Category Archives: Textbook

Open Ed Conference: Are commercial publishers friend or foe of open education?

Posted on October 25, 2011 by geoffcain

Image by matthileo via FlickrSpeakers: Eric Frank and Nicole Allen Are commercial publishers friend or foe of open education? This session will challenge five common assumptions about the role of commercial publishers in the open education movement. The presenter will … Continue reading →

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Open Textbooks: The College Student Speaks Out

Posted on March 22, 2011 by geoffcain

Tuesday, April 5, 20112:00-3:00 PM EST / 11:00AM-Noon PST Moderator: Nicole AllenTextbook Advocate for the Student PIRGs and Director of the Make Textbooks Affordable campaign. In the national debate surrounding textbook affordability and adoption, the student voice often goes unheard. … Continue reading →

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OER: The Myth of Commercial Textbook Reliability

Posted on March 19, 2011 by geoffcain

Image via WikipediaAn “OER” is an open education resource and the most common example is an open textbook. An open textbook is a book, most often electronic, that is licensed in a way that allows re-use, repurposing, editing, and republishing. … Continue reading →

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Orbis Pictus: The earliest picture textbook for children

Posted on December 30, 2010 by geoffcain

Image via WikipediaI have been ranting all holiday about John Comenius‘ textbook, Orbis Pictus, from 1658. It is the first known illustrated text book for children. It has 240 short chapters with an illustration and text that corresponds to the … Continue reading →

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Open Education Resources Require Open Teaching

Posted on October 24, 2010 by geoffcain

Image via WikipediaI have been reading though the Open eLearning Content Observatory Services “Roadmap 2012” and there are some very important points made in the report: “OER are understood to be an important element of policies that want to leverage … Continue reading →

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Open Textbooks, Open Doors

Posted on May 12, 2010 by geoffcain

Image via Wikipedia On May 6th, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM in College of the Redwood’s Lakeview Room, I held a workshop on open texts called “Open Textbooks, Open Doors.” There were seats for 30 and we filled 20 … Continue reading →

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