Resolution 25-04: E-BOOKWORM
| Number | 25-04 |
| Description | Promote adoptions of OER through engagement with faculty and encourage accessible, cost effective learning materials. |
| Authored by |
Andres Morales, Chidera Nwankwor, Anari Machungo |
| Sponsored by |
Andres Morales, Anari Machungo, |
| Date Submitted | Tuesday, January 28, 2025 |
| Date Considered | Tuesday, March 4, 2025 |
| Committee | Academic Affairs |
| Result | n/a |
| Remarks | Resolution passed in the Student Senate general body |
| Whereas | The rising cost of textbooks and course materials places a significant financial burden on students, limiting their ability to access essential educational resources and succeed academically; and |
| Whereas | undergraduate students at UTA spend an average of $1,000-$1,240 annually on textbooks, a cost that could be significantly reduced through affordable alternatives such as e-books and open educational resources (OER); and |
| Whereas | digital resources, including e-books, support diverse learning needs through features like adjustable text sizes and interactive tools, fostering inclusivity and academic success for UTA students; and |
| Whereas | UTA currently has an OER department which specializes in partnering with faculty to create free or affordable materials tailored to their classes; and |
| Whereas | professors, Faculty and Instructors who are partnered with the OER department are given an incitive to write their own affordable or no cost textbook for funding up to $10,000.00 through a University-sponsored grant; and |
| Be It Further Resolved That | the university should promote the adoption of low cost and no cost resources by engaging with faculty to encourage their use in curricula and by providing students with accessible and cost-effective learning materials to improve academic success; and |
| Be It Further Resolved That | professors, Faculty, and Instructors be encouraged to write their own no cost or affordable textbooks through OERs to provide for their classes. |
| Downloadable File | Download Resolution 25-04 Routing Documents.pdf |