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AL$ Webinar Agenda  AL$ Overview (Leslie Kennedy, 10 min.)  VitalSource (Mark Sullivan, 20 min.)  Softchalk Cloud (Paul Miller, 20 min.)  Wrap Up (All, 10 min.)

Making It Easier To Find  Alternative Content  Tools  Technologies  Policies  Marketing & deployment strategies

4 CSU Provides System Access to Free or Low-Cost Textbook Alternatives  Open Educational Resources: Over 40,000 FREE online teaching materials including over 2,300 FREE online textbooks are AL$ website  CSU Library eBooks: CSU systemwide electronic library collections provide students FREE access to eBooks  Faculty-Authored Materials: Published and distributed in a variety of ways  Lower Cost Publisher eTextbooks: CSU Rent Digital

About Digital Textbooks in the CSU  Digital textbooks cost 45%-60% less than new print textbook prices  33% of CSU students prefer digital textbooks  1% of all titles sold in CSU bookstores are digital textbooks 5 There is an unmet demand in the CSU marketplace

Choice: Faculty have a wide choice of publishers and students choose a digital rental or not. 45K+ title choices. Price: 60% off new print textbook prices and publishers choose the titles they will offer Marketing: CSU and vendors collaborating to raise awareness, comfort, and competencies in using digital textbooks Accessibility: Vendors will provide the CSU a roadmap for improving the accessibility of their eReaders

Spring 2014: Student-focused activities  Campus Outreach: Student awareness of choice through your campus bookstore  Cal State Student Association communication program  CSU Public Affairs program

Why Do CSU Students Use Rent Digital? Affordability  Lowest price. No buyback gamble. No risk of losing a print rental. Can afford ALL materials for classes. Reduce Stress  No book theft. No heavy backpack. No remembering to return rentals during finals. Reassurance  Available in NEW editions unlike used books and hard copy rentals. CSU only has the correct edition/title/ISBN so no risk of buying the wrong book Unique Benefits  If students decide to keep the materials, they can pay the difference. Interactive content is more engaging than hard copy and grades reflect the improvement  Tests identify and explain errors so students learn from tests as well as studying  Publisher updates in real-time, so no “old” editions.  Get to select the format that suits them while the instructor still selects content

If 1/3 of CSU students choose 1 digital rental per semester instead of a new $100 print textbook…..  CSU students will save about $17 Million in Digital Rentals: Student Savings

CSU ALS Activities: What’s the Schedule?  Join the AL$ Online Community for info and support tinyurl.com/als-community  Monthly webinars by CO, CSU campuses & vendors  Campus grant opportunities  Workshops at your campus : Faculty/Staff-focused activities

Learning Matters VitalSource Mark Sullivan VitalSource Technologies Tel:

SUBHEAD IF NEEDED Enhanced e-textbooks Rich, interactive content Enterprise platform Integrated with LMS, or standalone Robust, scalable systems publishers - they are the Content – we are the platform VITALSOURCE

SUBHEAD IF NEEDED 4 million users worldwide on over 6,000 campuses More than 7 million e-textbooks delivered in 2013 Supporting more than 500 publishers globally Adding 10,000 new users weekly 300,000 titles 25 languages across 180 countries Accessible platforms Scalable content enhancement options VITALSOURCE

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Digital Content Challenges Analyti cs Scalabil ity Conversi on Print options E- commerc e Paying pubs Mobile devices Cloud access Licensing options Reporti ng User data MOOC s LMS integration Asset management Global distribution Download/off line Priva cy LTI 2.0 B2B Models Help Desk Support Integration support Student training Faculty training Interactive content Accessibi lity

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® Bookshelf He is looking at a full download or at online access to your original or to publisher content. Native mobile apps for iOS and Android (not web apps) Integrated delivery through LMS/VLE or SIS EPUB3 and PDF support Accessible platform

19 Many devices...

One platform

21 Access through the cloud and/or by download

So download to your laptop 22

Download to your tablet 23

Download to your mobile 24

Internet- connected or log in from any machine Browser 26

Bookshelf has native apps for: iOS Android Windows Mac

Advanced search New page controls Highlights, notes Navigate, sort, search, share notes and highlights Key Features

Thank You! Questions? Mark Sullivan VitalSource Technologies Tel:

SoftChalk Cloud Paul Miller, Ph.D. SoftChalk LLC Tel: ext. 105

Award-winning, industry leader in content authoring MISSION Provide an easy to use, yet powerful solution that enables educators to create-their-own interactive online learning content for use in any LMS. SoftChalk LLC

Our Vision  Engaging Interactive Learning Content  Portable and Interoperable  Modular, Mashable, and Reusable  Collaborative and Open  Create Once, Use Anywhere

Our most recent innovation…. SoftChalk Cloud eLearning Content Authoring LMS integration via LTI Community OER Repository

Licensing 3 rd -party materials is not cost-effective over time SoftChalk allows schools to develop their own online curriculum How does SoftChalk Cloud help control costs?

 Online Content Authoring  Community Sharing  Content Collaboration  Student Score Tracking  Anytime/Anywhere Access and Delivery What’s in the Cloud

Logged in to my account; view my lessons and courses

LTI Hyperlink Standard Hyperlink

Create Content

SoftChalk Cloud BlackBoard D2L Your Website Your Blog Moodle Canvas Any LMS

Discounted Pricing through the CSU - Center for Distributed Learning (Odionu, Chris $195/subscription when we reach 100 subscribers in the CSU system (Regularly $495/subscription) Additional price breaks as adoption increases Paul Miller

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Overall AL$ Comments or Questions

Contact / Connect Collaboration/Support ALS Website als.csuprojects.org ALS Community site tinyurl.com/als-community

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