PALNI’s PALSave Affordable Learning Program invites faculty members from PALNI-supported...
PALNI Affordable Learning Program
Strengthening PALSave
for Greater Impact
Get Involved
Supported by Lilly Endowment Inc., the PALSave: PALNI Affordable Learning Program advances student success by funding faculty to adopt, adapt, and create zero-cost open educational resources (OER) across Indiana’s private colleges. With a new $1.34 million grant, PALNI is launching the next phase—Strengthening the PALSave Affordable Learning Program for Greater Impact—to build on past successes in reducing textbook costs, expanding access, and empowering faculty in open education.
Faculty Opportunities
Apply for grants and stipends
PALNI offers grants and stipends to support faculty looking to develop and adopt open educational resources (OER).
Explore open pedagogy
Enhance your teaching and foster inclusive learning through innovative practices made possible by open licensing.
Attend a faculty workshop
Combat the rising cost of textbooks and help make education more affordable by learning how to create, adopt, and adapt OER.
Publish through the PALNI Open Press
The Press offers a suite of open-source and open-access publishing platforms to share scholarly, creative, and educational content.
Help promote PALSave
Share PALSave resources and success stories with colleagues to build awareness and engagement on your campus.
Connect with the PALSave team
Partner with your library or connect with the PALSave team to learn more about bringing affordable learning options to your campus.
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Help Us Spread the Word!
Your institution’s participation in PALSave is transforming access to vital course materials. Share these successes with your colleagues and tell us how affordable learning resources have impacted you and your students!
Download information about PALSave and share your stories.
$3.8 M
Textbook
Savings
61k
Students
Impacted
442
Courses
Transformed
100%
PALNI Schools
Participating
More About PALSave
PALNI aims to build on PALSave’s success and expand its impact in the coming years. The next phase focuses on building awareness, expanding OER availability, ensuring sustainability and quality, increasing faculty engagement and capacity, and addressing automatic billing programs. The program remains driven by a single, urgent goal: tackling the growing challenge of textbook affordability.
Why OER?
Did you know that 65% of students nationwide have not purchased a textbook because of cost? OER provides a low or no cost option. Through PALSave you can:
- Improve student success and retention
- Customize course materials
- Retain academic freedom
- Showcase innovation and talent.
“Using OER in the classroom is wonderful because it ensures access for everyone—but it’s also a lot more fun for my students and me! Without worrying about costs, we can explore a wide range of materials, from open textbooks and library resources to long-form articles and current news stories.”
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Contact Us
For more information about PALSave and to get involved on your campus, email the PALSave team. You can also view current support team members on the PALNI Groups page.
Open Education Network
As an affiliate of the Open Education Network, PALNI has access to a collection of community-created, openly licensed resources to support you in conducting OEN workshops and promoting OER initiatives at your institution.
