Same Book, Lower Price: Accessible Course Materials With Willo
It’s no secret that secondary and post-secondary education is expensive, and there are many changing factors in today’s digital boom. Student loan debt amounts to nearly $1.6 trillion in the United States alone.
While college course materials sales have increased by 3% in the past three years, book sales are currently the lowest they’ve been since 2013. Students don’t want to pay for textbooks that are overpriced beyond their constrained budgets. In a recent educational survey of undergraduate students, 65% admitted they avoided essential textbook purchases because of unreasonable costs.
Having access to their required course materials can be the difference between passing or failing a course for students. The resources a student has at their disposal should not be the deciding factor in their success in higher education. Course materials affordability and access have never been more important.
Even though the rise of digital materials in today’s higher education system is timely and important, what are institutes of higher learning doing to make materials more affordable? And how are students navigating the options available?
Overpriced Course Materials Come With a Cost
Publishers and campus stores need to make money, but student equity is a pressing campus concern. Students pursue a college education to access the support, resources, and skills they need to fulfill important careers that contribute to the larger community. But with the financial demands of colleges today, accessing course materials is a primary stressor to many.
Full-time undergraduate students can expect to spend an average of $1,345 out of pocket for course materials in a single year. Of full-time students surveyed, 1 in 4 claimed they had to work extra hours or even skip meals to afford the costs of required materials. This poses a serious threat to students’ grades, learning outcomes, and overall academic experience.
How Can Students Get the Lowest Price on Course Materials?
Fortunately, there are many options today that make access to course materials more affordable. Several prominent examples include:
- Digital textbooks and eBooks
- Open Educational Resources (OER)
- Inclusive Access and Equitable Access programs
- State and federal funding
But even with all of these new developments, not all students experience equal access to the materials they need. When the campus bookstore isn’t the most affordable option, students will look to third-party websites and wholesalers. This strategy can be time-consuming, overwhelming, and even risky.
How can students free themselves from the overwhelming work of searching for the most affordable course materials options? Better yet, how can students better utilize their financial aid or campus funds to secure the most affordable course materials option?
Your school can make this possible for all. With Willo, you put digital access into the hands of every student — equipping them to get the right materials at the best price.
Willo for the Most Affordable Access to Course Materials
Willo is a powerful digital course material delivery platform that academic institutions can leverage for student access.
No matter what LMS stack, store business model, or access program your campus operates with, Willo helps your campus champion digital learning opportunities into the future.
- Keep course material transactions on campus
- Enable students to use campus-based funds
- Offer students the lowest price on course materials
- Ensure codeless, digital day-one access
- Integrate with any LMS
- Works with your campus access program
Students, faculty, campus stores, and institutions all benefit from the Willo Lab’s revolutionary LTI integrations. We exist to support your campus in making education more affordable, accessible, and successful for all. At our core, we believe students come first, which means as digital learning continues to grow, your campus needs a more secure solution that supports the evolving future of education.
Learn more about the most affordable, equitable digital learning platform today. Schedule some time to see the Willo platform in action.
Kitabu kimoja, Bei ya Chini: Vifaa vya Kozi vinavyoweza kupatikana na Willo Si siri kwamba elimu ya sekondari na baada ya sekondari ni ghali, na kuna sababu nyingi zinazobadilika katika ukuaji wa dijiti ya leo. Kwa mfano, madeni ya wanafunzi ya Marekani yanafikia dola bilioni 1.6 kwa mwaka mmoja. Wakati mauzo ya vifaa vya masomo ya chuo kikuu yameongezeka kwa 3% katika miaka mitatu iliyopita, mauzo ya vitabu kwa sasa ni ya chini zaidi tangu 2013. Wanafunzi hawataki kulipa vitabu vya masomo ambavyo ni ghali sana zaidi ya bajeti zao zilizopunguzwa. Katika utafiti wa hivi karibuni wa wanafunzi wa shahada ya kwanza, 65% walikiri kuwa waliepuka kununua vitabu muhimu kwa sababu ya gharama zisizo na busara. Kuweza kupata vifaa vya kozi vinavyohitajika kunaweza kuwa tofauti kati ya kupitisha au kushindwa kozi kwa wanafunzi. Vifaa ambavyo mwanafunzi anavyoweza kutumia havipaswi kuwa sababu ya kuamua mafanikio yake katika elimu ya juu. Uwezo wa gharama nafuu wa vifaa vya kozi na upatikanaji haukuwa muhimu zaidi. Hata ingawa kuongezeka kwa vifaa vya dijiti katika mfumo wa elimu ya juu ya leo ni ya wakati na muhimu, taasisi za elimu ya juu zinafanya nini kufanya vifaa kuwa vya bei nafuu zaidi? Na wanafunzi wanafanyaje ili wajue chaguzi zinazopatikana? Vifaa vya Kozi vya Bei ya Juu vinakuja na Gharama Wachapishaji na maduka ya chuo wanahitaji kupata pesa, lakini usawa wa wanafunzi ni wasiwasi wa chuo kikuu. Wanafunzi hufuata elimu ya chuo kikuu ili kupata msaada, rasilimali, na ujuzi wanaohitaji kutimiza kazi muhimu ambazo zinachangia jamii kubwa. Lakini kwa mahitaji ya kifedha ya vyuo vikuu leo, kupata vifaa vya kozi ni mkazo wa msingi kwa wengi. Wanafunzi wa chuo kikuu wa wakati wote wanaweza kutarajia kutumia wastani wa $ 1,345 kutoka mfukoni kwa vifaa vya kozi katika mwaka mmoja. Kati ya wanafunzi wa wakati wote waliohojiwa, 1 katika 4 walidai kwamba walilazimika kufanya kazi ya ziada au hata kuruka chakula ili kulipia gharama za vifaa vinavyohitajika. Hii ni tishio kubwa kwa wanafunzi 'grades, matokeo ya kujifunza, na uzoefu wa jumla wa kitaaluma. Wanafunzi Wanawezaje Kupata Bei ya Chini Zaidi ya Vifaa vya Kozi? Kwa bahati nzuri, kuna chaguzi nyingi leo ambazo hufanya upatikanaji wa vifaa vya kozi kuwa rahisi zaidi. Mifano kadhaa maarufu ni pamoja na: Vitabu vya masomo vya dijiti na eBooks, Rasilimali za Elimu ya Wazi (OER), Programu za Ufikiaji wa Pamoja na Ufikiaji wa Haki, na Fedha za Jimbo na Shirikisho. Wakati duka la vitabu la chuo sio chaguo la bei nafuu zaidi, wanafunzi watatazama tovuti za mtu wa tatu na wauzaji wa jumla. Mbinu hiyo yaweza kuchukua wakati mwingi, kuwa ngumu sana, na hata kuwa hatari. Wanafunzi wanawezaje kujikomboa kutoka kwa kazi kubwa ya kutafuta chaguzi za vifaa vya kozi vya bei nafuu zaidi? Kwa nini wanafunzi hawawezi kutumia fedha zao za chuo kikuu ili kupata vifaa vya masomo vya bei nafuu? Shule yako inaweza kufanya hivyo iwezekane kwa wote. Pamoja na Willo, wewe kuweka upatikanaji digital katika mikono ya kila mwanafunzi <unk> kuwaandaa kupata vifaa sahihi kwa bei bora. Willow ni jukwaa la nguvu la utoaji wa vifaa vya kozi za dijiti ambazo taasisi za kitaaluma zinaweza kutumia kwa ufikiaji wa wanafunzi. Bila kujali LMS stack, duka, au programu ya upatikanaji, Willow inasaidia chuo chako kuendeleza fursa za kujifunza za dijiti katika siku zijazo. - Kuhifadhi shughuli za vifaa vya kozi katika chuo - Kuwezesha wanafunzi kutumia fedha za chuo - Kutoa wanafunzi bei ya chini zaidi kwenye vifaa vya kozi - Kuhakikisha upatikanaji wa siku moja ya dijiti bila nambari - Kuunganisha na LMS yoyote - Kazi na programu yako ya upatikanaji wa chuo Wanafunzi, walimu, maduka ya chuo, na taasisi zote hufaidika na ushirikiano wa LTI wa Willow Lab. Tuko ili kusaidia chuo chako katika kufanya elimu iwe ya bei nafuu zaidi, kupatikana, na kufanikiwa kwa wote. Kwa msingi wetu, tunaamini wanafunzi wanakuja kwanza, ambayo inamaanisha kuwa kujifunza kwa dijiti inaendelea kukua, chuo chako kinahitaji suluhisho salama zaidi ambalo linaunga mkono maendeleo ya elimu ya siku zijazo. Jifunze zaidi kuhusu jukwaa la kujifunza la dijiti lenye bei nafuu na usawa zaidi leo. Panga wakati wa kuona jukwaa la Willo likifanya kazi.