Documentation and consultation regarding GTC Libraries' collections, instruction, and other services that support academic program students and faculty are provided upon request for APR and various accreditation purposes. Due to the time required to select, acquire, and process new materials and to identify and discard outdated resources, faculty are advised to take a continuous proactive approach to ensure collection development meets academic and accreditation standards. To help your program's accreditation process be successful, librarians should be informed about accreditation report and visit assistance as far in advance as possible.
For assistance with accreditation information, documentation, and collection development please contact Jan Daniel at (864) 250-8320.
For APR Library Conversations and rubric reviews please contact Tara Weekes at (864) 236-6500.
GTC Libraries can also help you with the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education's new program approval process. Please contact Jan Daniel at (864) 250-8320 for more information.
GTC's Student Initiatives Study found that students who access the Libraries' resources are 7.84% more likely to persist and succeed!
Students that are new to GTC, taking all online classes, identify as minority races and ethnicities, or have lower persistence prediction scores are even more likely to succeed with help from GTC Libraries!
| New GTC Students | + 10.72% |
| All Online Courses | + 9.64% |
| Black or African American | + 8.55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | + 9.36% |
| Asian | + 11.01% |
| Bottom Quartile Persistence Prediction | + 10.72% |
Students who receive instruction from GTC Libraries have 10% higher assignment grades!
Student Cost Savings Per Semester
| Course | Non-OER Cost | Prior Enrollment | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHS 111 | $300 | 83 | $24,900 |
| ECD 252* | $250 | 11 | $2,750 |
| Total: $27,650 | |||
Student Success
| Course | Non-OER | OER | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHS 111 | 59% | 79.5% | 20.5% Increase |
| ECD 252* | 54.5% | 66.7% | 12.2% Increase |
Withdraws & Withdraw Fails
| Course | Non-OER | OER | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHS 111 | 19.3% W 0% WF |
8.4% W 3.6% WF |
10.9% Decrease 3.6% Increase |
| ECD 252* | 18.2% W 9.1% WF |
6.7% W 0% WF |
1.5% Decrease 9.1% Decrease |
Enrollment
| Course | Non-OER | OER | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHS 111 | 83 | 83 | n/a |
| ECD 252* | 11 | 6 | Decrease by 5 |
*Fall vs Summer
Instructor Observations
| Course | Quote | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| PHS 111 |
“Students seem to understand the topics much better this term illustrated by their better grades and more engaging discussions in discussion boards. I am confident that this redesign with OER materials will benefit our students both academically and financially.” |
Amy Daniels |
| ECD 252 | "Grades for the main project for the course were higher in 2023 when the OER materials were in use. The redesign of the course eliminated the use of MindTap quizzes and video case studies to teach and instead focused on work relevant to class projects. Students were able to capture the learning outcomes through their authentic work which led to a better understanding of the end project.” | Dr. Jacque Taylor |
Student Evaluations
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ECD 252 Content Usefulness in Achieving Course Objectives: 9.00 out of 10 Ease of Access, Organization, and Readability: 9.30 out of 10
"I think it provided a lot of good information that was easy to understand.”
"I enjoyed the textbook for this course. I think it was well written. It has very good information and I will refer to it.” |
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REL 101 (OER Pilot)
Quality of Content: 8.50 out of 10 Readability: 9.00 out of 10 Organization: 8.83 out of 10 Usefulness: 8.67 out of 10 Overall: |
As of February 2023
As of February 2023
Fiscal Year 2023
Payroll budgets not included.
Borrowing & systems includes all library software and collection sharing consortium memberships.
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