How can
technology help improve access to education as well as learning outcomes? At
the second annual Textbook Affordability Conference, Vic Vuchic, chief
innovation officer and executive director of Digital Promise Global, will
explore the ways in which tech innovation and collaboration can be harnessed to
drive a campus course-materials strategy.
Vuchic will
be the keynote luncheon presenter at the conference, to be held April 27-29 at
the University of California, Davis. Digital Promise Global is a nonprofit
organization working with education leaders, researchers, and learning
technology developers to enhance teaching and learning around the world through
technology and research.
Other
sessions will offer recommendations from a panel of faculty and instructional
designers for the successful adoption and use of free and low-cost materials, how
campus libraries and IT factor into reducing the cost of course materials, innovative
sales and distribution models for capitalizing on the campus store’s business
expertise and connection with students, and options for developing “all-source”
models of course content.
Attendees
will work in teams to discuss the ideas from session presenters and use that
advice to start creating course-materials affordability plans for their campus.
Registration
is still open for the conference, organized by the National Association of
College Stores in collaboration with the California Association of College
Stores (CACS), Association of American Publishers (AAP) Higher Education,
NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, California State
University, and OpenStax.
