This an archive of the original COOL4Ed website. For the current version, please go to coolfored.org
AB 798 and SB 1359 Community
COOL4Ed’s mission is to support the success of CCC and CSU campuses implementing their textbook affordability programs and reducing the cost of course materials for students.
Through developing and growing open and extensive communication channels, sharing expertise and experiences with textbook affordability programs, and supporting the leadership of campus coordinators, the collaborative community of the CCC and CSU will be able to achieve is textbook affordability goals successfully, efficiently, and in a timely manner.
What’s New
- The CSU SB 1359 memo to the CSU Presidents and campus leadership. Click here to view the memo.
- The CA Community Colleges' memo on SB 1359 activities and their recommended logo/symbol is posted here.
- SB 1359 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Webinars
The COOL4Ed team will conduct monthly webinars on topics that are important to the TACC Community. We will be using Zoom, online conferencing software, and we'll frequently be asking members of the TACC community to share their plans and experiences. We'll also bring in guest experts and simply give you time to address the issues that are bothering you.
March 29, 2018 AL$ / AB 798 Webinar Archive
March 1, 2018 AL$ / AB 798 Webinar Archive
December 2017 AL$ / AB 798 Webinar Archive
November 2017 Webinar – OLC Conference Announcement, AB 798 Final Report, SB 1359 Check-in
October 2017 Webinar – Open Ed, SB 1359, CSU Fullerton Spotlight
September 2017 Webinar – Helpful Coordinators' Resources, SB 1359, and TopHat
August 2017 Webinar - AY17 AL$/AB798 Team Kick-off
July 2017 Webinar - AB 798 Reporting Update, Summer Prep Strategies, OpenStax eReader Pilot
June 2017 Webinar - SB 1359: Implementation Requirements and Issues (Hanley)
May 2017 AL$ / AB 798 Webinar - Implementation Strategies for SB 1359 Tagging Course Catalogs for Zero Cost Textbooks
April 2017 AL$ / AB 798 Webinar - SB 1359: Everything You Need to Know
March 2017 AL$ / AB 798 Webinar – Getting the Most out of Campus Events
Events
- The OLC Collaborate AB798 Conference and the AL$ Annual Meeting will tentatively take place January 30 – 31, 2018 at the Hyatt LAX. Meeting confirmation and additional content to follow soon.
Past Events
- Textbook Affordability + Your Campus: Strategy, Data, and Sustainability Conference, CSU Affordable Learning Solutions and OLC Collaborate, February 16, 2017, San Francisco Airport Hilton. Conference Materials' Resource Center. The CSU Affordable Learning Solutions initiative and COOL4Ed.org joined the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) for a regional conference focused on higher education textbook affordability and the California Textbook Affordability Act AB 798 generating grant funding and initiating faculty to adopt no/low cost resources for their students. Each session was archived and posted online for easy reference.
- Open Education Week took place, March 27 – 31, 2017.
- HBCU Affordable Learning Summit: April 5-7, 2017
The Southern University System, the California State University, and MERLOT shared practices, strategies, and resources for reducing the costs of instructional materials for students, making higher education more affordable for more students in Historically Black Universities (HBCUs) in the United States and Higher Education Institutions in Africa (HEIA). The HBCU Affordable Learning Summit was embedded in the annual OLC INNOVATE conference cosponsored by the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and MERLOT in New Orleans, April 5-7, 2017.
Click here for the Summit overview and agenda.
Resources
- List of campus participants and their coordinators
- The AB 798 listserv address: ab798-coordinators@lists.cdl.edu
- This listserv is for Textbook Affordability Campus Coordinators (TACCs) and COOL4Ed team members only. TACCs are appointed by each campus’s leadership.
- Online community/discussion board
- This online community is open to everyone and updates will be regularly posted. Members can send message to the entire group, start and contribute to discussion forums, and post comments on “the wall” as well
- SB 1359 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- AB 798 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Support Team
- Email – lkennedy@calstate.edu which is received by Leslie Kennedy, Gerry Hanley, and Theresa Dykes
- Located at the CSU Chancellor’s Office in Long Beach, CA
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