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Wednesday, May 11, 2022
History of College Textbook Prices: Examining Past Practices and Emerging Models (InclusiveAccess.org)
Open EducationIt is well known that college textbook prices in the United States have skyrocketed for decades, at times outpacing even medical services and home prices. As a result, course material affordability and access has become an equity issue for a generation of students. However, in recent years the ...
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Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Knowledge Justice (Online): Different Ways of Knowing and Doing
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationThis event is a public lecture component of the Knowledge Equity and Justice Spring Seminar. Anasuya Sengupta is Co-Director and co-founder of Whose Knowledge?, a global multilingual campaign to centre the knowledges of marginalised communities (the minoritised majority of the world) online. ...
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Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Inequities of Article Processing Charges: How the Oligopoly of Academic Publishers Profits from Open Access
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationThis event is a public lecture component of the Knowledge Equity and Justice Spring Seminar. Speakers Stefanie Haustein is associate professor at the School of Information Studies (ÉSIS) at University of Ottawa. She also co-directs the Scholarly Communications Lab (ScholCommLab), an ...
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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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Friday, March 11, 2022
Congress Introduces Bill to Tackle College Textbook Costs while Renewing Open Textbook Pilot Grant Program
Open EducationIn recognition of international Open Education Week, members of Congress reintroduced the Affordable College Textbook Act, a bicameral bill to address the cost of course materials for college students across the country.
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Monday, February 21, 2022
University of Wisconsin-Stout’s Textbook Fee Model Keeps Students’ Interests at Center
Open Education
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Thursday, February 10, 2022
Breaking Down Silos in Open Education: Strategies for Collaboration
Open EducationCrucial work to advance open education is happening across U.S. higher education. Despite the significant impact these initiatives have, many barriers stand in the way of collaboration across campuses, stakeholder groups, and states. This special Open Education Week webcast will focus in on the ...
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