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TEXTBOOK ADOPTIONS
The Graduate Student Government of NAU
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WHAT ARE TEXTBOOK ADOPTIONS?
The textbook ordering process≈ “course material list“
and its options
• Textbooks
• Course packets
• Digital course materials
• Rental program
– Saved students $775K in 2011-2012*
• “Adopt” the textbook for next
semester/year
*2012 Arizona Board of Regents, Northern Arizona University: Annual Report on Implementation of Textbook Recommendations
WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?
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1. Save students money
Average student spends $1200 a year on textbooks and supplies*
2. Increase student success
3. Reduce unnecessary use of fossil fuels
4. It’s the lawHigher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) of 2008
*The College Board, Annual Survey of Colleges (2012-2013 figures). trends.collegeboard.org
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
• Order your course materials online by the deadlineOctober 15th for the spring semester!
• Consider alternative “course material” options– Contact Jill Christensen the bookstore’s “Course Material Specialist”– Contact the NAU “e-Learning Center”
• “Adopt” a textbook for multiple semesters• Explore “open textbooks” – open.umn.edu• Encourage your colleagues to do the same!• Develop a textbook ordering structure within your
department and/or collegeThe most successful departments and colleges have a person who coordinates the ordering.
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HOW TO ORDER
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OR
Contact [email protected]
Order online at nau.edu/bookstore
Click on the “Online Adoptions” link at the bottom of the page
YOUR FEEDBACK
• What are some of the challenges you face when ordering textbooks?
• What are the departmental challenges to ordering textbooks?
• What other factors may prevent you from ordering on time?
• How can the bookstore help?
• How can GSG help?
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