{"id":337,"date":"2011-04-06T14:05:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-06T14:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geoffcain.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/spotlight-on-innovation-attacking-high-text-costs-while-improving-outcomes\/"},"modified":"2011-04-06T14:05:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-06T14:05:00","slug":"spotlight-on-innovation-attacking-high-text-costs-while-improving-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geoffcain.com\/blog\/spotlight-on-innovation-attacking-high-text-costs-while-improving-outcomes\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight on Innovation: Attacking High Text Costs While Improving Outcomes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Spotlight On Innovation:<\/span><\/strong>
Attacking High Text Costs While Improving Outcomes<\/span><\/o:p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Date:<\/span><\/strong> Monday, April 11th, 2011
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As the high cost of college texts negatively impacts student retention and outcomes, what actions can faculty and institutions take to reverse this trend? <\/p>\n

Register now for this webinar to learn about three of the most exciting initiatives aimed at driving costs down while enhancing innovation and outcomes.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

Moderated by Eric Frank, President and Co-Founder of Flat World Knowledge<\/span><\/strong>, this panel will begin with an overview of what open texts are and how they’ve emerged as a force in past years, and then spotlight the innovative work of the University System of Ohio, Washington Open Course Library Project, and Virginia State University.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
Join us on April 11th. Click below to register.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Featured Speakers:<\/span><\/strong><\/o:p><\/div>\n
THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF OHIO<\/span><\/strong><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
Darlene McCoy<\/span><\/strong>
Associate Vice Chancellor, Affordability and Efficiency<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
Dr. Steve Acker<\/span><\/strong>
<\/span>Research Director, EText Ohio Project; Emeritus Professor, The Ohio State University <\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
WASHINGTON STATE OPEN COURSE LIBRARY PROJECT <\/span><\/strong><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
Dr. Cable Green<\/span><\/strong>
<\/span>Project Director of eLearning and Open Education, WA State Board for Comm. and Tech. Colleges<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY<\/span><\/strong><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
Dr. Mirta Martin<\/span><\/strong>
<\/span>Dean, Reginald F. Lewis School of Business <\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
Dr. Andrew Feldstein<\/span><\/strong>
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