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OER is Growing at Religious Colleges, But Raises Unique Challenges

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Communications librarian Kristen Hoffman oversees much of the OER work at Seattle Pacific University, a Christian university in Washington. Pricey textbooks and access codes are a national challenge. From January 2006 to July 2016, the price of college textbooks increased 88 percent , according to the U.S.

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Final Speakers List + Registration for October 6th "Libraries of the Future" Online Mini-Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Join the 4,000 others who have already registered to participate or watch the recordings now and we'll also send you our curated resource conference reading packet: 11 downloadable reports and tool-kits, 18 articles, 10 websites, and a YouTube video playlist --all focused on key ideas and trends for libraries of the future. public libraries.

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Announcing Speakers Plus Bonus Downloads for "Libraries of the Future" Online Mini-Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

PLUS we'll immediately send you our curated resource conference reading packet: 10 websites, 11 downloadable reports and tool-kits, 18 articles, and a YouTube video playlist --all focused on key ideas and trends for libraries of the future. public libraries. Nigel also serves as Mayor Menino’s advisor on emerging technologies.

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Education Technology and the Promise of 'Free' and 'Open'

Hack Education

" The sustainability of these courses – including the persistence of students’ own work – is precarious at best, as Coursera students discovered when the company informed them it would remove hundreds of old courses, along with their access to their coursework, from its site. The College Affordability Crisis.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via The Hechinger Report : “Why Betsy DeVos ’ vision of education does little to ensure equity.” Also via Education Week : “Under New Leadership, FCC Quashes Report on E-rate Program ’s Success.” ” A copy of the report has been archived on Doug Levin’s website. ” LOL.