Reframing Access from Transaction to System Design
For decades, institutions have treated course materials as a peripheral component of the academic experience, necessary but operationally distinct from the core
Retention
52% of Top 1,000 Institutions Are Using Course Materials Access Programs
Half of the Top 1,000 Institutions, by Headcount, are Using Course Materials Access Programs
Addressing Retention Theory Through Equitable Access
If you have any familiarity with higher education, you have some idea of luminary theorists Vincent Tinto and Alexander Astin. Tinto’s groundbreaking research
What If We Started Over?
Rashad Nelms, Associate Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategy and Innovation at Indiana University Bloomington recently posted a
Course Materials Interventions: Supporting Intellectual Egalitarianism
If you have ever seen/heard me present, one of the most important parts of my presentation is my favorite
Inclusive Access and OER Can Coexist
Over the last five years, the growth of Inclusive Access (IA) and Open Educational Resources (OER) has sparked wild discourse within course materials and
Learning Theory and Digital
John Dewey, an American educational theorist, advanced the learning-by-doing principle in the early 1900s. Dewey’s theoretical perspective has been furthered
New Equitable Access Research
I have completed new research on Equitable Access and its impact on course completion rates at a 4-year institution. The study was a pre/post implementation
2023 Q1 Events and Appearances
The last year and a half have flown by. It has been personally and professionally rewarding to have the opportunity to spend my time investigating the course
ACCT Conference: Reflections
I recently presented at the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) annual conference in New York City with my guy Brad Piazza. Brad is the Vice