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About the Open Textbook Fellowship (OTF)
About the Open Textbook Fellowship (OTF)
The Open Textbook Fellowship (OTF) was established by Academic Affairs and the CTL to address a number of critical issues involving college textbooks:
the rapidly increasing cost of textbooks (135% increase over the past two decades)
students not purchasing textbooks which negatively impacts their academics and mental health
To that end, the objectives of the OTF are:
To create a sustainable initiative to facilitate the adoption of open textbooks/courseware—often referred to as Open Educational Resources (OER).
To positively impact student learning and college affordability without sacrificing the quality and rigor of existing materials.
The 2026 fellowship will be held June 1 - June 5, 2026.
Impact
Impact
In since 2019, the OTF has:
trained 80 instructors
over 400 sections
including over 90 non-cohort courses where OTF faculty and their peers adopted OER for other courses
impacted over 14,000 students
conservatively saved students over $880,000 in textbook costs
Participating in the OTF
Participating in the OTF
The OTF is offered each summer, immediately after the conclusion of the spring term. The call for participants is issued in early April.
OTF Courses
OTF Courses
The following courses have participated in the OTF and most have adopted/developed open educational resources:
ACP 220: Fundamental Skills of Individual Counseling for Addiction
ACP 4/521: Foundations of Substance Use and Addiction Prevention
ACP 470: Rural Telehealth
ANAT 411: Human Gross Anatomy
ANTH 150: Introduction to Anthropology
ARTH 211/212: History of World Art I/II
ASC 100: First Year Seminar
BADM 220: Business Statistics I
BADM 310: Business Finance
BADM 720: Quantitative Analysis
BIOL 101: Biology Survey I
BIOL 103: Biology Survey II
BIOL 104: Foundations of Biology for Educators
BIOL 280: Inquiry and Analysis in Biology
BIOL 310: Environmental Science
BLAW 351: Business Law
CHEM 116: Honors Principles of Chemistry
CHEM 326/328: Organic Chemistry I/II
CJUS 201: Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJUS 203: Policing in a Free Society
CJUS 492: LGBTQ+ Folx, Crime, and the Criminal Legal System
CRNA 844: Advanced Pharmacology for Nurse Anesthesiology I
CSC 792: Topics
DCOM 4/534: Augmentative & Alternative Communication
DCOM 737: Advanced Language Disorders
DCOM 787: Research Methods
DHYG 318: Medical and Dental Emergencies
DHGY 411: Ethics and Jurisprudence
DSCI 430: Applied Business Analytics
DSCI 505: Business Analytics Fundamentals
ECON 202: Principles of Macroeconomics
EDAD 701: Educational Leadership
EDAD 716: Curriculum Leadership
EDAD 750: School District Leadership
EDAD 810: Research in Educational Leadership
EPSY 210: Lifespan Development
ELED 162: Geography and World History for Elementary Teachers
ELED 360: K-8 Social Science Methods
ELED 345: Integrated Literacy II K-8
ELED/SEED 766: Technology Integration for Effective Instruction
EMPA/POLS 722: Budgetary and Fiscal Management
EMPA/POLS 786: EMPA Capstone
ENGL 201: Composition II
ENGL 205: Business Writing
ENGL 210: Intro. to Literature
EPSY 210: Lifespan Development
ENGL 283: Creative Writing
HIST 151-152: United States History I/II
HSAD 435: Administration of Health Services Organizations
HSAD 4/559L: Health Services/Long-Term Care
HSC 360: Technology in Care Delivery
HSC 555/565, OCTH 794: Traumatic Stress Across the Lifespan
KSM 240: Organization/Admin of KSM
KSM 453: Sport Psychology
KSM 454: Biomechanics
LAW 703: Property Law
LAW 754: Criminal Procedure
LAW 892: Cyber Law
MATH 103: Mathematical Reasoning
MATH 114: College Algebra
MCOM 151: Introduction to Mass Communications
MGMT 409: Critical Issues in Agribusiness Leadership
MGMT 444: Contemporary Ethical Leadership
MKTG 445: Digital Marketing
OCTH 715: Occupational Performance: Childhood
PE 330: PK-8 Health, First Aid, Safety, Physical Education Methods
PHIL 332: Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility in Business
PHTH 734: Neuromuscular Physical Therapy I
PHYS 111/113: Intro to Physics
POLS 100: American Government
POLS 210: State & Local Government
PSYC 275: Understanding Social Science Research
PSYC 321: Human Development: Lifespan
PUBH 250: Social and Environmental Determinants of Health
PUBH 301: Introduction to Public Health Biostatistics
SEED 413: 7-12 Science Methods
SEED 415: Educational Assessment
SOC 100: Introduction to Sociology
SOC 105: Social Problems
SOCW 320: Social Work Research Methods
SOCW 321: Statistical Applications in Social Work
SOCW 488: Trauma Practice with Children
SOCW 600: Social Policy Analysis
SPED 100: Introduction to Persons with Exceptionalities
THEA 100: Introduction to Theatre
THEA 201: Film Appreciation
THEA 445/742: Lighting/Design
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