The cost of textbooks and other course materials add up quickly. Austin Community College District (ACC) experts share how faculty are creating both Zero Cost Textbook and Open Educational Resource (ZTC/OER) courses to help save … Continue reading
ACC selected as early adopter for state OER digital repository
By Carrie Gits, Highland Campus Library head librarian and associate professor On September 1, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board launched OERTX, the state’s digital repository of open educational resources (OER) for Texas. OERTX — … Continue reading
ACC students have saved more than $10 million in textbook costs
Austin Community College District (ACC) students have saved more than $10 million in textbook costs since the college launched zero textbook cost (ZTC) courses and degrees in 2017. The number of ACC courses now offering … Continue reading
ACC’s Z-Degree program awarded prestigious Texas Star Award
The Austin Community College District (ACC) Z-Degree program was recognized as one of the top college programs in the state — awarded a 2019 Star Award by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board during an … Continue reading
For This Campus, Choosing Textbooks Has Gotten a Lot More Complicated
For This Campus, Choosing Textbooks Has Gotten a Lot More Complicated By Lindsay Ellis OCTOBER 13, 2019 PREMIUM Regina Seanez, a sophomore at Austin Community College, uses both traditional textbooks and e-textbooks as part of … Continue reading
ACC’s zero-cost textbook program named finalist for Texas Star Award
The Austin Community College Z-Degree Program is recognized as one of the top performing college programs in Texas; named a finalist for the prestigious 2019 Star Award by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The … Continue reading
ACC expands no-cost textbook options for students through new national partnership
Austin Community College (ACC) is one of 10 colleges and universities nationwide selected to participate in the 2019-2020 OpenStax Institutional Partnership Program to expand the use of free, peer-reviewed textbooks known as open educational resources … Continue reading
Learn how you can save! Earn a degree without ever purchasing a textbook
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ACC celebrates saving textbook costs with Open Education Week
Austin Community College (ACC) celebrates Open Education Week, March 4-8, by highlighting the millions of dollars students have saved by taking Z-Degree classes. Z-Degree classes use zero-cost learning materials and open education resources (OER) — … Continue reading
ACC Teaches Without Textbooks
Austin Chronicle: ACC Teaches Without Textbooks BY AUSTIN SANDERS, FRI., DEC. 21, 2018 As enrollment for the spring semester at Austin Community College gets underway, the school is encouraging students to consider signing up for “Z-classes,” … Continue reading