in Higher Education (JOERHE) hosted by @uwyolibraries to be exact!

Yet another #OERSuccessStory: Since fall 2017, @WashtenawCC has saved #realcollege #students nearly $9M in #textbook costs, & is close to offering its 1st no-textbook-cost associate degree (aka, #ZDegree). #OpenEd #HigherEd #StudentEquity #TextbookBroke ccdaily.com/2022/03/moving…

This fall, @UWyoLibraries will launch the Journal of Open Educational Resources in #HigherEducation (JOERHE). #Open & peer-reviewed. Seeking critical analyses of #OER in #higherEd. Sub deadline July 15th. #GoOpen #OpenEd #StudentEquity #TextbookBroke journals.uwyo.edu/index.php/joer…

“Perhaps the question of #OER adoption should not be solely focused on individual #faculty usage, but on the institutional supports put in place for faculty… in pursuit of innovative #teaching methodologies.” #GoOpen #OpenEd #HigherEd #StudentEquity insidehighered.com/views/2021/03/…

Yet another #OERSuccessStory: Since 2019, @UCMerced has saved #realcollege #students $276K in #textbook costs. #OER #GoOpen #OpenCI #OpenEd #HigherEd #EdChat #OpenEducation #HigherEducation #StudentEquity #EducationalEquity #TextbookBroke #SleepforDinner goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes…

Yet another #OERSuccessStory: Since fall 2021, @OteroCollege has saved #realcollege #students $24,376 in #textbook costs. #OER #GoOpen #OpenCI #OpenEd #HigherEd #EdChat #OpenEducation #HigherEducation #StudentEquity #EducationalEquity #TextbookBroke lajuntatribunedemocrat.com/2022/03/11/ope…

.@Hope4College' latest #COVID Student Guide for #realcollege #students struggling w/ #basicneeds: #unemployment insurance, free #internet access, cash assistance for #studentparents, & more! #HigherEd #EdChat #StudentEquity #TextbookBroke #SleepforDinner hope4college.com/surviving-covi…

“With ~66% of #students… [not buying required #textbooks] it is becoming increasingly clear that many are losing out on their academic experience not out of choice but financial circumstance. This is why the university transition to #OER must happen now.“ recorder.com/ltr-Le-OER-s-P…

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"Digital equity is more than just access to a device or internet. It's also about students having the skills to use those devices to their fullest capacity." Learn about #CSUCCESS and the CSU's work to improve tech equity and boost digital literacy: bit.ly/376IWVc

Thanks to all who attended today's #LaunchParty. @JaimeHannans gave a great tour of CAopenEd.org, #FacultyFellows gave an update on their work, & @HalPlotkin gave a truly inspirational Keynote. Thanks again for making @CAopenEd’s official launch an official success!

Join us tomorrow from 12:00-1:00pm (PST) for @CAopenEd's #LaunchParty! Webinar Link: csuci.zoom.us/j/81610851853 *Due to potential security concerns & capacity issues, please note that this event has recently been changed to a #Webinar using the new Zoom ID above. See y'all there!