Textbook Affordability at UCF (Presentation for TAOERSC)

This presentation highlighted updates on textbook affordability efforts at the University of Central Florida. This was presented to the Textbook Affordability and Open Educational Resources Standing Committee (TAOERSC) for Florida Virtual Campus Library Services (FLVC) on September 8, 2022

Required Course Materials and Library Resources: How to Integrate Streaming Videos and eTextbooks

Presentation for the University of Central Florida\u27s Faculty Center for Teaching & Learning Summer 2022 Conference. This session demonstrated to faculty how to find and adopt library-sourced eTextbooks and streaming videos

Cases of Textbook Affordability from the University of Central Florida

This presentation was part of a webinar titled How Academic Librarians Are Working with Faculty to Source Affordable Textbooks for Students by Choice and Taylor & Francis on July 20, 2022. Lily Dubach and Dr. John Raible discussed the University of Central Florida\u27s involvement in textbook affordability initiatives and highlighted two cases: OER developed for Christian Beck, and a library-sourced eBook adopted by Amanda Walden. This presentation was preceded by an interview with Lily Dubach, which was published as part of Choice case studies and sponsored by Taylor & Francis: Solving & Promoting Textbook Affordability Case Study: University of Central Florida

Collaborating for Change: Devoting Time for Diversity Discussions for Your Library Staff

This presentation was recorded for the hybrid 2021 Florida Library Association Annual Conference that was held in Daytona Beach, FL on May 19-20, 2021. Access to the video recording is listed below. Presentation Description: Our nation reeled after the death of George Floyd, and our organization responded. The University of Central Florida strengthened support for social justice, anti-racism, diversity, and inclusion through direct and empathetic conversations with all staff and key stakeholders. The library itself acted likewise. Librarians focused on bringing the right conversations to the table by collaborating strategically with diversity and inclusion experts. Come to this presentation to learn which experts to include, then how to bring these conversations to your employees. Not only were these topics critical and emotionally-charged, these conversations happened virtually. By visiting this presentation, you will better understand how to hold virtual sessions on inclusion, diversity, and being an ally. You will see how including outside experts can impact your library\u27s cultural climate and even bolster support for these topics beyond the library. The library, at its core, is a natural platform for conversations on diversity, inclusion, social justice, and anti-racism, but it takes leadership to bring these subjects to the forefront of our priorities. At our organization we developed unique equity, diversity, and inclusion programming conducted in a virtual setting which utilized many library related resources and technology. Our sessions included guest speakers who walked our staff through an open dialogue about our nation\u27s deep racial history which allowed for our staff to receive vital education and training. The conversations were deep and deliberate which helped our staff deal with the state of our nation\u27s grief during a difficult time. Come to learn about how your organization can utilize Zoom and streaming video services to create your own equity, diversity, and inclusion sessions. Access to Online Video Presentation via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R6hcbRgZM

Saving Faculty Time, Saving Students Money

This presentation was for Teaching & Learning Day, hosted by the Faculty Center for Teaching & Learning at the University of Central Florida. The session shared how the UCF Libraries and Center for Distributed Learning (CDL) can help faculty connect to free (open or library-sourced) resources and tools to find, adapt, or author course materials and reduce student out-of-pocket cost to zero ($0). Session activities included constructing queries to find quality, relevant free/open materials and using AI technology to automate the course assessment creation process

Using Generative AI to Remove Barriers in Support of Open Content Creation

Open content, such as textbook-length open educational resources (OER) or smaller pieces like an assignment, can offer numerous benefits to students by being free, diverse, and effective replacements for traditional textbooks, but there are limited open resources and difficulties creating new open content. This poster explores how generative AI can remove these barriers, enabling instructors to have time and support to create and use open content in their courses. By highlighting use cases, attendees will see how to do this approach in their own classroom, regardless of modality or discipline. Important considerations will be addressed, including usage, sharing, and ethics. This poster presentation was presented at Teaching and Learning with AI Conference 2023

Humanities in the Open: The Challenges of Creating an Open Literature Anthology

This book chapter was a part of the publication, Open Pedagogy Approaches: Faculty, Library, and Student Collaborations. It highlights a case study from the University of Central Florida of creating an open literature anthology

Library-Sourced eTextbook Survey Questions

This survey was utilized in a study exploring student success metrics and how the students used and perceived a library-sourced eTextbook for a Medical Terminology course in Fall 2021. The survey was adapted from Beile, deNoyelles, and Raible\u27s 2020 study Analysis of an Open Textbook Adoption in an American History Course: Impact on Student Academic Outcomes and Behaviors

Library-Sourced eTextbook Focus Group Questions

These focus group questions were utilized in a study exploring student success metrics and how the students used and perceived a library-sourced eTextbook for a Medical Terminology course in Fall 2021. The questions were adapted with permission from Beile, deNoyelles, and Raible\u27s 2020 study Analysis of an Open Textbook Adoption in an American History Course: Impact on Student Academic Outcomes and Behaviors