by Emma Wood
Gone are the days of emailing a list of your required course materials to the bookstore staff, traversing COIN to submit course material requests, or both. New this semester, our campus store has implemented a system called Follett Discover which enables faculty to search for material, manage their course adoptions, and make changes as needed all in one virtual location.
Here are some of the key features of this new system:
- Follett Discover is integrated with COIN, and it personalizes your dashboard by automatically populating the information about the courses you teach.
- There is a “re-adopt” option through which you can efficiently declare the same materials that you have used in past semesters.
- Use the search tool to discover publications by title, ISBN, or topic.
- The “create content” option allows you to curate a course with a collection of articles or other material.
- Add course supplies like kits, lab materials, and barcharts.
- Click the “OER” tab to find Open Educational Resources (OER) related to your course. This is a great option for lowering the cost of course materials for your students An example of an OER search for business law is shown below:
For an overview of the Follett Discover system, check out this brief video: https://follett.com/video/follett-discover-the-faculty-experience/