Now that I have my eye out for anything to do with digital textbooks or open educational resources, I'm seeing news on this topic everywhere! Recently there were two webinars that I was not able to participate in, but I was able to watch the recordings afterward. Webinars (web conferencing for a seminar, lecture, or workshop) are another way to keep on professional development without having to travel, and often in the academic librarians' world, they are free. I don't particularly seek them out, but I get announcements from colleagues and other professional organizations. Participating in a webinar will give you a good idea of how synchronous communication in an online classroom works. If you can't have your students participate in your own online classroom, how about a webinar? I'm wondering if any teachers have thought of making an assignment and asking students to participate in a webinar on an appropriate topic.
Here are the two webinar recordings about open educational content:
Finding Good Open Educational Content, Tom Caswell, Open Education Program Manager for SBCTC
Spotlight On Innovation: Attacking High Text Costs While Improving Outcomes
- Recording
- Description: As the high cost of college texts negatively impacts student retention and outcomes, what actions can faculty and institutions take to reverse this trend?
Register now for this no-cost webinar to learn about three of the most exciting initiatives aimed at driving costs down while enhancing innovation and outcomes.
Moderated by Eric Frank, President and Co-Founder of Flat World Knowledge, this panel will begin with an overview of what open texts are and how they've emerged as a force in past years, and then spotlight the innovative work of the University System of Ohio, Washington Open Course Library Project, and Virginia State University.
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