Open textbook virtual meeting, 29th September 2008

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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