College Open Textbooks Community
Driving Awareness, Adoptions, and Affordability
All Groups (20)
US History Community of Practice
7 members Latest Activity: Feb 15
This group supports open resources for US History.
Boomer and Senior Careers MOOC
2 members Latest Activity: on Saturday
This group is the communications tool for a team creating a Massive Open Online Class scheduled for August 1-31 2013. More information will be…
ODG-COT Collaborative
19 members Latest Activity: Apr 30
Collaborative Meetings
Wednesday April 17…
Intro To Sociology - Author/Adopter Group
5 members Latest Activity: Mar 18
Community for authors and adopters of the Sociology Open Textbooks…
Physwiki Dynamic Textbook
4 members Latest Activity: Jun 2, 2012
Erik Christensen manages this group.
Developmental Algebra
5 members Latest Activity: Apr 3
April Strom is manager of this group.
Here is a video about their Developmental Algebra community:…
Indigenous People’s Reader
5 members Latest Activity: Jun 2, 2012
Jacqui Cain is leader of this group.
Business Communication Adopters
9 members Latest Activity: Jan 12
As part of the College Open textbooks grant, a group of faculty at Cuyahoga Community College are customizing Scott McLean's Business…
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Educational Psychology
6 members Latest Activity: Oct 16, 2012
Brian Beitzel, at SUNY Oneonta, is the…
Art History Projects
17 members Latest Activity: Jan 12
Project 1- Instructor's Guide For Smarthistory
Project 2 - Community For History of Islamic Art
The Advocate Trainer
35 members Latest Activity: Mar 18
Resources & cohorts for encouraging adoptions of open textbooks through campus advocacy & workshops. Our members are: Advocates for…
Communities of Practice
15 members Latest Activity: Mar 11
This group is for the moderators of the communities of practice created around open textbooks.
Group image is Siyavula Creating a…
Librarian Advocates
22 members Latest Activity: Jun 2, 2012 Open Textbooks provide opportunities for librarians to assist others in open-resource literacy, to select, organize, and evaluate open textbooks and…
Adopters of Open Textbooks
33 members Latest Activity: Aug 19, 2012 For professors and instructors at community colleges and other institutions who have adopted open textbooks and those who are considering adoption.
Accessibility
20 members Latest Activity: Jun 2, 2012 Join in the discussions regarding how to find and create accessible open textbooks.
OpenTextbook Authors and Other Creators
39 members Latest Activity: Feb 6 A forum for presenting and discussing the benefits of open licensing to authors, illustrators, photographers, editors, and other creators of…
Open Textbook Research
45 members Latest Activity: Feb 7 This is a gathering place for those interested in research on Open Textbooks & Educational Resources. Please join our forum discussions and…
Professional Textbook Evaluators
21 members Latest Activity: Aug 14, 2010
Provide an academic sharing platform and cooperative forum for defining and maintaining the highest standards in open textbooks and the review…
OER Center for California
21 members Latest Activity: Jan 16 Community college educators in California who are interested in sharing knowledge and learning content
Job postings
4 members Latest Activity: Feb 20
Post job opportunities here.
If you want to get notices of job opportunities, join this group.
To post an opportunity, add a…
Blog Posts
Academia and the MOOC
Posted by Ken Ronkowitz on April 17, 2013 at 5:01pm — 5 Comments
Is the education situation a crisis or an opportunity? Manny Barbara and Nicholas Smith share ideas with ODG
Posted by Open Doors Group on May 18, 2013 at 10:00pm — 1 Comment
Hewlett Awards Open Textbook Grant
Posted by Judy Baker on August 23, 2009 at 8:07pm
Foothill College Instructor Brian Evans Completes Open Textbook Cost Study
Posted by rod kirk on April 7, 2010 at 4:30pm — 8 Comments
Open Access Un/Conference: Promote, Impact, Assess -- Call for Proposals
Posted by Ann Agee on May 20, 2013 at 12:15pm
OER Grant Reviewers Needed ASAP
Posted by Judy Baker on August 6, 2010 at 12:14pm — 1 Comment
Open Course Library - Washington State Community Colleges
Posted by rod kirk on April 3, 2010 at 1:30pm
Quick Start to Open Textbook Adoption
Posted by Judy Baker on December 25, 2008 at 9:00am
Distributed Learning
Posted by Sam Norwich on March 12, 2010 at 11:45am — 1 Comment
Coursera Collaborating with Publishers to Bring More Affordable, Accessible Educational Resources
Posted by Ken Ronkowitz on May 9, 2013 at 3:41pm
Tools to Improve Students' Online Reading
Posted by Judy Baker on September 14, 2009 at 9:23pm
Open Education Resources - Free Math Textbooks
Posted by Geoff Cain on January 13, 2011 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment
Open Access Library
Posted by Blaine Victor Morrow on February 20, 2013 at 4:24pm
OER News and Announcements
Posted by Judy Baker on September 16, 2009 at 12:32pm
Using Open Courseware to receive credit for learning documented in an e-portfolio
Posted by Una Daly on December 22, 2011 at 10:47am
WordPress and Pressbooks for Open Textbook Authoring
Posted by Blaine Victor Morrow on February 9, 2012 at 10:33am
Innovators Dilemma author and Disruptive Technologies Guru Clayton Christensen looks at higher ed
Posted by Open Doors Group on February 23, 2013 at 8:00am
Researching the Impact of Open Textbooks on Student Outcomes
Posted by Clare Middleton-Detzner on April 5, 2010 at 6:14pm — 5 Comments
Peer Production and Co-Production: A New Approach to Solving Common Problems Together
Posted by Blaine Victor Morrow on June 8, 2012 at 1:05pm
Bookboon
Posted by Christopher Gilbert on October 2, 2011 at 8:53am — 1 Comment
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