1. FRESNO STATE ATI and IM EFFORTS CSU ATI Executive Sponsors, Sept. 8, 2011 Ellen Junn, Interim SATO & Michael Caldwell, Senate Chair

2. FRESNO STATE: ATI Video for Faculty  ATI Video (featured at Fall 2011 Faculty Assembly): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9lDOTRGBU4&feat ure=youtu.be  Also Cost Consciousness Textbook Video (Fall 2010): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IgRzXt-7d4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IgRzXt-7d4

3. ATI at FRESNO STATE: Fall 2010 Textbook Email to Faculty Dear Colleagues, I have teamed up with Associated Students, Inc. to bring you information about Spring textbook orders. Please take a few moments to watch this short video created by our students and then return to read the rest of this email: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IgRzXt-7d4 We all recognize that many students struggle to afford a college education--even in the California State University, where fees are low relative to other American four-year institutions. Significant student costs include course materials--specifically textbooks. In an effort to address this issue, recent state laws encourage faculty, and others on campus, to help to reduce textbook costs. Assembly Bill 2477, which took effect on January 1, 2005, requires CSU leaders to work with their Academic Senates to encourage faculty to consider the least costly practices in assigning textbooks. Assembly Bill 1548, effective Jan. 1, 2008, encourages faculty to consider cost in the adoption of textbooks. This is a request that you take reasonable steps to keep costs as low as possible for our students. Here are three things you can do. You can: (1) Submit your textbook adoption information to the bookstore by the due date (October 29) to make certain that the bookstore can obtain as many used books as possible and purchase books back from students at higher prices; (2) Consider price in the textbook adoption process and, without compromising the quality of the education students receive or essential academic freedom, consider adopting less costly textbooks wherever possible; (3) Consider adopting textbooks that are not bundled with supplementary products, unless all the components are required for the course. I am certain you will want to join your colleagues in taking affordability into account when making your textbook selections, always remaining consistent with the achievement of high goals for learning you set for your students. Thank you for your help in this important effort. Sincerely, Michael Caldwell, Chair, Academic Senate, mcaldwell@csufresno.eduhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IgRzXt-7d4mcaldwell@csufresno.edu

4. ATI AT FRESNO STATE: Spring 2011 Textbook Email to Faculty Dear Colleagues, We all recognize that many students struggle to afford a college education--even in the California State University, where fees are low relative to other American four-year institutions. Significant student costs include course materials--specifically textbooks. TEXTBOOK ADOPTIONS FOR FALL 2011 ARE DUE BY APRIL 15, 2011 There have been two important pieces of federal legislation pertaining to college textbooks that are now impacting timely adoptions. The first is in response to the Americans with Disabilities Act and deals with accessibility to course materials for students with disabilities (ATI). The second piece of legislation is the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) and is aimed at giving students as much information as possible in order to make good decisions about which courses to enroll in. Students now have the opportunity to review required course material at the time that they are choosing and enrolling in their courses. This enables them to make informed decisions and look at their options for securing the correct material. The best strategy for complying with these mandates is to place a Standing Order with the bookstore. A Standing Order says that every time you teach that same class, you plan to use the same book. That way, your order is already in compliance with the new standards and your students will get the added benefit of more used books available to purchase and the maximum possible amount of money at buyback (when the class is taught the following semester). This option should only be chosen if you do not plan to change books. Click here to go directly to the order screen. http://www.auxiliary.com/kbs/kbstool_new.htm http://www.auxiliary.com/kbs/kbstool_new.htm Consider allowing your students to use both the current and previous edition of a textbook. Kennel Bookstore would be happy to buy back and sell the previous edition if you, the professor, will agree to use both. Your approval is needed in order to do this, and your agreement that students are allowed to use either version is required. This is an excellent way to help students save money. Please just make a note in the comments field “Both old & new editions may be used for this class”. Click here to go directly to the order screen. http://www.auxiliary.com/kbs/kbstool_new.htmhttp://www.auxiliary.com/kbs/kbstool_new.htm Determine whether or not “bundled” pieces are really required for your students. Students regularly report that they were not required to use a particular piece of a bundle. CDs, access codes and other ancillary materials may be helpful, but only if a student uses them. The bookstore can frequently find used copies of textbooks that do not have the CD/ancillary materials. If the student isn’t going to use it, most would rather save the 25% and buy a used book. Bundles also limit the rental possibilities since ancillaries frequently are only good for a single use. Click here to go directly to the order screen. http://www.auxiliary.com/kbs/kbstool_new.htmhttp://www.auxiliary.com/kbs/kbstool_new.htm Help with the textbook adoption process is available from the Kennel Bookstore textbook department staff. Your contacts in the textbook office are: etc... Thank you for your help in this important effort. Sincerely, Michael Caldwell, Chair

5. OUTCOMES DATA REGARDING TEXTBOOK ADOPTIONS  2010 following Textbook video, textbook adoptions improved anywhere from 4% - 32% depending on the college.  Textbook adoption: 2009 = 35%; 2010 = 44%, a 9% increase.  Trend fell somewhat for Fall 2011 adoptions because of the great uncertainty in the schedule due to budget and not knowing who was going to teach particular sections.

6. OTHER ATI & IM CAMPUS EFFORTS  Newly implemented Academic Policy Manual 237 (Fall 2010) requires timely ordering of textbook and instructional materials by all faculty.  The bookstore accepts standing faculty book orders, reducing the number of textbooks ordered late due to faculty distraction.  Fall 2009 Accessibility Technology Fair with hands-on examples.  Fall 2010 a “Petting Zoo” was hosted including vendors and publishers of e-book technology and resources.  Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD), collaborated with Technology Innovations for Learning and Teaching (TILT) to present ATI and I/M awareness and training in multiple sessions over past two years. SSD hosted an Alternate Media Lab Experience in Summer 2011.

7. MORE FRESNO STATE ATI EFFORTS  TILT (Technology Innovations for Learning and Teaching) now provides IM accessibility training for all new faculty and TA’s.  TILT has hosted “Syllabus Redesign” IM workshops every semester since Fall 2010. A total of 114 faculty have participated.  The Senior Academic Technology Officer (SATO) initiated a new campus ATI sub-committee to write an ATI Campus Plan Recommendations Report that drafted a comprehensive institutional plan for Fresno State across all divisions and in all areas of ATI (IM, Procurement, Web). The Report was reviewed by the President and Cabinet this summer and implementation begins this Fall 2011.

8. THANK YOU! & CONTACT INFO Ellen Junn, Associate Provost & Interim Senior Academic Technology Officer ejunn@csufresno.edu 559-278-2636 Michael Caldwell, Senate Chair & Chair of Music mcaldwell@csufresno.edu 559-278-7683