- Sep 2023
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This is why librarians and your instructors are constantly asking you to take advantage of your academic privilege by using the library databases. My hope is that someday more academic information will be freely available. Until then - we should all be part of this fight.
I am glad that librarians and instructors are using these freely available materials more often than having you buy a textbook. I truly hope that there are more freely available materials available to future generations, especially with the way the economy is right now.
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The good news is that academics, librarians, and even the government are pushing for more open access to academic material
I am grateful to colleges and libraries that are promoting and using the more openly accessible academic materials. I have been attending classes both full and part time off and on for several years as my daily work and family obligations have allowed, and I have had to buy some of the textbooks that are closer to the $200 amounts and that was a hard pill to swallow. I had to have the book for class but having to pay for that myself meant I had to cut into my expenses set aside for other things and had to hope that things would work out and get me through to my next paycheck.
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We are active users of technology - I am teaching and you are learning online. When we're submerged in this kind of environment, it's sometimes easy to forget that what's known as the digital divide still exists.
I am part of the generation where technology is a big part of our daily lives, however, I repel technology and I do not like that technology is such a huge part of everyday. With that being said yes, I am enrolled in online courses so I do have to use and rely on technology, but that does not mean that I have to like it. I am unable to go to in person classes, which I would prefer, due to my work and family obligations but I am still wanting to further my education.
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