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Tuesday, April 12, 2022
OER Helps Buoy Gen Ed Success at Community Colleges and Universities
Open EducationAcross the country, colleges and universities are leveraging Open Education Resources (OER) to expand access to general education courses. Not only are students saving money on books, many are performing better in courses and beyond.
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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Across the Scientific Community, Consensus Grows on Need for More Equitable Publishing Model
Equitable InfrastructureCalls to open the record of science and build a more equitable knowledge sharing ecosystem are intensifying worldwide.
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Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Trudi Radtke Joins SPARC as an Open Education Project Manager
SPARC is pleased to announce the addition of Trudi Radtke as an Open Education Project Manager to its staff.
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Friday, January 21, 2022
Virtual Gathering Welcomes Creative Works from 1926 into the Public Domain
Free from copyright restrictions, the public can now enjoy unlimited access to creative works from 1926 including A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh, classic silent films with Buster Keaton, and jazz standards by Jelly Roll Morton.
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Wednesday, January 5, 2022
NASA Year of Open Science Set to Launch in 2023
Since it was authorized by Congress in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been committed to sharing the scientific information it produces.
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Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Open Education Conference Community Continues to Grow with Second Virtual Year
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Monday, November 15, 2021
Promising Plans for Latest Round of Federal Open Textbook Grant Awards
Open EducationThis summer, the U.S. Department of Education awarded the latest round of grants through its Open Textbook Pilot program, funding nine new projects at colleges and universities across the country.
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Thursday, November 11, 2021
2021 Open Access Week Highlights Individual and Collective Action Needed to Achieve Equity
Open AccessFrom blog posts to podcasts and panel discussions, people around the world were inspired during International Open Access Week 2021 to reflect on efforts to build structural equity into the knowledge production process.
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