use Lumen-supported digital courseware for in-person, online, and blended courses.
Over 100 colleges and universities across the U.S. Created using open educational resources (OER), Lumen's complete, customizable college courses save time and effort for instructors adopting OER courses, while students save millions in textbook costs. Lumen Learning provides well-designed, low-cost digital course materials that help colleges and universities offer the best education to all students, regardless of socioeconomic status. With this investment, Lumen will accelerate the development of new course subjects and expand efficacy research to guide data-driven improvements to its learning materials, courseware platform, and open education practices.įor more information about the partnership and Lumen's OER courseware, visit About Lumen Learning Key investors joining Follett to fund a second round of financing for Lumen Learning include Portland Seed Fund and Seattle's Alliance of Angels. From library automation, online sales of textbooks, K-12 content management and learning tools, and a range of course material affordability options for students that include new, used, print or digital, rental, and now OER courseware, Follett is at the forefront of introducing scalable innovation that helps institutions meet their education missions. "Partnerships such as the one between Lumen Learning and Follett-managed bookstores in Connecticut community colleges furthers this commitment by expanding student access and support services through low-cost quality course materials."įollett has been delivering solutions to access and affordability since the company's founding in 1873 as a seller of used school textbooks. "Lowering the cost of textbooks and ensuring access to quality educational materials for students remains the driving force in Connecticut's rapid growth and adoption of Open Educational Resources," said Kevin Corcoran, Executive Director at the Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium (CTDLC) and a longtime advocate for the use of OER in Connecticut colleges and universities. Lumen courseware curates the best available OER and adds timely updates, learning design, and technical support to OER, making the transition to open content simple, reliable and effective for faculty and students. "By partnering with Follett, we are increasing the numbers of faculty and students who can enjoy the benefits of open educational resources and the Lumen approach." "With OER becoming part of mainstream college curriculum, institutions are pushing us to provide faster, more integrated ways to make this learning innovation fit easily into existing administrative and funding processes," said Kim Thanos, CEO of Lumen Learning. Through the includED™ program, students pay low-cost Lumen course support fees ranging from $10 to $25, far less than the average cost of a commercial textbook. The seamless integration makes it easy for faculty members to find and evaluate Lumen's OER course materials. Through the partnership, Follett will make Lumen Learning's OER courseware available to institutions through Follett's i ncludED™ program and Follett Discover™ infrastructure. "The addition of Lumen Learning's content and courseware creates new possibilities for customers looking for an affordable OER solution that's easily integrated and administered within the institution infrastructure." "As higher education's leading independent content aggregator and provider, we know digital courseware is an option that improves student engagement and leads to better outcomes," said Roe McFarlane, Chief Digital Officer for Follett Higher Education. Peer-reviewed research shows that students using Lumen-supported OER course materials perform as well or better than their peers using traditional textbooks. For faculty members, Lumen's customizable materials save time and effort as they transition courses to OER.
Lumen's OER course materials offer significant cost savings to students compared to traditional textbooks, as well as day one access to course content. Given Follett's ongoing mission to improve access and affordability for students, Follett has invested in Lumen Learning to help fund future growth and expansion of OER courseware. Follett will offer Lumen Learning's OER solutions to more than 1,200 colleges and universities where Follett manages course materials delivery. Follett and Lumen Learning are partnering to lower costs and improve student success through the use of academic content and courseware based entirely on open educational resources (OER).
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