Wednesday, October 26, 2022

St. FX University And Students Union Team Up On A Grant Program To Reduce Textbook Costs - St. Francis Xavier University, XFM

The StFX Students’ Union and StFX University have announced the launch of the first Open Educational Resources (OER) grant program at the school.  A partnership between the university and the students’ union, the grant program offers StFX professors funding to switch from using traditionally published textbooks to open educational resources, which are a free alternative to regular textbooks.Naomi Stobart, vice president academic for the students union, said the program is a first for StFX.