Category Archives: opentextbooks

OER: 12 Sources of Open Textbooks

Posted on January 29, 2013 by admin

(Photo credit: opensourceway) With the State Department’s announcement and posts on twitter about failed business models, I think this is a good time to revisit how to find actual free, openly licensed textbooks. There are many ways to find free, … Continue reading →

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Kaleidoscope Grant Research Findings

Posted on November 19, 2012 by admin

College of the Redwoods is a participant in the Kaleidoscope grant. This grant helped faculty partner with other colleges to develop free, openly licensed textbooks to help students save a significant amount of money. The Community College Consortium for Open … Continue reading →

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Open Academics at the University of Minnesota

Posted on October 31, 2012 by admin

The Richardsonian Romanesque Pillsbury Hall (1889) is one of the oldest buildings on the University of Minnesota Minneapolis campus. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I was really excited this morning to see Stacy Olson’s tweet (@OlsonStacy) about the University of Minnesota’s Open … Continue reading →

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Open Content Licensing for Educators Workshop

Posted on June 1, 2012 by admin

Image via CrunchBase This is from Cable Green:  2012 is a significant year for open education and OER. We are celebrating 10 years since UNESCO coined the term “Open Educational Resources”. In joining the global celebrations, the OER Foundation will host … Continue reading →

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OER: Indigenous People’s Reader

Posted on May 15, 2012 by admin

Jacqui Cain has edited a reader for developmental English classes that includes indigenous people’s stories from around the world: stories translated from oral traditions. She did this presentation for the 2012 Online Teaching Conference which starts in June as part … Continue reading →

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Open Textbooks: The College Student Speaks Out

Posted on March 22, 2011 by admin

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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Open Education Resources – Free Math Textbooks

Posted on January 13, 2011 by admin

Image via WikipediaCable Green was featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education in an article called “State of Washington to Offer Online Materials as Texts” by Martha Ann Overland. I loved the article because it promotes all of the things … Continue reading →

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