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Futuring open education at the University of Mary Washington OER Summit

Bryan Alexander

It’s an exciting event, which I’m live-tweeting (hashtag #OERSummit ). A student panel (and why aren’t these mandatory for every education event?) MAJOR BUSINESS SHIFT In major business news, publishers Elsevier and Pearson appear to be entering bankruptcy. Hippy bike on campus, or the Jim Groom legacy lives!

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Futuring open education at the University of Mary Washington OER Summit

Bryan Alexander

It’s an exciting event, which I’m live-tweeting (hashtag #OERSummit ). MAJOR BUSINESS SHIFT In major business news, publishers Elsevier and Pearson appear to be entering bankruptcy. In contrast, post-secondary faculty are generally unconvinced that open materials and scholarship are of sufficient quality to be adopted.

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