Open Textbook Consortium meeting

[valerie]

Here are links to materials that were referenced in the Open Textbook
Consortium meeting today. I thought these might be of interest to some
in this group.


Building Open Educational Resources from the Ground Up: South Africa’s
Free High School Science Texts at
http://wiki.oercommons.org/mediawiki/index.php/Building_Open_Educational_Resources_from_the_Ground_Up:_South_Africa%E2%80%99s_Free_High_School_Science_Texts

Recent Presentations

“Break Free Use Open Content” at Online Teaching Conference
(@ONE) presentation on Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 2:15 pm at Cabrillo
College, Aptos, CA.
http://www.cccconfer.org/CCCC/GoToArchivesAnonymousely.aspx?MeetingID=d42e60a1-efc3-4cf0-92f5-ce3db6782f9c&ScreenName=&Channel=33603&PIN=&Role=Participant
Break free from expensive, bland, and static traditional textbooks.
Reclaim your curriculum with free and open learning content that you
can customize for the unique needs of your students and teaching
style. Learn about reliable sources of open content as well as the
tools and strategies to use them effectively. Join a community of
educators who have already embraced the freedom and challenges of open
educational resources. Leave this session with learning content that
you have discovered and can use.

Open and Free Content for Educators
http://collegeopentextbooks.ning.com/events/open-and-free-content-for
Etudes Summit
Friday, April 24, 2009 at 9:15 am
Los Angeles
slideshow available on request

Future Presentations

Save $$ with Free and Open Textbooks
with Judy Baker
Tuesday, July 28, 12 noon – 1:00 p.m. (PDT)
http://www.cccone.org/seminars/teaching/saving-money-with-free-and-open-textbooks.php

If Content is King, Then Let Openness be Queen
http://collegeopentextbooks.ning.com/events/if-content-is-king-then-let
2009 MERLOT Conference
August 15, 2009 at 10:00 am
San Jose, CA at Doubletree Hotel