Case Study: County College of Morris achieves affordable, high-quality digital lab materials with Top Hat

County College of Morris cuts lab manual costs to $55 with Top Hat

County College of Morris (CCM), a public community college, faced a challenge in providing affordable yet high-quality and interactive lab materials for its biology courses. Their initial low-cost print manuals lacked color graphics and the flexibility needed for an effective STEM curriculum. Professor Christine Kelly sought a solution from vendor Top Hat that would reduce financial barriers for students without sacrificing educational quality.

Top Hat provided its Interactive eText platform to create a custom digital lab manual. This solution offered a hybrid format, combining the digital text with supplemental print worksheets, and allowed for easy customization of content. The result was a significant reduction in cost for students, from over $120 to $55 per manual, while simultaneously maximizing the quality, interactivity and relevance of the learning materials. Top Hat's tools also empowered the professor to continuously edit and improve the content based on student feedback.

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