UTC RAVE Alert

Affordable Course Materials Initiative

The Affordable Course Materials Initiative (ACMI) improves educational outcomes by lowering the cost of course materials for students.

Affordable Course Materials Adoption Consultations

Consultations and project-based support implementing affordable materials are available for all faculty. Initial or one-time consultations support project scoping, review available materials, and outline steps forward. Project-based support assists faculty to identify suitable materials and/or integrate content into Canvas.

OER Creation and Adaptation Support

Project-based support for faculty who create a new Open Educational Resources (OER) or adapt existing OER. Initial project consultations, access to and training on UTC Open publishing platforms, open licensing review, and accessibility review are available. OER created at UTC must be reviewed for inclusion in Library Open Textbook collections.

Open Pedagogy Projects

Project-based support for faculty using innovative instructional methods that result in publication of student works as OER on Library platforms. Learn more about Open Pedagogy here. 

Previous projects: 

Global Contemporary Artist Analysis Archive

Tennessee Open Education

The Tennessee Open Education Hub is a landing page for OER created by faculty across Tennessee. Supported by Tennessee Open Education, a Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) project which unites institutions across the state to provide support for Open Education.

Affordable Course Materials Best Practices

  • Work with the UTC Bookstore to share information.
    • All adopted textbooks must be reported to the UTC Bookstore.
    • A "Wait for Class" note restricts purchasing until class has met.
  • Include all required texts in your syllabus.
    • Share access information for texts available online.
    • Indicate if optional print versions are available at the Bookstore.
    • Clearly indicate if only some texts are available at no charge.
  • Raise awareness.
    • Discuss course materials and access options with students.
    • Familiarize yourself with the ebook features.
    • Encourage students to download texts for offline use.
  • Use the most useful links.
    • Provide links instead of uploading copies to your course.
    • Follow tips for Linking to UTC Library Materials.
    • In the syllabus and introduction: link to home pages including all access options.
    • In course modules: use direct chapter-level links for each section.
  • Check links each semester and update any broken links.

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