Amariani Garcia Lantern Staff The Butler English Department has saved students over $500,000 in book costs, by creating and publishing an English Composition I and II textbook in 2018. The idea to start an Open Educational Resources (OER) textbook came to be when Associate Professor of English Andrea L. McCaffree-Wallace came upon the idea at… Continue reading Department saves students money, one book at a time
Rachel McClurg Editor-in-Chief The English department recently completed its very own textbook that is now available for use in the EG 101 classes. The textbook is inexpensive when compared to the previous EG 101 book “Writing Matters”, and it is specifically tailored to contain the exact information that the professors cover without having any unnecessary… Continue reading English department creates new, cost-effective textbooks
Marcus Smith Lantern Staff Butler’s English Department voted last year to change their textbooks from a traditional textbook to an open-educational resource (OER). One of the main purposes of this is to help students save money on traditional textbooks. “This book will be different in that it is catered to Butler students and classes,” Associate… Continue reading Open-educational resources are the new wave
