Affordable Course Materials Initiative

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  (423) 425-4502

   [email protected]

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Library Room 439

The Affordable Course Materials Initiative (ACMI) improves educational outcomes by lowering the cost of course materials for students and encouraging the adoption of high impact practices.

Course Materials Adoption

We support faculty discovery and adoption of affordable course materials. Contact us to schedule consultations or develop project-based support. We can support project planning, locating available materials, and implementation strategy development.

OER Creation and Adaptation

We support the development of new Open Educational Resources (OER) and adaptation of existing OER at UTC. Contact us to develop project-based support, including access to and training on UTC Open publishing platforms, open licensing review, and accessibility review. Supported OER must be openly licensed and accessible.

Open Pedagogy Projects

We support faculty whose innovative instructional methods result in publication of student works as OER. Contact us to develop project-based support for your open pedagogy project. Learn more about Open Pedagogy here.

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Affordable Course Materials Best Practices

  • Work with the UTC Bookstore to share information.
    • All adopted textbooks must be reported to the UTC Bookstore.
    • Report OER adoption: In the adoption portal, select the 'I'm not using any materials for this course' option, then select 'Yes' to indicate you are using an Open Education Resource (OER). Then click the 'Save Changes' button. 
    • Do not adopt print versions! You can give students the option to purchase a print version of an OER if it is available by adopting it as a Recommended (Optional) text and adding a Note to Students. In the expanded book or item information, select “Recommended (Optional)” in the “This item is:” section, and add your note in the “Note to Students” section.
  • Include all required texts in your syllabus.
    • Share access information for texts available online.
    • Indicate if optional print versions are available. 
    • 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.
  • Keep records of any fair use determinations.

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