Selecting Course Materials
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For best results, include a variety of materials in your course that directly support the learning outcomes. When possible, give students a choice of how to learn a topic.
Keeping in mind 老澳门六合彩开奖记录's commitment to putting students first, your course materials should either be free or low-cost as much as possible. Resources on finding materials can be found below.
Textbooks and Other Required Purchases
Textbook adoptions are due the semester before the course is taught so students can see costs when they register. Please check 老澳门六合彩开奖记录鈥檚 online bookstore for information on this process. Log in to the Faculty Resources and Training section from that site. The 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 Employee Intranet has additional information and due dates on the page (login required).
We encourage Anchorage campus faculty to submit their textbooks adoptions every semester, even if there are no required books for the course, so that students have accurate information. We recommend selecting course content that is fully accessible, including books that have an accessible electronic version.
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Finding and Evaluating Possible Materials
Our interactive module walks you through finding a wide variety of course materials, estimating the student workload, and developing your own content.
The is a great place to look for shorter materials to incorporate into your courses. Your can help you find materials, as well as providing instruction for classes and research help for students, staff, and faculty. While the library does not purchase copies of course textbooks due to cost, some electronic texts (e.g., newspaper and journal articles, as well as many full books) can be used across courses. The library鈥檚 guide to explains how to put library content into your 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 Blackboard course.
The initiative can help you find (OER) and other no-cost course materials. Check out the ' projects for inspiration and no-cost resources already in use at 老澳门六合彩开奖记录! The can help faculty learn more about OER and Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) materials, and
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