In addition to our Open Text Book project, we’re very interested in the creation, distribution, use and re-use of open textbooks. We’ve arranged a virtual meeting later this month for anyone interested. Details are as follows:
- When: Monday 29th September, 1000 PST, 1800 BST or 1900 CEST
- Where: #okfn IRC channel at oftc.net. To join the channel you can:
- connect using an IRC client;
- connect using a web-based service, such as Mibbit (click here to join the channel via Mibbit).
- Wiki page: http://okfn.org/wiki/opentextbooks
So far participants will include:
- Amee Godwin, ISKME + OER Commons
- Nicole Allen, Student PIRGs + Make Textbooks Affordable (which we blogged about in April)
- Rick Watson, The Global Text Project
- Judy Baker, Foothill Global Access + Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources
- Robert A. Beezer, textbook author + Professor
If you’d like to participate, please add your name and affiliation to the wiki page!
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