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Nomination of “Smarthistory: Art History Conversation”

Nomination of “Smarthistory: Art History Conversation”, by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. We are nominating this “web-based textbook” for the 2010 “Texty” Textbook Excellence Award because i…

Started Oct 10

Collaborative Statistics Nominated for Academic Recognition

Nomination of “Collaborative Statistics”, by Barbara Illowsky, PhD. and Susan Dean. Jacky Hood nominated this web textbook for the 2010 William Holmes McGuffey Longevity Awards, because it represent…

Tagged: Statistics, Collaborative

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More Chemistry and BusinessTextbook Reviews Added to CCOTC Database

CCOTC added three more textbooks reviews to their continuously growing database. They are: "Getting Started: Stuff You Should Know Before Delving Too Far into Chemistry" (2009) by Stephen Lower, “Concept Development Studies in Chemistry" (2007) by J…

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Three More Open Textbook Reviewed and Posted on CCOTC Website.

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Collaborative Statistics Nominated for Academic Recognition

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Two Open Textbooks Nominated for the Special Academic Recognition

Jacky Hood, Director, Open Textbook Collaborative at Foothill College, nominated two open textbooks for special academic recognition. "Collaborative Statistics", by Barbara Illowsky and Susan Dean, was nominated for the 2010 William Holmes McGuffey…

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More Chemistry and BusinessTextbook Reviews Added to CCOTC Database

CCOTC added three more textbooks reviews to their continuously growing database. They are: "Getting Started: Stuff You Should Know Before Delving Too Far into Chemistry" (2009) by Stephen Lower, “Concept Development Studies in Chemistry" (2007) by John S. Hutchinson, and “Business Fundamentals" (2009) by Donald J McCubbrey. The three textbooks received high marks in all categories by the reviewers. Read theses and browse others at:… Continue

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Three More Open Textbook Reviewed and Posted on CCOTC Website.

CCOTC recently posted three more open textbook reviews covering computer science, psychology, and math. The texts are "Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital Explosion" by Hal Abelson, Ken Ledeen, and Harry Lewis, “Psychology in the 21st Century" an OpenLearn textbook, and "Free College Algebra Book,” 8/2009) by Carl Stitz, Jeff Zeager. The reviews and links to the texts are found at http://www… Continue

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Two Open Textbooks Nominated for the Special Academic Recognition

Jacky Hood, Director, Open Textbook Collaborative at Foothill College, nominated two open textbooks for special academic recognition.

"Collaborative Statistics", by Barbara Illowsky and Susan Dean, was nominated for the 2010 William Holmes McGuffey Longevity Award. The McGuffey Award was created in 1993 to recognize textbooks and learning materia… Continue

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At 10:50pm on September 16, 2009, Liz Yang Tadman said…: Hi Bill,

Welcome to the Open Textbook Community. Enjoy.

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Liz Yang Tadman
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