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Jacqui Cain
- Female
- Eureka, CA
- United States
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- Academic/Professional Biography
- MA, Humanities/Literature, CSUDH
Postsecondary Reading & Learning Certificate, CSUF
Subjects Taught: Basic Skills, Composition, Argument and Persuasive Writing, Literature (online, hybrid, traditional delivery)
Presentations/Publications:
May 2011, Pacific Northwest Higher Education Teaching & Learning Conf., Spokane, WA
---“Using Detective Fiction in English Pre-Composition: An Open-Course Library Project
January 25, 2011: Open Source Library Project course was featured in an article in Newsweek Online Magazine: http://education.newsweek.com/2011/01/25/who-needs-textbooks.print....
May 2008: Pacific Northwest Higher Education Teaching & Learning Conf., Spokane, WA
• "The Starfish in the Classroom: Using the Principles of Connectivism to teach Reading and Writing Skills in Developmental Education"
• Roundtable Discussion: Revision of the English 101 Rubric at Tacoma Community College
April 2008: Educause, San Francisco, CA.
• Presentation, “Leveraging Web 2.0 to Extend Classroom Community”
February 2007: National Association for Humanities Education Conference, San Francisco, CA
• Paper Presentation: "Shared Experience and Identity: Using Online Games to Teach Composition.”
- How have you used open textbooks?
- Open Course Library Project: developed a developmental level English Composition Course
Kaleidoscope Grant: developed an open textbook/reader with aligned curriculum for basic skills course
Currently designing on online Freshman Orientation for Humboldt State University using open source textbooks and materials.
- Which college, university, company, or organization?
- College of the Redwoods, Humboldt State University
- Role: Student, Instructor, Author, Staff, Other (be specific)
- Associate Faculty, Curriculum Designer
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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
Coursera Collaborating with Publishers to Bring More Affordable, Accessible Educational Resources
Posted by Ken Ronkowitz on May 9, 2013 at 3:41pm
Congratulating Community Colleges with the most affordable textbooks: Essex, East Misssissippi, NW Colorado, and Cecil
Posted by Jacky Hood on April 21, 2013 at 9:30am
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