Fwd: IT'S HERE: Connexions and Personalized Learning Workshop 2014

[Daniel Williamson]

Hi all,

I hope you will consider joining us for the 2014 Connexions Conference. 

We have a great lineup of speakers including U.S. Representative Hinojosa, one of the authors of the Affordable College Textbook Act currently in the House, and Bob Young, the founder of Red Hat.

You can find more information in the thread below or at http://conference.cnx.org/.

If you have any questions about the conference, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thanks,

Daniel

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Daniel Williamson

Managing Director, OpenStax College

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You're invited to CNX 2014 • Making OER Work, March 31 - April 3. View this email in your browser It's here.  A conference for revolutionaries. You are invited to attend CNX 2014, "Making OER Work," the conference that brings together a unique variety of educators, policy makers, technologists, and students committed to improving access to education using open educational resources.  The conference marks a new chapter in Connexions, as we launch the new Connexions OER authoring and sharing platform. Created in partnership with Google, the Hewlett Foundation, and the Open Society Foundations, the new platform will make frictionless remix a reality.  We will also feature sessions on OpenStax College, whose OER college textbooks are now in use at over 450 educational institutions worldwide, saving students more than $5 million.  CNX 2014, "Making OER Work," is an opportunity to strip away ideological clutter and create pragmatic solutions to educational access using OER. Presenters representing many perspectives in education, policy and technology will share how they are conquering some of the education's most vexing problems with OER and making open access a reality. Visit the conference website for details on speakers, travel, and more. The website is being updated daily, so be sure to check back often! Please direct any questions to Dani Nicholson.  REGISTER NOW KEYNOTE SPEAKERS    Connexions is excited to announce two excellent keynote speakers this year. Congressman Rubén Hinojosa, a leader in writing and campaigning for the Affordable College Textbook Act, will speak on government policy within the OER space on March 31. Bob Young, founder of Red Hat, Inc., will end the Connexions portion of CNX 2014 on April 1. Young has been an innovator and "serial entrepreneur" throughout his career, harnessing the power of open resources to create viable business opportunities.  LEARN MORE     Tell your friends!    Copyright © 2014 OpenStax College, All rights reserved.  You received this email because you indicated your interest in OpenStax College's free, high-quality textbooks.  Our mailing address is:  OpenStax College 6100 Main Street MS-380 Houston, TX 77005 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences