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"Practitioner Perspectives": A NEBHE Q&A with Thomas Edwards on Helping Students Save Money on Textbooks
Gumb, Lindsey
New England Journal of Higher Education, May 2020
In the following Q&A, NEBHE's Fellow for Open Education Lindsey Gumb asks Thomas College Provost Thomas Edwards about the Waterville, Maine, college's plans to use a new grant from the Davis Education Foundation. The college's focus on melding access and affordability through OER (Open Educational Resources) is especially relevant in the current shift to online learning at many campuses.
Descriptors: Student Costs, Paying for College, Textbooks, Open Educational Resources, Electronic Learning, Grants, Curriculum Design, College Presidents, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Change
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Maine
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