Ten Steps Backward

Even when I have taught a class a dozen times before, I review my syllabus each semester looking for ways to improve the class. Occasionally, improving a class means adopting a new textbook. Now, state policy is making that more difficult, infringing on academic freedoms in the misguided belief that reducing marketplace competition will lower prices. My department is struggling to figure out how to adapt to this new environment and I am wondering what others are planning. Any comment? [The plan can be found in recent IHL minutes.]