{"id":4123,"date":"2021-10-15T08:09:36","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T13:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitex.org\/?p=4123"},"modified":"2023-05-08T15:53:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T15:53:04","slug":"introducing-inclusiveaccess-org","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/digitex\/2021\/10\/15\/introducing-inclusiveaccess-org\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing InclusiveAccess.org"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Judith Sebesta, Ph.D.<\/a><\/span>, Executive Director, DigiTex <\/span><\/p>\n

Knowledge should be free.<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

–Kaushik Sinha<\/span><\/p>\n

The price of college textbooks has skyrocketed over the past 30 years.<\/span> Two-thirds of college students<\/span><\/a><\/span> say that they\u2019ve delayed buying a textbook because it was too expensive\u2014even though<\/span> 90% of those students<\/span><\/a><\/span> worry that not having the textbook will affect their course grade. In addition, more than<\/span> 80% of faculty<\/span><\/a><\/span> agree that the cost of course materials is a serious problem.<\/span><\/p>\n

Against this backdrop, a new sales model known as Inclusive Access has taken off. Also known as automatic textbook billing, this model adds the cost of digital course content into students\u2019 tuition and fees. Hardly known five years ago,<\/span> one in three college students<\/span><\/a><\/span> reported participating in at least one Inclusive Access course during the 2020-21 academic year.<\/span><\/p>\n

How exactly does Inclusive Access work? Does it really save students money? What about this kind of program is \u201cinclusive\u201d? What is in the \u201cfine print\u201d? Straightforward answers to these questions aren\u2019t always easy to find.<\/span><\/p>\n

We are proud to partner on a new, community-driven initiative to raise awareness of the facts about automatic textbook billing. <\/span>InclusiveAccess.org<\/span><\/a><\/span> aims to be a one-stop-shop for information, tools, and other resources to help<\/span> administrators<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> faculty<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> students<\/span><\/a><\/span>, and<\/span> policymakers<\/span><\/a><\/span> make informed decisions about Inclusive Access and its implications for the campus community.<\/span><\/p>\n

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InclusiveAccess.org was developed by<\/span> SPARC<\/span><\/a><\/span> with generous support from the<\/span> Michelson 20MM Foundation<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/span> Partners<\/span><\/a><\/span> include DigiTex, AAC&U, Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, Creative Commons, Student PIRGs, Open Education Global, and OpenStax. <\/span><\/p>\n

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“Teaching Open Source Practices, Version 4.0” by opensourceway is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Much of our work at DigiTex focuses on expanding availability of Open Educational Resources to students across Texas and beyond. We believe that the advantages of openly licensed instructional and learning materials outweigh the benefits of commercial, proprietary resources. OER support not only affordability but also better learning outcomes for students through enhanced localization and customization of content, as well as unlimited access to that content without a \u201cshelf life\u201d subject to the restrictions of all-rights reserved licenses.<\/span><\/p>\n

We recognize that institutions may decide to explore and\/or implement a range of options to deliver educational resources to their students; in participating in this new initiative, we join our partners in a goal to ensure that the most accurate information informs those decisions. To learn more and get involved, sign up for <\/span>InclusiveAccess.org email alerts<\/span><\/a><\/span> and follow <\/span>@TextbookBilling<\/span><\/a><\/span> on Twitter.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Teaching Open Source Practices, Version 4.0”<\/span><\/a><\/span> by <\/span>opensourceway<\/span><\/a><\/span> is licensed under <\/span>CC BY-SA 2.0<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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