KCTCS Colleges and Barnes & Noble Education Partner to Bring Students More Affordable Course Materials
07 December 2017 - 12:30AM
Business Wire
Three colleges in the Kentucky Community and Technical
College System (KCTCS) took part in a Barnes &
Noble Education (NYSE: BNED) digital courseware program
this fall, as part of an ongoing KCTCS effort to provide students
with more affordable course materials. Faculty at Gateway Community
and Technical College, Henderson Community College and Somerset
Community College adopted BNED Courseware as a low-cost alternative
to traditional textbooks. BNED Courseware is made available through
Barnes & Noble College, which currently operates all KCTCS
campus bookstores.
BNED Courseware is digital course content that includes videos,
activities and auto-graded practice assessments that faculty can
easily personalize to align with class objectives. This fall, more
than 1,000 KCTCS students used BNED Courseware in their class. The
courses included psychology, developmental math and American
history.
BNED Courseware is offered through First Day, Barnes & Noble
College’s inclusive access program, in which course materials are
included in the cost of tuition and delivered to students digitally
or through their Barnes & Noble College campus bookstore. The
First Day program, offered to the entire KCTCS system, ensures
students have their course materials on the first day of class.
“We continue to incorporate new options for textbooks and other
course materials to keep the cost of college as low as possible for
our students,” said KCTCS President Jay K. Box. “Barnes & Noble
College has been a great, innovative partner for us.”
BNED surveyed KCTCS students who used BNED Courseware, and the
results indicated positive student reactions, including:
- 78 percent rated the overall Courseware
experience as good or excellent.
- 86 percent said the textbook (either
eBook or print option) was either the same or better compared to
other texts used in college.
- 74 percent said they watched all or
nearly all of the videos included in the Courseware.
- 83 percent said the videos helped
explain the concept.
- 85 percent used the self-checks
included in the Courseware.
“Barnes & Noble Education is proud to provide KCTCS with an
affordable option to help lower the cost of learning and drive
success for their students,” said Kanuj Malhotra, Chief Operating
Officer, BNED Digital Education. “As the adoption of Open
Educational Resources in higher education begins to grow, KCTCS
will serve as an incredible example of the positive impact OER can
have on campuses. We look forward to growing this initiative to
serve even more KCTCS students in semesters to come.”
ABOUT BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC.
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED), a
leading provider of educational products and services solutions for
higher education and K-12 institutions, enhances the academic and
social purpose of educational institutions. Through its Barnes
& Noble College and MBS subsidiaries, Barnes & Noble
Education operates 1,483 physical and virtual bookstores and serves
more than 6 million students and faculty, and offers a suite of
digital software, content and services including direct-to-student
study tools. The Company also operates one of the largest textbook
wholesale distribution channels in the United States. Barnes &
Noble Education acts as a strategic partner to drive student
success, provide value and support to students and faculty, and
create loyalty and improve retention, while supporting the
financial goals of our college and university partners.
BNED companies include: Barnes & Noble College Booksellers,
LLC, MBS Textbook Exchange, LLC, BNED LoudCloud, LLC, Student
Brands, LLC, and Promoversity, LLC. General information on Barnes
& Noble Education may be obtained by visiting the Company's
corporate website: www.bned.com.
ABOUT THE KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE
SYSTEM
The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is the
Commonwealth’s largest postsecondary institution with 16 colleges
and more than 70 campuses. We also are Kentucky’s largest provider
of workforce training and online education. Through partnerships
with business and industry, we align our programs to meet the needs
of local employers. We help students fulfill their dreams of
creating a better life through programs that lead directly to jobs
or help them transfer to one of our four-year partners.
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Barnes & Noble EducationCarolyn J. Brown,
908-991-2967Vice PresidentCorporate
Communicationscbrown@bned.comorKCTCSTerri Giltner,
859-256-3186terri.giltner@kctcs.eduorMary Hemlepp,
859-256-3330mary.hemlepp@kctcs.edu
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