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Friday, March 12, 2021
Project Aims to Make OER Easier to Find with Common Search Framework
Open EducationAs interest in using Open Educational Resources (OER) grows, eight librarians and information professionals from the United States and Canada have collaborated on standards to make it easier for people to locate open learning materials.
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Monday, March 1, 2021
Four Open Textbook Pilot Grantees Kick Off Projects to Save Students Millions
Open EducationThe U.S. federal Open Textbook Pilot program has awarded around $6 million in grants to four projects that are poised to save students tens of millions of dollars in the coming years. SPARC has a first look at their plans.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Open Education Policy in the U.S. and Canada: Trends and Opportunities
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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
KEL and SPARC Launch “Unsettling Knowledge Inequities” Podcast
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationSPARC has partnered with the Knowledge Equity Lab to launch a new podcast called Unsettling Knowledge Inequities, which will explore issues related to the politics of knowledge production, exchange, and circulation as well as the structural, global power dynamics that shape it.
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Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Congress Renews U.S. Open Textbook Pilot Grant Program for Fourth Year
Open EducationThe U.S. federal Open Textbook Pilot grant program has been renewed by Congress with a $7 million appropriation, bringing total funding to $24 million over 4 years.
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Monday, December 21, 2020
Decade of OER Push in Texas is Paying Off
Open EducationThe latest in our series of spotlights on local OER efforts, Texas shows how legislation, data collection, and broad stakeholder support can lay a foundation for open education initiatives in higher education.
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Monday, November 30, 2020
Community-Led Open Education Conference Expands Reach in 2020 and Beyond
Open EducationHeld virtually for the first time in 17 years, the 2020 Open Education Conference drew more than 1,500 participants on November 9-13th. SPARC shares reflections and key takeaways.
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Friday, October 2, 2020
Pandemic Amplifies Trouble with Restrictive Licensing and E-Textbooks
Open EducationAs libraries seek to expand digital course reserves during the pandemic, major publishers are putting up roadblocks. Now some libraries are pushing back.
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