Sustaining Change & Impact

Lumen Learning and Rockland Community College Create First Student Testing Center to Address Equity Gaps

This fall Lumen Learning is launching its first campus-based user testing center at Rockland Community College with a goal to increase the effectiveness and cultural relevance of Lumen’s solutions for all students across the United States. Rockland Community College, a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), is part of the State University of New York […]

SELF-FUNDING INITIATIVE*

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Launch and sustain an OER program without significant grant or government funding.

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DEVELOP OER POLICY*

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Develop a policy framework to support broadening use of OER at your institution. Identify where and how institutional policy can reinforce and sustain your success with open educational resources.

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BOOKSTORE FUNDING & PAYMENT*

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Students use the familiar bookstore purchasing process to pay for printed materials, platform or other support fees associated with reliable, effective OER.

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INSTITUTION-ALLOCATED BUDGET*

Use this play to:

Sustain ongoing support for OER adoption by allocating institutional budget from existing budget sources (e.g. technology fee, etc).

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COURSE MATERIALS FEE*

Use this play to:

Sustain and expand OER initiatives by adding a low-cost OER course fee to cover courseware and other program support costs.

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FORGE PARTNERSHIPS*

Use this play to:

Develop partnerships with outside entities to increase your capacity, support faculty success with OER, and help you achieve your goals.

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GRANT FUNDING

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Seek grant funding to support broadening use of OER to impact affordability, access, and improved student outcomes. See More Plays Back to Playbook Home Ask a Lumen Expert

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Grant funding can be an excellent way […]

MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES

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Establish a team to encourage collaboration and provide support services for scaling OER adoption across multiple institutions or an entire system. See More Plays Back to Playbook Home Ask a Lumen Expert

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As OER initiatives scale […]