Tiger Talk Episode 63 02/26/2019

In this sixty-third (63rd) edition of the TigerTalk podcast presented by Northeast Mississippi Community College, host Will Kollmeyer welcomes NEMCC's Vice President of Instruction Michelle Baragona to the podcast to talk about a first for the Booneville-based called -- a Z-degree. With the addition of its iPad initiative and its Open Educational Resources (OER) initiative, Northeast has become one of the first community colleges in the country and the FIRST community college or university in the state of Mississippi to offer a Z-degree to students. Baragona explains what a Z-degree is -- a degree with ZERO textbook costs to the students -- and how the iPad initiative and the OER initiative have been instrumental in changing the pedagogy and teaching culture at Northeast. Baragona also talks about how much money the college has saved the students when it comes to textbooks -- especially since the average cost of a textbook was over $120 before the iPad and OER initiatives and now it is just $32. In the second half of the podcast, Northeast division head of languages and humanities Justin Treloar stops in to give the faculty perspective on the iPad initiative, how OER has changed the way instructors use their class time and how the students have reacted to using the iPads and OER materials in the classroom. Treloar also talks about being one of the first instructors on campus to push for OER in the classroom and finding the funding to help with the switch from traditional textbooks to multi-touch books, PDFs and live links in the Canvas Learning Management software. If you haven't subscribed to the podcast, now would be a good time to subscribe to stay up-to-date on all the happenings on the Northeast campuses and hear in-depth interviews with guests each week. Don't forget to follow the Northeast TigerTalk podcast on Facebook at http:.//www.facebook.com/nemcctigertalk, on Twitter at @nemcctigertalk or listen to all of our past episodes at http://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.fm 🎙️TigerTalk – where Northeast tells its story, one episode at a time. For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com.--NEMCC--Information about Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeNortheast Mississippi Community College is a leading educational institution that provides comprehensive academic, technical, and workforce training programs to empower students and promote lifelong learning. With a commitment to excellence, Northeast Mississippi Community College fosters a supportive environment that prepares individuals for success in their chosen fields.For more information about Northeast Mississippi Community College, visit http://www.nemcc.edu.