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Monday, January 22, 2018
Reflecting on 10 Years Since the Cape Town Declaration
Open EducationToday marks 10 years since the publication of the Cape Town Open Education Declaration, a global call to action that has helped inspire thousands of Open Education advocates around the world. Personal reflection by SPARC Open Education Director Nicole Allen.
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Thursday, November 30, 2017
15 Months Later: Reflections from my time at SPARC
Open EducationToday marks my final day as Assistant Director of Open Education at SPARC. It’s truly remarkable how fast 15 months have gone by.
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Friday, October 20, 2017
A Recap of #OpenEd17
Open EducationLast week nearly 800 members of the Open Education community convened in Anaheim, California for the 14th Annual Open Education Conference (#OpenEd17).
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Thursday, October 19, 2017
SPARC Statement on BASIC Research Act
Open AccessFollowing is a statement by Heather Joseph, Executive Director of SPARC, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, on the introduction of the BASIC Research Act.
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Thursday, October 5, 2017
SPARC Launches Pilot of First-of-Its-Kind Professional Development Program for Open Education Librarians
Open EducationSPARC announced the pilot of the Open Education Leadership Program, a first-of-its-kind intensive professional development initiative aimed at empowering open education leaders within academic libraries.
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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Affordable College Textbook Act Reintroduced in Congress
Open EducationSPARC supports reintroduction of the Affordable College Textbook Act by Representatives Polis (D-CO) and Sinema (D-AZ) and Senators Durbin (D-IL), Franken (D-MN), and King (I-ME).
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