Session 17B | One Step at A Time: Transforming Three Lock-Step Courses to The Alternative Textbook Format

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2021-03-12

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DeFranco, Agnes
Conerly, Tonja
Pike, Ursula

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This session aims to alleviate any fear professors may have in transforming a course from a regular format using textbooks to an alternative textbook format. While this seems to be a daunting undertaking, many already have the necessary tools at their disposal. Using an LMS, be it Blackboard, Canvas, Moodle, or others, as the basis for establishing the desired flow and appropriate context for the course, eliminating the cost of textbooks for students is possible.

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Speaker(s): Dr. Agnes DeFranco, Professor and Conrad N. Hilton Distinguished Chair, University of Houston Dr. Agnes DeFranco has served as the Associate Dean and Interim Dean of the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, and the Associate Vice President for Undergraduate Studies for the University of Houston. In addition to her six textbooks and 120 plus refereed articles, she also has numerous non-refereed publications, book chapters, and refereed and invited presentations. Some of her grants include a Department of State USIA research grant on Curriculum Development, three USDA Cochran Programs on Restaurant Management, and a few with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Tonja Conerly, Sociology Faculty and Diversity / Inclusivity Facilitator, San Jacinto Community College Tonja Conerly is a Professor of Sociology at San Jacinto College. Former OER Director - ATD Grant. Founder HAOER. Ursula Pike, Associate Director, Digital Higher Education Consortium of Texas Ursula Pike is the Associate Director of the Digital Higher Education Consortium of Texas (DigiTex), which facilitates the use of best practices in technology-enhanced education. She is a 2020-2021 SPARC Open Education Leadership Fellow and member of the Community College Consortium for OER Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Moderated by: Ursula Pike, Associate Director, Digital Higher Education Consortium of Texas View recording https://youtu.be/xIh2piRekck

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