Turning Point for Digital Curricula - Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2022

Oct 15, 2026

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Turning Point for Digital Curricula examines educational resources in U.S. higher education during 2022, focusing on how institutions and faculty used digital tools as the COVID-19 response evolved. The report synthesizes survey-based insights on pandemic impact, shifts in teaching modalities, and the adoption of curricula materials including inclusive access and online homework. It analyzes textbook formats, cost considerations, curriculum satisfaction, and awareness and use of OER initiatives, alongside next steps and research methodology.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages66

Reading Time2 h 46 min

AccessFree to download

Acknowledgments

Executive Summary

Definitions

Background

Overview

Study Results

Pandemic Impact

Shifting Teaching Modalities

Curricula Materials, Inclusive Access, and Online Homework Use

Inclusive Access

Textbook Formats

Perspectives on Digital versus Print

Cost Factor

Curricula Satisfaction

OER Awareness

OER Use

OER Initiatives

Summary

Next Steps

Methodology

Appendix Tables

Turning Point for Digital Curricula: Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2022 Julia E. Seaman and Jeff Seaman |

| | | --- | --- | Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2022 Julia E. Seaman, Ph. D. Research Director, Bay View Analytics Jeff Seaman, Ph. D. Director, Bay View Analytics 2022 Turning Point for Digital Curricula CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ..................................................................................................... 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................... 3 DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................. 4 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................... 7 OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................... 8 STUDY RESULTS ............................................................................................................ 9 Pandemic Impact ................................................................................................................9 Shifting Teaching Modalities ...........................................................................................11 Curricula Materials, Inclusive Access, and Online Homework Use .............................15 Inclusive Access ...............................................................................................................18 Textbook Formats .............................................................................................................21 Perspectives on Digital versus Print...............................................................................23 Cost Factor ........................................................................................................................28 Curricula Satisfaction .......................................................................................................30 OER Awareness ................................................................................................................35 OER Use.............................................................................................................................40 OER Initiatives...................................................................................................................43 SUMMARY.................................................................................................................... 46 Next Steps .........................................................................................................................46 METHODOLOGY............................................................................................................ 47 APPENDIX TABLES ....................................................................................................... 49 The cover design is by Mark Favazza ([www.favazza.com](www.favazza.com)) . Turning Point for Digital Curricula: Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2022 is released under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4 .0) . Report available at [http://www.bayviewanalytics.com/oer.html](http://www.bayviewanalytics.com/oer.html) Turning Point for Digital Curricula Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2022 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We want to extend our thanks to the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, who have supported this series of reports since their inception; it has been a pleasure working with them. Additionally, we want to thank the Online Learning Consortium, who has served as administrator for our grant and provided invaluable feedback. We are always grateful to every faculty and administrator who takes the time to read and respond to our surveys, and es

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What does the report cover regarding open educational resources (OER)?

It includes OER awareness, OER use, and OER initiatives as part of the study results. These sections assess how institutions engage with open resources during the period studied.

Oct 15, 2026

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