Faculty Commons Staff Favorite | Open Education Podcast | Univ of Delaware

"Teaching in Higher Ed is a weekly podcast with experts in the field of teaching and personal productivity.

This January, C. Edward Watson, Ph.D., was interviewed on the topic of open textbooks. Dr. Watson is associate vice president for Quality, Advocacy and LEAP Initiatives with the Association of American Colleges and Universities, and formerly director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of Georgia. In this podcast, he discusses his work to assess the impact of the adoption of OpenStax open textbooks within several large-enrollment courses at University of Georgia by comparing DFW and end of course grade data for these courses before and after the open textbooks were adopted.

Why I love it: The podcast answers many of the frequently asked questions that I hear from faculty and instructors when talking about open education resources and open textbooks. How are they updated? Are print options available? Is the cost of textbooks truly a concern for students?..."