Thanks to all of the fabulous speakers and attendees at this year’s Affordable Learning Summit! Recordings and handouts are available now for all sessions—visit alpasummit.learningtimesevents.org to catch up on anything you missed live. #alpasummit #opened #OER

The August ALPA newsletter is available now! Check it out at mailchi.mp/57ceef158fc7/a…

Join the ALPA team! Job posting: Affordable Learning PA Coordinator; 10-20 hours per week, Remote working, contract-based role. palci.org/job-alpa-coord… #remotework #libraryjobs

Congratulations to Janelle Wertzberger of Gettysburg College College--ALPA's latest Affordable Learning Champion! affordablelearningpa.org/get-involved/a…

Don’t miss an opportunity to apply for these grants for library materials to offset student costs - new grant cycle now open!

Today we’re together The Penn Stater with colleagues from 30+ institutions across our region learning and working on #affordability issues in higher ed. w/ the Affordable Learning PA (ALPa) community. Thanks to Office of Commonwealth Libraries for LSTA funding and support of this gathering. #OER #ALPASummit23

Students need to see themselves in their course materials. #OER ~ Heather Blicher #ALPASummit23

Many great resources for diverse imagery and tools for supporting DEI in course materials #alpasummit23

Lightning talks! #alpasummit23

Cheryl Casey University of Arizona talks partnerships w/book stores, pros and challenges, and shares information about equitable access and pay one price programs shop.arizona.edu/payoneprice_st… #alpasummit23

Genya O’Gara sharing updates on Virginias efforts - $600k in annual funding to support affordable course content awarded to VIVA in Virginia by general assembly ~ VIVA #alpasummit23

32% students in survey say that cost of course materials influenced the institutions they selected. ~ Genya O’Gara on VIVA course materials survey #alpasummit23

ALPA is partnered with Bay View Analytics and joined by Jeff and Julia Seaman who have been working on OER surveys for the last decade. They will report on initial PA course materials affordability survey process and results. #alpasummit23