{"70125":{"#nid":"70125","#data":{"type":"news","title":"What Does Tech Think: Are You Course Material Cost Conscious?","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Situation: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen deciding on materials students will need for your classes, you try to be sensitive to students\u2019 limited budgets. However, you also feel that students need to be prepared to make the investment in the materials needed to learn. How do you handle this dilemma?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Response: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAmy Prichett said that if two books are equally useful, she picks the cheaper one. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBut there\u2019s no use picking a useless $50 book over a more expensive one with instructional value,\u201d said the associate professor in the School of Aerospace Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor her survey class, Carla Gerona intentionally uses \u201cone of the cheapest textbooks on the market,\u201d which comes in black and white, lowering the cost. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019m cost conscious in other classes, but in history, there\u2019s no getting away from books,\u201d said Gerona, an assistant professor in the School of History, Technology and Society. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo remedy this, she encourages students to get books from the library or use the interlibrary loan option. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI minimize costs by posting critical materials on the Internet,\u201d said Catherine Ross, a professor in the School of Architecture and director of the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development. \u201cI also support the resale of books and other course materials at reduced prices.\u201d\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECost was one of the factors that led to Brian Kennedy\u2019s recent decision to change textbooks. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s important that students have access to more than a single textbook, so library reserves and my own book collection are also useful resources,\u201d said the professor and associate chair of the School of Physics. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJarrod Hayes, an associate professor in the School of International Affairs, assigns a variety of scholarly articles in his classes, reducing the need for textbooks. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cNo matter what the cost, the question that needs to be addressed is \u2018how will this help my students learn?\u2019\u201d said Donna Llewellyn, director of the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELlewellyn recommends utilizing the library\u2019s electronic and physical reserves, which allow instructors to make resources accessible without the need for the students to purchase them.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhen deciding on materials students will need for your classes, you try to be sensitive to students\u2019 limited budgets. However, you also feel that students need to be prepared to make the investment in the materials needed to learn. How do you handle this dilemma?\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"When deciding on materials students will need for your classes, you try to be sensitive to students\u2019 limited budgets. However, you also feel that students need to be prepared to make the investment in the materials needed to learn. How do you handle"}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2011-09-20 14:13:42","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:09","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-09-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-09-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"14369","name":"Amy Pritchett"},{"id":"14367","name":"Brian Kennedy"},{"id":"5622","name":"Carla Gerona"},{"id":"648","name":"catherine ross"},{"id":"14365","name":"course material costs"},{"id":"14368","name":"Donna Llewellyn"},{"id":"11749","name":"Jarrod Hayes"},{"id":"14073","name":"What Does Tech Think?"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:amelia.pavlik@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAmelia Pavlik\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-385-4142\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}