Spring 2015
Committee:
Legislative Affairs Committee
Whereas, Digital textbooks reduce textbook manufacturing and distribution costs,
Whereas, Online courseware reduces grading costs and provides valuable metadata about student work, informing teachers on the needs of specific students, and
Whereas,by preventing the free distribution of course textbooks and software, copyright holders limit the extent to which students and schools may benefit from the aforementioned cost savings;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges shall continuously support the establishment and maintenance of a public database of open textbooks and open courseware for free use by the California Community College, California State University, and University of California systems, the California public K-12 schools, California private schools, public and private educational institutions beyond California, and independent learners around the world,
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges shall recommend to amend California Assembly Bill 798 to include the California K-12 schools in the maintenance and use of the database,
Resolved,That upon imminent creation of the aforementioned database, the Student Senate for California Community Colleges shall strongly encourage the teachers of the California Community Colleges, California State University, University of California, and the California public K-12 schools to widely adopt open textbooks and open courseware in their curriculum, citing the potential benefits of freely distributable and modifiable textbooks and courseware, and
Resolved, That upon imminent creation of the aforementioned database, the Student Senate for California Community Colleges shall strongly encourage the California Community Colleges, California State University, University of California, and the California public K-12 schools to eliminate contractual obligations with textbook publishers.
Whereas, Online courseware reduces grading costs and provides valuable metadata about student work, informing teachers on the needs of specific students, and
Whereas,by preventing the free distribution of course textbooks and software, copyright holders limit the extent to which students and schools may benefit from the aforementioned cost savings;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges shall continuously support the establishment and maintenance of a public database of open textbooks and open courseware for free use by the California Community College, California State University, and University of California systems, the California public K-12 schools, California private schools, public and private educational institutions beyond California, and independent learners around the world,
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges shall recommend to amend California Assembly Bill 798 to include the California K-12 schools in the maintenance and use of the database,
Resolved,That upon imminent creation of the aforementioned database, the Student Senate for California Community Colleges shall strongly encourage the teachers of the California Community Colleges, California State University, University of California, and the California public K-12 schools to widely adopt open textbooks and open courseware in their curriculum, citing the potential benefits of freely distributable and modifiable textbooks and courseware, and
Resolved, That upon imminent creation of the aforementioned database, the Student Senate for California Community Colleges shall strongly encourage the California Community Colleges, California State University, University of California, and the California public K-12 schools to eliminate contractual obligations with textbook publishers.