PALSave Timeline
2020
October 2020
Textbook Creation Grants Call for Proposals Open
September 2020
Butler Faculty First to Publish a Textbook with PALSave
June 2020
10 Courses Transformed with Course Redesign Grants
April 2020
OER Publishing Pilot Started and PALSave Communication Plan Created
March 2020
Full-Scale Launch of Course Redesign Grants
February 2020
PALSave Data Plan Created: Measuring Impact and Perceptions of Zero Cost Course Materials
January 2020
2019 Key Activities and Performance Indicators Reported
2019
December 2019
Assessment of Course Redesign Pilot
July 2019
Course Redesign Pilot Starts and System Leaders Attend 2019 OTN Summit
June 2019
Erin Milanese joins PALNI as Affordable Learning Coordinator
May 2019
PALNI receives five-year Lilly Endowment grant to support PALSave
April 2019
Thirty-five open textbook reviews completed by local faculty
March 2019
Amanda Hurford (PALSave Leader) appointed to OTN Steering Commitee
March 2019
Open Education Network hosts second “train the trainer” workshop in Indianapolis to engage campus leaders
February 2019
One hundred faculty reached with local open textbook workshops
2018
December 2018
Started sending post-workshop surveys to faculty about their intent to adopt open textbooks
December 2018
Started providing $200 stipends to faculty who review Open Textbook Library titles
November 2018
Open Textbook Network hosts first “train the trainer” workshop in Indianapolis to engage campus leaders
October 2018
Held PALSave Kickoff webinar
October 2018
Admin Team and campus leaders begin to hold faculty workshops on PALNI campuses
September 2018
Started outreach to campuses with letter to campus presidents
August 2018
Recruited campus ambassadors to engage at the local level
August 2018
Formed an Administration Team to centrally administer the project
July 2018
Recruited and trained System Leaders at the OTN Summer Institute and Summit
May 2018