Industry Information – University of North Georgia Press

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Since 2013, Affordable Learning Georgia (ALG), a University System of Georgia (USG) Board of Regents (BOR) initiative, has saved more than 1.1 million USG students over 143 million dollars by funding and advocating Open Education Resources (OER) through grants and partnerships with eCore, eMajor, and the University of North Georgia Press (UNGP), ALG’s University Press Partner. If you’re a USG instructor who gets excited by these numbers and would jump at the opportunity to craft high-quality, innovative new resources driven by high impact practices, allow us to introduce you to some of the year’s best ALG grants for completing your dream project.

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Industry Information / Open Educational Resources (OER)

How to Skip Textbook Costs Without Falling Behind

August 24, 2023September 5, 2023 - by Ariana Adams

The fall semester is upon us, and college students are making their annual pilgrimage back to the classroom. There’s a certain jittery excitement that accompanies the beginning of a new semester–a chance to start over, begin again with a clean slate. Possibilities are endless for students looking out over the expanse of a not-yet-experienced school year, and while this excited flutter is often felt in many students’ hearts, it is also usually accompanied by a certain nauseous feeling that can only be one thing–sticker shock.

Keep UP: UNG Press and Affordable Learning Georgia Save Students Millions in Textbook Costs

November 10, 2021November 15, 2021 - by University Press of North Georgia

The partnership between UNG Press and Affordable Learning Georgia has saved Georgia students millions with no-cost textbooks and OER.

UNG Press to Present on Open Education Conference Panel

October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 - by University Press of North Georgia

The UNG Press will present a live panel discussion called “Open and Able: Using Open Pedagogy to Adopt OER” at the virtual Open Education Conference on Thursday, October 21, 2021.