1 Nov
2017
1 Nov
'17
8:39 p.m.
<div></div><div>Amazing - great work. Lead the way!! How inspiring!
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<br/>On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 12:42 PM, Jenni Hayman
&lt;jhayman(a)ecampusontario.ca&gt;
<br/>wrote:
<br/>
<br/>> Crazy amazing work our west coast friends!
<br/>> ------------------------------
<br/>> *From:* Canadaoer &lt;canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca&gt;
on behalf of Brady
<br/>> Yano &lt;brady(a)sparcopen.org&gt;
<br/>> *Sent:* November 1, 2017 2:35:20 PM
<br/>> *To:* Amanda Coolidge
<br/>> *Cc:* canadaoer
<br/>> *Subject:* Re: [Canadaoer] Fwd: [Openkpu] Textbooks too pricey? How
does
<br/>> free sound?
<br/>>
<br/>> Congrats Rajiv, BCcampus, KPU and all those involved!
<br/>>
<br/>> On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 11:24 AM, Amanda Coolidge
&lt;acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca&gt;
<br/>> wrote:
<br/>>
<br/>>> Congratulations to KPU- the first Zed Cred program in Canada!
<br/>>>
<br/>>> ------------------------------
<br/>>> *From: *"Caroline Daniels"
&lt;Caroline.Daniels(a)kpu.ca&gt;
<br/>>> *To: *"Openkpu"
&lt;openkpu(a)mail.bccampus.ca&gt;
<br/>>> *Sent: *Wednesday, November 1, 2017 11:02:35 AM
<br/>>> *Subject: *[Openkpu] Textbooks too pricey? How does free
sound?
<br/>>>
<br/>>> This is very exciting new for Open Studies at KPU! Congrats to
all of you
<br/>>> who were so involved in getting this off the ground!
<br/>>>
<br/>>>
<br/>>>
<br/>>> *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
<br/>>> November 1, 2017
<br/>>>
<br/>>> *KPU unveils sweet suite of courses with no-cost textbooks*
<br/>>>
<br/>>> *Metro Vancouver, B.C.* – Students at Kwantlen
Polytechnic University
<br/>>> (KPU) are about to save thousands of dollars on their
education, thanks to
<br/>>> dozens of courses that don’t require expensive,
commercial textbooks.
<br/>>>
<br/>>> Launched Nov. 1, the courses are part of KPU’s Zed
Cred program, which is
<br/>>> the first of its kind in Canada. The "Z" in Zed Cred
refers to zero
<br/>>> textbook costs and the “Cred” refers to an
entire degree program, in this
<br/>>> case KPU’s certificate of arts credential.
<br/>>>
<br/>>> “Even a single textbook can cost well over $100,
which means a student
<br/>>> can spend thousands of dollars on textbooks on top of the cost
of tuition
<br/>>> during their post-secondary career,” said Dr. Rajiv
Jhangiani, a university
<br/>>> teaching fellow in open studies and psychology instructor.
<br/>>>
<br/>>> KPU has launched close to 50 courses in the Faculty of Arts
that use
<br/>>> either free open textbooks or free library materials that are
available
<br/>>> online.
<br/>>>
<br/>>> Third-year KPU psychology student Bethany Borkowski is already
planning
<br/>>> to take three Zed Cred courses in counselling psychology,
sociology, and
<br/>>> journalism. Borkowski estimates she’s spent about
$700 on textbooks to
<br/>>> date, despite buying mostly old and used editions.
<br/>>>
<br/>>> “The high cost of textbooks limits university
learning to those who have
<br/>>> accessibility and the financial resources available to cover
additional
<br/>>> costs,” says Borkowski. “I know many
people who do not buy textbooks
<br/>>> because of the cost, and they miss out on valuable information
for a
<br/>>> course.”
<br/>>>
<br/>>> In fact, Jhangiani recently published his research showing
that 54 per
<br/>>> cent of BC post-secondary students do not purchase at least
one of their
<br/>>> required course textbooks because of cost.
<br/>>>
<br/>>> The introduction of Zed Cred means Borkowski will no longer
have to guess
<br/>>> what page an instructor is referring to due to differences in
their
<br/>>> respective textbook editions, she’ll have access to
her materials anywhere,
<br/>>> and she won’t have to carry any heavy tomes around
with her.
<br/>>>
<br/>>> Borkowski says open educational resources also make courses
much more
<br/>>> engaging.
<br/>>>
<br/>>> “Instead of just reading from a textbook, we had
access to more resources
<br/>>> online through hyperlinks in the text and suggested readings
from the
<br/>>> instructor.”
<br/>>>
<br/>>> KPU’s Zed Cred was made possible thanks to a $35,000
grant from BCcampus
<br/>>> to adopt and adapt pre-existing free online open education
resources as
<br/>>> well as create new ones.
<br/>>>
<br/>>> KPU also received an Open Education Resource Grant, which
matches
<br/>>> BCcampus funding with KPU funding for creating new open
textbooks,
<br/>>> redesigning existing resources, and providing workshops,
training and other
<br/>>> support services.
<br/>>>
<br/>>> KPU is already the leading institutional adopter of open
textbooks in
<br/>>> B.C.
<br/>>>
<br/>>> “KPU is a proudly open access university,”
notes Dr. Diane Purvey, dean
<br/>>> of the Faculty of Arts. “Zed Cred is in complete
alignment with our mission
<br/>>> to create pathways to enable all learners to become
successful.”
<br/>>>
<br/>>> For more information, visit http://www.kpu.ca/arts/zedcred
<br/>>>
<http://link.email.dynect.net/link.php?DynEngagement=true&H=w8Bl7ZSLqC%2BFFEF9P0XN9HJB14ltnTgt2r4zKtmGsiA5bfE55aykH69nbHfdRfJtkICb763R3hyZnO9yF9ZjvSY5NlYSAY4RCtY2AJHI8XKuJ5L0Qabimvc6BkOOnvkh&G=0&R=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kpu.ca%2Farts%2Fzedcred&I=20171101174646.000001150faa%40mail6-51-ussnn1&X=MHwxMDQ2NzU4OjU5ZmEwODgxNmJhNGY3NGYxOGQ3MTBkNjs%3D&S=yPDsgdyiMwqnqyV8AAw_WBcu_yWQs2PjEnqmWg39YYU>
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<br/>>>
<br/>>> *About Kwantlen Polytechnic University*
<br/>>> *Kwantlen Polytechnic University has served the Metro
Vancouver region
<br/>>> since 1981, and has opened doors to success for more than
200,000 learners.
<br/>>> Four campuses—Richmond, Surrey, Cloverdale and
Langley—offer a
<br/>>> comprehensive range of sought-after programs in business,
liberal arts,
<br/>>> design, health, science and horticulture, trades and
technology, and
<br/>>> academic and career advancement. Over 19,000 students annually
have a
<br/>>> choice from over 120 programs, including bachelor’s
degrees, associate
<br/>>> degrees, diplomas, certificates, citations and
apprenticeships. Learn more
<br/>>> at **kpu.ca
<br/>>>
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<br/>>>
<br/>>>
<br/>>>
<br/>>> *Media contacts:*
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<br/>>>
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