Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
| Published: |
2016
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1114493 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1867181357341343744 |
|---|---|
| author | Young, Brian |
| author_facet | Young, Brian Young, Brian |
| collection | Education Resources Information Center |
| contents | Assessing Faculty Perceptions of Free Educational Resources: One Institution's Experience Young, Brian Educational Resources Open Source Technology Teacher Attitudes Teacher Surveys Instructional Material Evaluation Lesson Plans Time on Task Teacher Expectations of Students Library Services Incentive Grants College Faculty Providing financial incentives to faculty who adopt free educational resources in place of traditional textbooks is becoming more common in U.S. higher education institutions. The University of Mississippi (UM) offered liberal arts instructors the opportunity to apply for internal funding to replace one traditional textbook in their classroom with a free-to-student resource. The researcher used a survey to capture instructors' perceptions of free educational resources while preparing their new syllabus. Results from the survey are summarized and their implications for the local library and libraries at large are discussed. |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| id | eric_EJ1114493 |
| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 2016 |
| record_format | eric |
| spellingShingle | Assessing Faculty Perceptions of Free Educational Resources: One Institution's Experience Young, Brian Educational Resources Open Source Technology Teacher Attitudes Teacher Surveys Instructional Material Evaluation Lesson Plans Time on Task Teacher Expectations of Students Library Services Incentive Grants College Faculty Assessing Faculty Perceptions of Free Educational Resources: One Institution's Experience Young, Brian Educational Resources Open Source Technology Teacher Attitudes Teacher Surveys Instructional Material Evaluation Lesson Plans Time on Task Teacher Expectations of Students Library Services Incentive Grants College Faculty Providing financial incentives to faculty who adopt free educational resources in place of traditional textbooks is becoming more common in U.S. higher education institutions. The University of Mississippi (UM) offered liberal arts instructors the opportunity to apply for internal funding to replace one traditional textbook in their classroom with a free-to-student resource. The researcher used a survey to capture instructors' perceptions of free educational resources while preparing their new syllabus. Results from the survey are summarized and their implications for the local library and libraries at large are discussed. |
| title | Assessing Faculty Perceptions of Free Educational Resources: One Institution's Experience |
| topic | Educational Resources Open Source Technology Teacher Attitudes Teacher Surveys Instructional Material Evaluation Lesson Plans Time on Task Teacher Expectations of Students Library Services Incentive Grants College Faculty |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1114493 |