Subscribe RSS Feed Itunes | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn Connect @topcastnow (Use #topcastnow) Email Topcast Get More TOPcastEpisode 158: AI-Assistance Built-In: Less Obvious/More UsefulEpisode 157: Pending Changes to Inclusive Access ProgramsEpisode 156: Reframing the Data That Tell the Stories About Online StudentsEpisode 155: High-Quality Online Discussions — Here’s How.Episode 154: Alternative Educational Programs and Digital Higher Ed View All Posted on July 1, 2019February 2, 2022 by cdladminEpisode 51: How Can We Make Textbooks More Affordable for Students? About Episode 51: Textbook affordability is important to students, parents, policymakers, and online education professionals. Reducing the functional cost to students of course materials is a complex challenge. In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss one multifaceted strategy for meeting this challenge. Podcast Recording https://media.blubrry.com/ucf_topcast/cdl.ucf.edu/staticfiles/topcast/topcast-551.mp3Podcast (teaching-online-podcast): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:35 — 38.9MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Download Transcript: [PDF] Episode 51 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links The Beginner’s Guide to Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee (featured in this episode) Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Buying Guide & Review Content Links UCF’s Affordable Instructional Materials Initiative FIU’s “Affordability Counts” Initiative Indiana University’s “Affordability @ IU” Initiative Florida Virtual Campus: Summaries of Student Textbook Surveys Florida Statute 1004.085: “Textbook and Instructional Materials Affordability“ TOPcast episode # 11: “Getting to the Goal of Going Textbook Free“ TOPcast episode #21: “Accessibility: It’s a Journey, Not a Destination“