1 Nov
2017
1 Nov
'17
8:38 p.m.
<div></div><div>Congrats Rajiv, BCcampus, KPU and all those involved!
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<br/>On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 11:24 AM, Amanda Coolidge
&lt;acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca&gt;
<br/>wrote:
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<br/>> Congratulations to KPU- the first Zed Cred program in Canada!
<br/>>
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<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 can
<br/>> 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 to
<br/>> 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
BCcampus
<br/>> funding with KPU funding for creating new open textbooks, redesigning
<br/>> existing resources, and providing workshops, training and other
support
<br/>> services.
<br/>>
<br/>> KPU is already the leading institutional adopter of open textbooks in
B.C.
<br/>>
<br/>> “KPU is a proudly open access university,” notes
Dr. Diane Purvey, dean of
<br/>> the Faculty of Arts. “Zed Cred is in complete alignment with
our mission to
<br/>> create pathways to enable all learners to become
successful.”
<br/>>
<br/>> For more information, visit http://www.kpu.ca/arts/zedcred
<br/>>
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