ZTC for Skyline Faculty

Why choose ZTC?

The high cost of textbooks continues to be a barrier for Skyline College students. Inability to afford textbooks and course materials is an equity issue.

What is the role of faculty in this pursuit?
How can we as educators find and make use of ZTC resources to create equitable courses?

Help make impactful changes! Decrease barriers and increase equitable access to education by choosing textbook affordability solutions such as zero-textbook cost materials (ZTC) and open educational resources (OER). Affordable textbooks will reduce equity gaps and help students avoid unpredictable and frequently rising prices of textbooks and course materials. Join us in this ZTC revolution that empowers student equity and supports faculty voice and choice.

Current ZTC & OER Courses at Skyline College are listed on WebSchedule and at the ZTC @ Skyline for Students Research Guide.

Faculty Incentive Program

Skyline College students have shared that high course material costs are a barrier to accessing college classes. To increase Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) course development, Skyline College and SMCCCD are providing professional development support and incentive funding for faculty to convert courses from commercial materials to no-cost course materials such as OER and library resources.

The award especially encourages coordinated ZTC implementation within programs of study to create ZTC degree pathways.

It is noteworthy that:

The incentive awards are over and above compensation for base and overload (when applicable) faculty work assignments
All awardees commit to using materials developed with project award(s) for at least two academic years
Faculty may only receive one award per course
The initial determination regarding approval of ZTC project applications shall be made by the Zero Textbook Cost Work Group

Eligibility

This award is available to all faculty at Skyline College.

All full-time and part-time faculty are encouraged to apply.

ZTC Project Application

ZTC Project Funding Levels

All projects include:

Selecting OER/ZTC content
Revising in response to peer reviews of content, design, and licensing
Sharing published materials produced under ZTC funding with a CC BY license in an open repository

Hours	Project Scope
5 - 15	Minimal adaptation of content to support Course Outline of Record (COR) and Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Antiracism (IDEA) principles Minimal remediation for accessibility
16 - 40	Minimal to moderate adaptation of content to support COR and IDEA principles Minimal to moderate content development, including activities and assessments Minimal to moderate remediation for accessibility
41 - 60	Significant adaptation of content to support COR and IDEA principles Moderate to significant content development, including activities and assessments Commensurate remediation for accessibility
61 - 100	Extensive adaptation and/or authoring of content to support COR and IDEA principles Significant content development, including activities and assessments Commensurate remediation for accessibility
100+ or .2 FTE	Original authoring of OER if no content exists, in consultation with the ASCCC-OERI discipline lead

ZTC Community Resources

Want to get involved in the ZTC Community at large? Visit the list of resources below to learn more about ZTC and OER efforts nationwide.

ASCCC Open Educational Resources (OER) Initiative, identifies ways to institutionalize the use of OER in the California Community Colleges (CCCs). The OER Initiative advocates for the sustainable use of high quality OER resources and will develop a comprehensive OER plan that is informed by a needs assessment; the current availability of OER resources; and barriers to the use of OER.
Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER), a growing consortium of community and technical colleges committed to expanding access to education and increasing student success through adoption of open educational policy, practices, and resources. We provide a community and resources to learn about the evolving practice of open education.
CooL4Ed, the California Open Online Library for Education (CooL4Ed), the mission is to support the success of CCC and CSU campuses implementing their textbook affordability programs and reducing the cost of course materials for students. Through developing and growing open and extensive communication channels, the collaborative community of the CCC and CSU will be able to achieve is textbook affordability goals successfully, efficiently, and in a timely manner.
California Virtual Campus (CVC), is a collaborative effort among California Community Colleges (CCCs) to ensure that significantly more students are able to complete their educational goals by increasing both access to and success in high-quality online courses.