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Exploring Open Educational Resources (OER) and how we can make them work for us. FACILITATORS Wayne Mackintosh Founder of Wikieducator and elected member of the WikiEducator Community Council Director, International Centre for Open Education, Otago, Polytechnic, New Zealand Nellie Deutsch Facilitator Active Member Patricia Schlicht, Co-Facilitator Learning4Content Coordinator WikiEducator ABSTRACT The Internet provides unique opportunities for educators to access, use, modify, and share educ… Continue

Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) April 29, 2009 -- In an effort to improve the availability and quantity of digital accessible educational books, textbooks and trade books, Bookshare, the world's largest online accessible library for individuals with print disabilities, today announced partnerships with leading U.S. trade and K-12 publishers. Read the whole story here. About Bookshare Thanks to a $32 million awa… Continue

The Office of the Governor announced Wednesday an initiative to bring open textbooks to California high schools: "'As California’s budget crisis continues we must find such innovative ways to save money and improve services,' said Governor Schwarzenegger. 'California was built on innovation and I’m proud of our state’s continued leadership in developing education technology. This first-in-the-nation initiative will reduce education costs, help encourage collaboration among school districts and… Continue