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Digital Engagement Initiative: Providing ALL Students With the Tools for Success
Biennial Conference on Diversity, Equity, and Completion
October 2, 2018
Average Student Expenses at Community Colleges
Data Sources: Averages based on expenses at TN community colleges according to TBR data and IPEDS 2016-17
•FY 2017-18 TN average costs
• $1,451 at TCATS
• $1,292 at Community Colleges
• $1,521 at Universities
•Financial barrier
• 82% increase from 2006-2016
• 6x inflation
The Cost of Course Materials
Addressing the Income Gap
Retention Graduation
24.6%
42.6%
63.3%
37.9%
58.4%
76.8%
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CommunityColleges
LocallyGovernedInstitutions
University ofTennessee
Pell-Eligible Not Pell-Eligible
54.1%
75.2%
83.9%
63.9%
80.1%
89.8%
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CommunityColleges
LocallyGovernedInstitutions
University ofTennessee
Pell-Eligible Not Pell-Eligible
Cost Influences on Student Decision-making
47.6% 45.5%
26.1%20.7%
37.6%
19.8%
66.6%
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Take fewer courses Don't register for aspecific course
Drop a course Withdraw from acourse
Earn a poor gradebecause I could not
afford to buy thetextbook
Fail a course because Icould not afford to buy
the textbook
Don't purchase therequired textbook
Impact of Textbook Costs on Students
Florida Virtual Campus2016 Textbook and Course Materials Survey
Crafting a Strategy for Affordability and Learning
•Minimize student costs
•Manage costs to institutions and TN
•Engage faculty, libraries, and academic support to assess content and implement solutions
•Provide timely, ADA accessible materials
•Leverage scale to maximize savings
Inclusive Access (IA) Model
Professor Selects Text
Text Connected to Course
Student Registers for
Course
Student Logs In to LMS and
Accesses e-text
ALL students have IMMEDIATE access to the e-textbook.
Technical College Programs
• Practical Nursing
• Automotive Technology
• Machine Tool Technology
• Cosmetology
• Administrative Office Tech.
• Computer Information Tech.
• Collision Repair Technology
Community College Courses
• ENGL1020 Composition II
• PSYC 1030 Intro to Psychology
• COMM 2025 Fund. of Comm.
• HIST 2010 Early U.S. History
• BIOL 2010 Human A&P
• MUS 1030 Introduction to Music
• INFS 1010 Computer App.
Participating Pilot Professoriate
115 Faculty Members
Faculty Leadership Team (FLT)
Lorie Goodgine TCAT Paris Administrative Office Tech.
Jimmy Jones TCAT Chattanooga Automotive Technology
Abigail Goosie Walters State BIOL 1020
Paul Nolan TCAT Crump Collision Repair Technology
Melva Black Vol State COMM 2025
Brandon Rives TCAT Dickson Computer Information Tech.
Kim Atkinson TCAT Hohenwald Cosmetology
Dawn Copeland Motlow State ENGL 1020
David Toye Northeast State HIST 2010
Lisa Matlock Jackson State INFS 1010
Adam Dalton TCAT Harriman Machine Tool Technology
Will Benson Cleveland State MUS 1030
Kathleen Voeltzke TCAT Nashville Practical Nursing
Emily Dunlap Chattanooga State PSYC 1030
Teaching and Learning in the Digital Domain
1. Speed of Delivery
2. Easily Portable
3. Easy Search
4. Highlighting
5. Copy and Paste
6. Audio
7. Cheaper
8. Environmentally Friendly
9. Quick Updates
10.Font Adjustments and Night Time Reading
Top 10 Reasons to
Digitally Engage
An Affordable Pathway
According to the Roane
State Community College
Academic Map, a Roane
State student on the
Tennessee Transfer
Pathway for Business
Administration will take the
following required and
elective general education
courses.
*electives are representative and differ
for each student
Textbook cost varies from year to year
and from section to section. This
analysis was conducted using the best
average data available at the time.
Course Print e-text
ENGL 1010 Composition I 121.25$ 99.95$
MATH 1530 Introductory Statistics 121.25$ 99.95$
ARTH 1030 Art Appreciation 230.00$ 55.59$
ENGL 1020 Composition II 126.50$ 32.50$
MATH 1630 Finite Math 121.25$ 99.95$
COMM 2025 Fundamentals of Communication 177.00$ 39.77$
PHIL 121 Elementary Ethics (Humanities Elective) 105.50$ 14.53$
ECON 2100 Principles of Macroeconomics 246.50$ 50.03$
MATH 1830 Calculus for Business 223.00$ 45.87$
ENGL 2210 British Literature I (Literature Elective) 86.00$ 24.80$
HIST 2010 Survey of U.S. History I (History Elective) 88.50$ 33.72$
BIOL 1110 General Biology I (Natural Science Elective) 264.50$ 138.10$
ECON 2200 Principles of Microeconomics 255.75$ 63.71$
HIST 2020 Survey of U.S. History II (History Elective) reuse 2010 text
BIOL 1120 General Biology II (Natural Science Elective) 264.50$ 138.10$
GEOG 2010 World Regional Geography (Elective) 213.00$ 42.76$
Total for Gen Ed courses in TTP A.S. (Business Admin) 2,644.50$ 979.35$
• Key Findings of Previous Research
• Significant cost savings for students.
• Improved pass rates.
• Students rank cost savings and portability as key benefits.
• Significant gains for underserved students, driven by first day availability.
• Assessment Challenges
• Attitudes toward digital textbooks affect outcomes.
• Short-term implementation versus long-term success.
• Accessibility and equity.
Research on Digital Textbook Initiatives
Assessing the Digital Engagement Initiative
How do digital textbooks
affect student access?
How do digital textbooks
affect student learning?
Do digital textbooks…
• increase student access to
course materials?
• reduce student costs?
• promote student access
equitably?
Does inclusive access…
• increase student engagement
with course materials?
• improve student performance in
key gateway courses?
• help to address equity gaps in
persistence and completion?
Assessment Tools
•Analyze data on textbook access and utilization.
•Calculate estimated cost savings.
•Survey student and faculty experiences.
•Compare student outcomes and pass rates.
•Leverage student engagement metrics.
•Evaluate accessibility and equity.
Assessing Faculty Experiences
Pre-Pilot Post-Pilot
• Level of experience with digital
textbooks.
• Concerns and challenges about
implementation.
• Awareness of textbook costs.
• Problems with student access to
course materials in the past.
• Effect of digital materials on
student access and learning.
• Influence of digital materials on
course curriculum and instruction.
• Lessons learned about
implementation.
Equity in Student Access and Use
•Will we observe differences in access or use of digital textbooks based on:
•Socioeconomic status?
•Age?
•Region?
•Academic preparation?
•Accessibility needs?
CONTACT US
Robert M. Denn, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Tennessee Board of Regents
615-366-4446
Amy Moreland, Ph.D.
Director of Policy
Tennessee Board of Regents
615-366-3939
Lauren Collier, Ph.D.
Director of Institution and Board Affairs
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
615-532-9523
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