Archive for July, 2008

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OER Articles in JIME

July 30, 2008

A special issue of Journal of Interactive Media in Education (JIME) focusing on open content is now available online. The special issue is a follow up to the OpenLearn conference held in November.

In particular, check out these articles:

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OER Workshop in September

July 28, 2008

Faculty Workshop on Open Textbooks

  • Are you hearing complaints about the rising price of textbooks?
  • You can make a difference by offering more affordable textbooks to your students.
  • Join the growing community of faculty who are adopting free or low-cost, high quality textbooks.
  • Learn how to find free learning content that you can download, customize, and disseminate to your students. 

2 – 6 p.m. on Friday, September 12, 2008

Boyd Hall, Sutter County Superintendent of Schools Office

970 Klamath Lane, Yuba City, CA  95993

For more information, contact Dr. Judy Baker at bakerjudy@foothill.edu

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Open Textbook Articles in NEJHE

July 28, 2008

Two new articles about open textbooks have been published in the Summer 2008 issue of the New England Journal of Higher Education (Volume XXII, No. 1):

“Culture of Shared Knowledge: Developing a Strategy for Low-Cost Textbook Alternatives” by Dr. Judy Baker, Director of the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (page 30)

“Digital Textbooks: A Student Perspective” by Nicole Allen, The Student PIRGs (page 32)

“The OpenCourseware Story” by Stephen Carson, President of the Board of Directors for the OpenCourseware Consortium (pages 30 – 32)

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