Faculty Perspectives: Open Textbooks in the Classroom and Funding Opportunities

Join the Washington Research Library Consortium Textbook Affordability Working Group for a brief introduction to open textbooks and a panel discussion featuring five faculty members who teach with them. Attendees will have the opportunity to earn a $200 stipend by posting a review of an open textbook!

Agenda

Welcome

• Dorinne Banks, Open Education Librarian, George Washington University

Introduction to Open Textbooks and Faculty Funding Opportunity

• Dorinne Banks and Stephanie Ko, Instructional Designer, Center for Teaching, Research and Learning, American University

Faculty Discussion Panel

Featuring:

• Professor Steven Cummings, Assistant Professor, Chemistry, Howard University

• Professor Eliseo Jacob, World Languages & Cultures, Howard University

• Professor Dennis Schell, Assistant Professor, Psychology, George Washington University

• Professor Eric Bubar, Associate Professor of Physics, Marymount University

• Professor Deanna Jaber, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Marymount University

Moderator:

• Jenise Overmier, Assistant Professor, Research & Instruction Librarian, Marymount University

Questions from Attendees for Panelists

Panelists:

Moderators: