We would love for you to join us for our symposium, "Innovative ways to lower course costs" at the 2018 BCCE at Notre Dame. As the cost of tuition rises our students are having to get creative to buy course materials, but we should be able to help. Share your creative strategies for lowering these costs in your lecture and lab courses. Abstracts are due February 20, 2018.
SYMPOSIUM ABSTRACT: The rising cost of higher education and the financial impact on students and their families has become a major concern to educators and higher education institutions. Text book costs have risen 800-1,000% over the past 30 years, and it is estimated that a student may spend as much as $1300 in an academic year on books and supplies. While students are often very creative about seeking out less expensive alternatives (textbook rentals, using an older edition, sharing with another student or not purchasing a textbook at all), some of these alternatives may negatively impact their academic success. This symposium will focus on the wide variety of ways educators and their institutions have implemented to make course materials more affordable without impacting the quality of the course content.
The symposium will have a morning and afternoon session with a discussion panel at the conclusion of the day consisting of the speakers from both sessions.