Make your Course More Affordable with Open Educational Resources (OER)
According to the Consumer Price Index, from 2006-2016, the cost of college students’ textbooks increased by 88% (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2016). It is estimated that on average, full-time college students enrolled in a 4-year institution spent 1,240$ in 2019-2020 on textbooks (https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org). One way faculty and staff can address this equity issue is to assign open educational resources (OERs) instead of traditional costly textbooks in their classes. In this workshop, we will cover some of the tactics used by conventional textbook publishers and their impact on student success. We will review some of the established OER policies and initiatives currently available and identify reputable, scholarly OER for your classes
Open Science 101: An Introduction to the Open Science Movement
Do you keep hearing the term “Open Science” but aren’t sure what it means? Come find out why the scientific community is striving to adopt more open practices and learn how you can join the movement!
Paywall: The Business of Scholarship Film Screening
Join us during Open Access Week 2024 to engage in this year’s theme: “Community over Commercialization”. We will watch Paywall: The Business of Scholarship, a documentary that questions the rationale behind the $20 billion a year, for-profit academic publishing industry. The screening will be followed by a discussion of the growing need for open access to scholarship that serves the best interests of the academic community and the public.
Food and drinks will be provided courtesy of CELT.
Introduction to Open Access Publishing & Resources
Curious about publishing in an OA journal but worried about the quality of the publication and confused over article processing fees, and the different types of open-access formats currently available (ex., Gold, green, and hybrid)? This workshop will provide an overview of OA Publishing, including the kinds of OA policies, resources to evaluate publishers and journals, and how OA can promote your research.
Identifying Potential Predatory Publishers
Have you ever received an email inviting you to publish in a scholarly journal? Have you been unsure of the quality of that journal – perhaps they are a new start-up, and not yet known, or perhaps the journal is produced by a predatory publisher looking to take advantage of authors Recently, it has become harder and harder to distinguish the trustworthy journals from predatory journals. Predatory publishers and journals may disseminate plagiarized materials, or material lacking in quality control and lacking peer review all while charging the author a fee. In this workshop/discussion, we will discuss how you can identify possible predatory journals and publishers. Everyone is also encouraged to bring in examples and share their own experiences as well.
Funding Open Access Publishing
Are you interested in publishing in an open access journal but don’t have the funds to cover the cost of the article processing charge? In this workshop, we will cover various ways to receive funding to publish in open access journals through Tulane University and beyond.
