University Libraries announces a call for nominees for the 2021 Textbook Heroes honor! Nomination deadline has been extended through October 18th, 2021.
Do you know an instructor, student or administrator who champions textbook affordability? Textbook Heroes are members of the ISU community who have promoted or adopted low-cost or free course materials, including open educational resources (OER), helping ISU students save on the cost of materials and showing an outstanding commitment to student success.
Nominees can be an instructor who has adopted OER, a student who has advocated for OER, or someone who has supported OER in an administrative role at ISU.
Honorees will be recognized by the library as a Textbook Hero and a letter of appreciation will be sent to the hero’s relevant dean or department chair; they will also receive an invitation to give a talk about their textbook affordability work during ISU Open Education Week in Spring 2022.
Please use the Textbook Hero Nomination form to submit your nomination by October 18th, 2021. More details about eligibility are provided below.
Eligibility
Self-nominations are accepted, and previous Textbook Hero honorees may be recognized again for new affordability projects they undertake. Projects do not have to be initiated or completed in 2021 to be considered for the honor.
Instructors
Instructors who are eligible have made a notable effort which may include (but is not limited to) the following types of effort:
Students
Students are eligible who have made a notable effort which may include (but is not limited to) the following types of effort:
In all points above, OER should be understood to include existing library resources as well as affordable (low-cost) course materials that may be under copyright.
Administrators
Administrators are eligible who have made a notable effort which may include (but is not limited to) the following types of effort:
In all points above, OER should be understood to include existing library resources as well as affordable (low-cost) course materials that may be under copyright.
For more information about the Textbook Hero honor, please contact KristinWhitman@isu.edu.
Are you interested in creating your own open educational resource, or publishing a free ebook? ISU now has the Pressbooks publishing platform available for all faculty, students and staff! Learn more about Pressbooks here.
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