Affordable Learning and Open Education (ALOE)

Affordable Learning and Open Education (ALOE) coordinates an overall strategy for integrated course content, expansion of use of affordable and open course materials by instructors and students, and the Libraries role with learning analytics. This includes managing course reserves, copyright permissions, the Libraries’ Canvas integration, coordinating outreach about affordable content options, developing open textbooks and Open Educational Resources (OER), and encouraging use of Libraries licensed and acquired content for courses. Affordable Learning and Open Education also works in collaboration with internal and external groups such as the U of M Bookstores, Office of Information Technology, Academic Technology and Support Services, the Open Education Network, and related groups in Unizin and Minitex.